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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
Cherry Blossom Festivals on Okinawa kick… [Festival]
Northern Okinawa has long taken pride of having the earliest cherry blossoms in Japan. Although cherry trees in Okinawa are not the same var...Read More
2012.10.05
Humble sweet potato honored with weekend festival [Festival]
It is a delectable Okinawan vegetable served year around, but this weekend the sweet potato’s status is elevated and honored with a festival of its very own. The 32nd Noguni Soukan...
2012.10.05
Great tug-of-war challenges east vs. west [ENTERTAINMENT Festival]
By Bill Charles Take a 44-ton rope and wrap 25,000 pair of hands around it, and what happens? Answer: A tug-of-war Sunday afternoon that will attract hundreds of thousands of spec...
2012.10.05
Rocktoberfest heads to Torii Beach [Festival]
Army Morale, Welfare and Recreation is sponsoring Rocktoberfest this weekend on Torii Beach, bringing the German style festival to the island. “This isn’t your ordinary Oktoberfest...
2012.09.21
7th Oyaji Love Rock Festival kicks off this weekend [Festival]
There’s music in the air at Toyosaki Seaside Park special stage this weekend as the 7th Oyaji Love Rock Festival presents 18 bands. Doors open at 2 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday, w...
2012.09.21
Blue Lagoon Festival focuses on ocean and music [Festival]
The Blue Lagoon Festival coming up next weekend is the eighth annual occurrence for the outdoor music event in Nago City. The festival runs September 29th and 30th, with doors open...
2012.09.21
Sales featured at Kanaderu Park Music Festival Saturday [Festival]
Eight entertainment stages will be spread across the Kanaderu Park Music Festival site Saturday for the quarterly event that promises “Funny Music & Yummy Food”. Stages with mu...
2012.09.15
Tomarin Fest salutes seven secluded islands [Festival]
Tomarin is a place very familiar to Okinawan residents and tourists who like Okinawa and spend time commuting to outlying isolated islands. It’s festival time now, with the Tomarin...
2012.09.13
Youth Eisa Festivals fill big entertainment weekend [Festival]
Only a week after the All Okinawa Eisa Festival put 23 teams on parade on Gate 2 Street, Okinawa braces for another big weekend of Eisa festivals. Kitanakagusuku Village Youth Asso...
2012.09.13
Camp Kinser opens gates to public this weekend [Festival]
The 2012 Kinser Festival kicks off Saturday for a two-day run, and Mother Nature’s being cooperative, too. The festival runs both days 2 p.m. ~ 10 p.m., with a variety of booths fe...
2012.09.05
Kampai! It’s Orion Beer & Eisa weekend [Festival]
The 57th All Okinawa Eisa Festival is Saturday and Sunday at Koza Athletic Park, attracting dozens of the island’s favorite eisa dance groups to perform both days as part of a week...
2012.08.17
Camp Hansen Festival challenges weather [Festival]
Although August seems to be the culmination of all that is hot and sticky on Okinawa, the Hansen Festival is a beacon of light glimmering as summer fun continues on Okinawa. ...
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