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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
Ie Island Easter Lily Festival [Festival]
April 27th marks the start of the 27th Annual Yuri Matsuri, the Ie lsland Lily Festival, showcasing more than one million teppoyuri’s, or Ea...Read More
Okinawa’s guardian shisa has its own day… [History Travel & Beach]
April 3rd is the “Day of Shisa” in Okinawa as four (April) is “shi” and three is “san” in Japanese. The day was established in 2002 to promo...Read More
Movies at U.S. base theaters on Okinawa Oct 13 ~ 19 [Movies -On Base-]
KADENA THEATER Admission Prices First-run Adult $6.50, Child $3.75 First-run 3D movies Adult $8.50 Child $5.75 Regular Adult $6.00, Child $3.50 13 Thu 1900 The Girl On The Tr...
2016.10.12
Comic Con Okinawa opens doors to worlds of fantasy [ENTERTAINMENT]
MCCS invites comic book connoisseurs, film geeks, Poke Masters, level 38 Sorcerers, artists and art aficionados, gamers, cosplayers and everyone else out and in-between to a one-of...
2016.10.12
“Ghost on the Beach” at Torii promises best chills [ENTERTAINMENT]
Torii beach that for years has brought an open house event called Rocktoberfest to party folks on Okinawa has decided on something different for this year. Officials at Torii MWR n...
2016.10.07
Gold Disc celebrates 30 years of rocking with oldies! [ENTERTAINMENT]
Ahhh… the oldies but goodies… music that just lives on, and nowhere on Okinawa more than at Gold Disc, a Naha club where the gilded days of the 50’s come alive every night, as they...
2016.10.07
Okinawa Octoberfest combines beer, food and exotic entertainment [Festival]
Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany, running two weeks and with over 6.5 million visitors, is the world’s largest and most famous beer festival, which been held every fall for over 200 ...
2016.10.07
Uruma Fest combines myth, magic and tradition [Festival]
Uruma City is well known as the center of Okinawan-style bullfighting, but in the course of years, organizers have expanded the program to a wider variety of entertainment. The bul...
2016.10.07
Naha Festival takes over city for long weekend [Festival]
Naha Festival is the largest in the prefecture, and consists actually of three specific events from Saturday through Monday. Monday is a Japanese National Holiday known as the Spor...
2016.10.07
Naha Giant Tug-of-War is certified “The biggest!” [Festival]
The Naha Giant Tug-of-War is the world’s largest tug-of-war, properly documented and certified by the Guinness Book of World Records in 1997. The annual event brings tens of thousa...
Horoscope [Horoscope]
Oct 6 ~ 12 Aries You have a good opportunity to get ahead, so this is the time to put all of your contacts to the best use, and get some valuable advice from your colleagues to hel...
Movies at U.S. base theaters on Okinawa Oct 6 ~ 12 [Movies -On Base-]
KADENA THEATER Admission Prices First-run Adult $6.50, Child $3.75 First-run 3D movies Adult $8.50 Child $5.75 Regular Adult $6.00, Child $3.50 06 Thu 1900 The Magnificent Se...
Horoscope [Horoscope]
Sep 29 ~ Oct 5 Aries Sharing good moments in life, as well as responsibilities and common experiences is the key to get others appreciate you. Of course, you know your own value, b...
Movies at U.S. base theaters on Okinawa Sep 29 ~ Oct 5 [Movies -On Base-]
KADENA THEATER Admission Prices First-run Adult $6.50, Child $3.75 First-run 3D movies Adult $8.50 Child $5.75 Regular Adult $6.00, Child $3.50 29 Thu 1900 Bridget Jones’s Ba...
2016.09.28
Drama Children’s of Ocean brings alive memories of past [ENTERTAINMENT]
A non-verbal drama “Children of Ocean” will be staged at Okinawa National Theater from Oct. 6 through 8th, one show at 19:00 each day on Oct. 6 and 7 and two shows at 14:00 and 19:...
2016.09.26
Kadena Town hosts festival for its great savior Noguni Soukan [Festival]
Although no one even knows his real name, no one denies that a Ryukyu Kingdom government official known as Noguni Soukan, was a savior of generations of Okinawan people when...
2016.09.26
Robski’s American Game Shows recreate U.S. TV shows [ENTERTAINMENT]
Footloose Dance Studio is hosting Robski’s American Game Show at Otoichiba Theater in Koza Music Town on Sep. 29. The show starts at 18:30 with doors opening an hour before. The sh...
Horoscope [Horoscope]
Sep 22 ~ Sep 28 Aries This weekend you will be the one in the limelight, with many people very interested in you, but everyone for different reasons. There’s also one who’d like to...
Movies at U.S. base theaters on Okinawa Sep 22 ~ 28 [Movies -On Base-]
KADENA THEATER Admission Prices First-run Adult $6.50, Child $3.75 First-run 3D movies Adult $8.50 Child $5.75 Regular Adult $6.00, Child $3.50 22 Thu 1900 Bridget Jones’s Ba...
2016.09.20
The Band Perry on stage at Futenma Flightline Festival [ENTERTAINMENT]
One of the most successful new American country bands, the Perry Band, is scheduled to perform at the Futenma Flightline Festival this weekend. The band, which consists of three si...
2016.09.19
Futenma Flight Line Festival showcases Marine hardware [Festival]
Get ready for some sizzling summer fun, food and free entertainment at the MCAS Futenma Flight Line Festival Saturday, Sep. 24 and Sunday, Sep. 25. Once again this year, the Flight...
2016.09.19
Tropa 2016 – music party on Ginowan Tropical Beach [Festival]
Tropical Beach in Ginowan is one of the most popular beaches on the island, mostly because of its easy access and free parking areas nearby. And to prove that Okinawa’s long hot su...
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