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Itoman Haaray; a traditional and fun eve… [CULTURE Festival]
The Itoman Haaray takes place on the May 4th of the Lunar Calendar. This day is actually June 18th 2026 of the Gregorian Calendar. Most peop...Read More
Chasing the Dragon – The Naha Haarii [Festival]
The Naha Haarii Festival will happen during Golden Week from May 3-5, 10:00 ~ 19:00 at the Naha New Port. Haarii — meaning “dragon boat” in ...Read More
Golden Week, Japan’s Mega Holiday [CULTURE Family Festival]
Spring is here. And in Japan that means warmer weather, cherry blossoms, and rainy season. But, before the rainy season takes hold and shrou...Read More
2016.04.28
Naha Haarii starts Okinawa summer festival season [Festival]
The Golden Week gets officially started tomorrow with a national holiday called ‘Showa-no Hi’ that honors the birthday of the previous Japanese emperor posthumously named ‘Showa’ a...
2016.04.26
Southeast Botanical Gardens pull all stops for Golden Week [Festival]
Southeast Botanical Gardens in Chibana, Okinawa City, has been a fixture as a central Okinawa sightseeing spot for decades. Over the years it has seen its ups and downs, but after ...
2016.04.26
Nanjo hosts Okinawa’s largest annual craft fair [Festival]
Although few people are actually ware of it, Nanjo City is the host of the largest annual craft fair on the island, in which over 70 professional artists exhibit their creations th...
2016.04.21
Lily Festival attracts thousands with million flowers [Festival]
Ie Island off the northwestern coast of Motobu on the Okinawa main island is well known for its annual lily festival that showcases more than one million Easter Lilies that bloom o...
2016.04.21
Kadena Koinobori Festival honors all children [Festival]
Koinobori are windsocks colored in the form of a carp, a fish considered exceptionally strong in Japan. In Japanese culture, the carp symbolizes courage and strength because of it ...
2016.04.07
Camp Foster invites to season’s first base festival [Festival]
As Okinawa nears the summer and the heat ratchets onward and upward, so does the MCCS festival season with Foster Festival, the year’s first festival that will take place this week...
2016.04.04
Ryukyu Kaiensai fireworks and music show tickets are on sale [Festival]
Tickets are on sale for the first fireworks festival of the season, the Ryukyu Kaiensai scheduled for Saturday, Apr. 9. The annual spectacular that is sponsored by the Japan Airlin...
2016.03.17
Luck of the Irish beefs up Park Avenue music event [Festival]
Although the ranks of the Irish may not be so large on Okinawa per se, there’s no lack of people who are Irish in their mind. Or at least, are very much so in spirit this Saturday,...
2016.02.28
50,000 azaleas signal start of spring in Higashi [Festival]
When people in the Higashi Village on the northeastern coast of Okinawa began planting azalea flowers on a hill in their village, they wanted increase cooperation and feeling of co...
2016.02.26
World Heritage Site features afternoon of Eisa, fashion and music [Festival]
Gusuku-no Hibiki – Beat of the Castle is a unique Eisa festival that takes place at the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nakagusuku Castle Ruins on Sunday, Feb. 28. Besides being an Eis...
2016.02.12
Street performers shine at Hiyamikachi Festival [Festival]
A festival featuring six street performers is scheduled for this weekend at Hiyamikachi Machigwa Hall on the 2nd floor of Makishi Public Market 2F and the open space in front of Te...
2016.02.07
Camellias, handicrafts and arts shine at Kunigami festival [Festival]
The Kunigami Village Camellia Festival highlights the red flowers that the village is famous of for the 7th time at an event at Kunigami Forest Park on Saturday and Sunday next wee...
2016.02.01
Chatan Town Fair showcases town business beyond tourism [Festival]
Chatan Town on Okinawa’s West Coast is often called “Okinawa’s most Americanized town,” and in a matter of fact, many people know it only as Mihama, Hamby or American Village, and ...
2016.02.01
Okinawa Flower and Food Festival 2016 invites to sample local taste [Festival]
Okinawa Flower and Food Festival is an annual event featuring local farmers’ markets and Okinawa-grown fresh and high-quality locally produced agricultural, forestry and marine pro...
2016.01.22
Tomigusuku Fair attracts with fresh produce [Festival]
This event has been cancelled because of inclement weather! After the year end holiday season, the months of January and February are a bit slower on Okinawa, and tha...
2016.01.22
Kadena Town Fair showcases island’s road stations [Festival]
This event has been cancelled because of inclement weather! Kadena Town organizes its annual business fair for the 10th time this weekend at Kadena Road Station at Yara on the nort...
2016.01.22
Cherry blossoms in northern Okinawa invite to enjoy the beauty [Festival]
Northern Okinawa prides itself as having the earliest cherry blossoms in the nation. The Annual Nago Cherry Blossom Festival also claims the honor of being the first of the big com...
2016.01.22
Okinawa City Business Fair thrives to be family event [Festival]
This event has been cancelled because of inclement weather! More than 120 companies and businesses are scheduled to participate in the 39th Okinawa City Business Fair scheduled for...
2015.12.28
Kanucha Final Countdown Illusion is grand affair [Festival]
Kanucha Bay Hotels and Villas is a large luxury resort complex located on the east coast of Okinawa Main Island on the northern shore of Oura Bay, almost straight across from Camp ...
2015.12.28
Uruma City groups launch fireworks to celebrate 10th anniversary of city [Festival]
It has been 10 years since Uruma City was formed when Gushikawa and Ishikawa cities and Katsuren and Yonashiro towns were merged into one municipality. The city currently has about...
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