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OkiEvents this Week! [ENTERTAINMENT Family Festival]
・2/4 – 2/5 Itoman Fair @ Itoman Road Station 10:00 ~ 18:00 Free to enter https://www.city.itoman.lg.jp/docs/2021121700028/ PIN: https:...Read More
OkiEvents this Week! [ENTERTAINMENT Festival]
・1/28 – 29 Nago Cherry Blossom Festival @ Nangusuku Park and Nago Crossing 11:00 – 21:00 Free to enter https://nagomun.or.jp/eve...Read More
OkiEvents this Week!! [ENTERTAINMENT Festival Sports]
・12/11 Churashima Air Fest at Naha Air Base 9:00 – 15:00 Free to enter (Free courtesy bus will be available from Naha Military Port an...Read More
2022.02.24
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 Okinawa, with a population of around 1,900. It has some the tastiest pi...
2022.02.03
OkiPark Vol.42 Sakiyama Park [ENTERTAINMENT Park]
Sakiyama Park is located in the Sakiyama District just below the Shurijo Castle Park in Naha City. Because it stands on high elevation, you are able to capture a panoramic view of ...
2021.12.17
Christmas Fantasy in Okinawa Zoo rings in holiday spirit [ENTERTAINMENT Festival]
Although chances for a white Christmas on Okinawa are rather slim, the annual Christmas Fantasy at Okinawa Kodomono Kuni, a.k.a. Okinawa Zoo, is ready to entertain visitors with th...
2021.11.29
Ryukyu Lantern Festival at Murasakimura in Yomitan village [ENTERTAINMENT]
The annual Ryukyu Lantern festival at Murasakimura in Yomitan village will begin on Dec. 3 and continue through March 27th. The beautiful illumination is from 5:30 P.M. to 10:00 P....
2021.10.20
Okinawa Industry Fair will take place online and outdoors this year [Festival Shopping]
Due to COVID-19 and to avoid overcrowding, the annual Okinawa Industry fair will be held again this year but with fewer vendors. Each vendor will showcase their items at the Okinaw...
2021.10.15
Explore the NEO Park [Nature & Environment Park Travel & Beach]
What can you say? Kids love animals, and visiting a zoo is a great way to spend time with the family. The Okinawa Zoo (Kodomo-no-Kuni) is a great place to watch and learn about dif...
2021.10.06
OkiPark Okinawa Comprehensive Park is all about relaxation and leisure [Park Travel & Beach]
Okinawa Comprehensive Park is the largest sports facility on the island, originally built for the Okinawa Kaiho Japan Athletic Festival in 1987. The park has six sport facilities i...
2021.09.25
Uchima Nishi (West) Park [Park Travel & Beach]
Uchima Nishi Park is located in the Uchima District of Urasoe City, bordering Urasoe and Naha City. The park sits along the Aja River where families can enjoy lots of nature. Swimm...
2021.06.05
What to do during rainy season on Okinawa? [ENTERTAINMENT]
Usually every year from early May through mid-June, rainy season comes to Okinawa. This can damp a lot of fun for the family and kids who just want to get out and play. Because aft...
2021.04.01
Okinawa’s guardian shisa has its own day on April 3 [History Travel & Beach]
April 3 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 promote Shisa made in the Tsuboya district of N...
2021.01.13
Strawberry Picking on subtropical island [ENTERTAINMENT Nature & Environment]
Strawberries are synonymous with the spring season. It’s easy to pop into the supermarket and grab pack of fresh strawberries. But having a hands-on experience picking your own str...
2020.12.18
Gintengai Night Market recently opened [ENTERTAINMENT Festival]
Gintengai Shopping Street removed the old arcade roof and is now open for night market business! After the old and dangerous arcade roof was removed, the business owners of the sho...
2020.12.10
Stay home and enjoy a fun time with Okinawan Live online [ENTERTAINMENT]
Okinawa city is offering free online music live channel “Koza Music Live Now” from December 5th through 30th. This online event will be free to watch and you can watch the music pe...
2020.11.27
Fireworks this weekend in the southern part of Okinawa [ENTERTAINMENT]
The Shimajiri Junior Chamber Inc. announced that they will have a fireworks show at Nanjo city, Haebaru town, Yonabaru town and Nishihara town all at the same time on the 29th at 8...
2020.11.08
Illumination on Okinawa 2020 [ENTERTAINMENT]
Now that Halloween is over, many towns are now changing the focus and getting ready for Christmas and the New Year celebrations. Since we don’t celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday i...
2020.10.16
Shuri Castle Projection Mapping [ENTERTAINMENT]
Okinawa Prefecture has announced that they will hold the Projection Mapping event in Shuri Castle Park from October 30th through November 1st. There will be 3 projection times on O...
2020.10.14
The 14th annual Jazz concert in Nanjo city will be held on October 17th. [ENTERTAINMENT]
The “Jazz in Nanjo” annual jazz concert will be held on October 17th starting at 18:00 at the Sugar Hall outside stage in Sashiki, Nanjo city. There will be 5 jazz bands performing...
Charity Live at Palette Kumoji [ENTERTAINMENT]
The band “Old Fashioned Love Song” which play various kind like as Oldies, Group Sounds Music, Rock’n’Roll will perform live music at Palette Kumoji ground floor as a charity conce...
2020.10.01
Cherry Blossoms Festival 2021 has been cancelled [CURRENT ISSUE Festival]
The organizers of the Cherry Blossoms Festivals in northern part of Okinawa, such as Nago city and Nakijin village, has announced that the festivals in 2021 will be cancelled due t...
2020.07.22
Discover a place you’ll love to live [LIFE Living Travel & Beach]
What kind of accommodation are you looking for? United Housing supports you to find nice house in Okinawa! More than 10 years this business experience and management of many proper...
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