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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
Higashi Village’s Azalea Flower Festival [Festival]
Higashi Village has few claims-to-fame here on the island. It has the smallest populated municipal region in mainland Okinawa, with a popula...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
2016.09.16
Motobu festival draws on bull and goat fighting [Festival]
The Motobu Tourism and Culture Festival was scheduled for this Saturday, but approaching typhoon Malakas made organizers to change their minds, and the festival is now re-scheduled...
Horoscope [Horoscope]
Sep. 15 ~ Sep 21 Aries You can now relax a bit as planet Saturn that has caused you trouble for the better part of three years, has finally moved on. That means new vigor and energ...
Movies at U.S. base theaters on Okinawa Sep 15 ~ 21 [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 15 Thu 1900 Sully PG13 16 Fri ...
2016.09.09
OIST presents Romeo and Juliet by Pembroke Players [ENTERTAINMENT]
Pembroke Players is an amateur theatrical society based in Cambridge, England, and is considered the most active college drama society in the country. It is especially famous for s...
2016.09.09
Aha Dam Festival highlights magnificent nature [Festival]
Although Okinawa has plenty of rainfall every year, it used to suffer from regular water shortages in the past, because of its porous limestone soil is not very good for preserving...
2016.09.09
Itoman Tug-of-War marks end of summer [Festival]
Farmers and fishermen have always paid tribute to the Gods, seeking favor for good harvests and large catches of fish in their nets. One of the traditions to gain favors with the G...
Horoscope [Horoscope]
Sep 8 ~ Sep 14 Aries The coming week is giving you a chance to start from a clean slate. If you need to show leadership you must take the initiative. You have to take care of busin...
Movies at U.S. base theaters on Okinawa Sep 8 ~ 14 [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 08 Thu 1900 Morgan R 09 Fri 18...
2016.09.03
III MEF and 15th JGSDF Bands’ annual Combined Band Concert [ENTERTAINMENT]
By Cpl. Matthew Kitzen-Abelson For a small, unassuming place such as Okinawa, it is worth noting the tenacity with which the subtropical gem has held onto and preserved uniquely Ok...
2016.09.03
Tomarin Fest promotes outer island products and foods [Festival]
Anyone who wants to travel smaller islands off Okinawa has to go through Tomari Port in Naha. The terminal building for the ferries that connect Okinawa to Tokashiki, Zamami, Aguni...
2016.09.01
Hansen Festival is built on Rock’n Roll and plenty of fun [Festival]
What better time of the year for one of the hottest festivals on the island? One of the most popular summer festivals MCCS has to offer is almost here – The Hansen Fest that ...
Horoscope [Horoscope]
Sep. 1 ~ 6 Aries This is a good time for important meetings, because just now you are mentally at your peak. You may spend a little less time for your physical activity, but maybe ...
Movies at U.S. base theaters on Okinawa Sep 1 ~ 7 [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 01 Thu 1900 Ben-Hur PG13 02 Fr...
2016.08.31
Elina Duni Quartet combines jazz with Balkan folk songs [ENTERTAINMENT]
Over the past few years the Garaman Hall at the Ginoza Culture Center has gained a reputation of attracting a bevy of outstanding artists of every genre of music to perform on its ...
Horoscope [Horoscope]
Aug 25 ~ 31 Aries You love life is proceeding to the direction you wish it would go. Just being together could be the jewel in the crown this time, and enough to make you happy. Yo...
Movies at U.S. base theaters on Okinawa Aug 25 ~ 31 [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 25 Thu 1900 Suicide Squad PG13...
2016.08.24
Two nights of entertainment and cold suds [Festival]
While the All Okinawa Eisa Festival provides for the soul, the Orion Beer Festival next to the athletic grounds provides the ingredients to nourish the body. Orion Beer is Okinawa’...
2016.08.24
Nothing is more Okinawan than Eisa [Festival]
If the sounds of sanshin are the music of Okinawa’s soul, Eisa is the soul itself. Although based on religious bon-dances that were performed to entertain the spirits of the depart...
2016.08.19
Kunigami Festival invites people to have fun among nature [Festival]
Kunigami Village stretches over the northernmost area of the main island of Okinawa, and has a rather small population of less than 6,000 residents. But instead of people it has pl...
2016.08.19
Takahanari Shima-ashibi mid summer on Miyagi Island [Festival]
Visiting eisa festivals in local small hamlets is an uniquely charming experience as local residents put together and perform all programs. These events are not organized to entert...
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