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・11/26 Nago Autumn Fireworks Festival @ Nago Fishing Port 17:00~21:00 (Fireworks 20:00~) Free to enter https://r.goope.jp/srb-47-37/info/479...Read More
Okinawa International Carnival [ENTERTAINMENT Festival]
The Okinawa City International Carnival takes place on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 19th. The venue will take place along Gate 2 Street and Koz...Read More
OkiEvents this week!! [CURRENT ISSUE ENTERTAINMENT Festival]
・11/12 ECO Life & Nature Fair 2022 @ Okinawa Zoo in Okinawa city 10:00 – 17:00 Free to enter https://www.okzm.jp/event/entry-2753...Read More
2015.11.05
JICA Festival promotes international friendships, cooperation [Festival]
Many local people interested in international cooperation and exchange are looking forward to this weekend festival at Japan International Cooperation Agency’s (JICA) training cent...
2015.10.25
Yomitan Festival centers on music, history, traditional performing arts [Festival]
Yomitan Festival is the biggest annual event in Yomitan Village, a municipality that holds the distinction of being the most populous village in the entire nation. The festival is ...
2015.10.22
Island-wide Shishimai Festival wards of evil, invites prosperity [Festival]
Shishimai, a.k.a. Lion Dance, is a tradition that was originally introduced from China, possibly during the Tang dynasty. It is a traditional cultural ceremony for expelling evil a...
2015.10.22
Prosit! Okinawa Oktoberfest invites beer lovers to party [Festival]
Oktoberfest, the world’s largest and most famous beer festival, ha s been held every autumn in Munich, Germany, for over 200 years since 1810. During the two-and-a-half-week run of...
2015.10.22
Nishihara Festival honors first king of 2nd Sho-dynasty [Festival]
The town of Nishihara is known as the home of the University of the Ryukyus, the only national university in the prefecture. It’s also the home to Okinawa Christian University and ...
2015.10.22
Ginoza Festival packs two full days of activities [Festival]
Ginoza Village is known for its active music concert programs in its Garaman Hall, a facility at Ginoza Culture Center. It’s also known for its original Ginoza burgers that the loc...
2015.10.22
Vanessa Carlton to headline weekend Kinser Festival [Festival]
Kinser Fest is back, and the much-anticipated fall festival takes place Saturday, Oct. 24 and Sunday, Oct. 25 from 2 to 10 p.m. on both days. This year’s Kinser Fest will have no s...
2015.10.12
Uruma Festival presents collaboration of old and new [Festival]
Although the annual Uruma Festival has been known for its bullfighting tournament in the past, this year organizers have decided to expand the program to a wider variety of enterta...
2015.10.12
Gusuku-no-Hibiki Festival promotes Okinawa’s UNESCO heritage sites [Festival]
A unique Eisa festival takes place at the UNESCO world heritage site, Nakagusuku Castle Ruins on Sunday, Oct. 18. Organizers of the event are members of Nakagusuku and Kitanakagusu...
2015.10.09
Torii Beach Rocktoberfest invites for long weekend of rock ’n’ roll [Festival]
The Army Morale, Welfare and Recreation is sponsoring a three-day Rocktoberfest this weekend on Torii Beach. Although the name implies the world famous beer festival, the event in ...
2015.10.05
Niutu Umachii intruduces roots of Ryukyu music [Festival]
Local artists from Okinawa will gather to Koza Music Town on Oct. 10 for a 2-evening extravaganza of traditional Okinawan Eisa, folk songs and pop music. Rinken Band, a hugely popu...
2015.10.05
Naha Matsuri is largest festival on Okinawa [Festival]
The Naha Matsuri, including the 45th Naha Giant Tug-of-War, counts its history back about 400 years to the days of the Ryukyu Kingdom. Naha Festival, the largest festival in the pr...
2015.10.01
Weekend festival honors Mr. Sweet Potato [Festival]
Noguni Soukan Festival is an annual event in Kadena Town honoring a man known as Noguni Soukan, who is credited for introducing the sweet potato to Okinawa from China and thus near...
2015.09.21
Itoman Tug-of-War starts annual pulling contests [Festival]
The Okinawan tug-of-wars were traditionally a ritual of praying for a good harvest and good health for people. This year’s Itoman Tug-of-War takes place on Sunday, Sep. 27th, when ...
2015.09.17
Onna-no Eki celebrates Silver Week with specials, entertainment [Festival]
Starting this weekend there is a string of three Japanese national holidays that fall on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday giving most people five consecutive days off in what is calle...
2015.09.10
Corona Sunset Music Festival takes over Chura Sun Beach [Festival]
Molson Coors Japan Co., Ltd produced music event ‘Corona Sunsets Music Festival’ will take place this Saturday and Sunday at Chura Sun Beach in Tomigusuku, south of Naha at https:/...
2015.09.10
São Vicente Festival brings piece of Brazil to Naha [Festival]
Brazil and Japan have a long history of cooperation. This year is the 120th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations between Japan and Brazil, and the first part of the las...
2015.09.10
Aha Dam Kuina Festival focuses on nature conservation [Festival]
A one-day festival at Aha Dam in Kunigami in Northern Okinawa this Saturday aims at educating the public about conservation of nature in the forests and jungles of northern Okinawa...
2015.09.09
Weekend Tomarin Fest promotes outer islands [Festival]
Tomarin is the gateway to outer islands off Okinawa, as it’s the port, from which ferries to islands of Tokashiki, Zamami, Aguni, Tonaki, Kumejima, Minami-Daito, and Kita-Daito dep...
2015.09.09
Eisa is true original Okinawan performing folk art [Festival]
Although the exact origins of Eisa are unknown, the dance was definitely born here, as it does not exist anywhere else. So it’s one truly Okinawan folk performing art. Although at ...
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