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OkiEvents this week!! [CULTURE Festival]
・9/24 Yomitan Eisa Festival @ Yomitan Athletic Field 16:00~21:00 Free to enter https://www.facebook.com/okiseikyo PIN: https://maps.app.goo....Read More

OkiEvents this Week! [ENTERTAINMENT Festival]
・9/15~9/17 Uruma Eisa Festival @ Uruma city https://www.city.uruma.lg.jp/culture/1249/9113/29578 9/15: Uruma city office 18:...Read More

OkiEvents this Week!! [ENTERTAINMENT Family Festival]
・9/8 – 9/10 All Okinawa Eisa Festival @ Okinawa city (9/8: Goya crossing, 9/9&9/10: Koza Athletic Field) For more information: htt...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.html#prettyPhoto PIN: https://goo.gl/ma...

OkiEvents this weekend [CURRENT ISSUE ENTERTAINMENT Festival]
OkiEvents this week! ・Okinawa Industry Festival @ Onoyama Park in Naha 10/21 – 23 10:00~20:00 (10:00~19:00 inside) Free to enter https://sangyo-maturi.okinawa/ PIN: https://g...

October 17th, Okinawa Soba Day [ENTERTAINMENT Gourmet LIFE]
A bowl of soba is to Okinawa what a hamburger is to America. Here on the island you can see Okinawa soba signs everywhere. It has become entrenched in the Okinawan psyche. Those wh...

OkiPark Makabi Central Park located in Shintoshin [ENTERTAINMENT Park]
Makabi Central Park is located in Shintoshin area of Naha. Shintoshin is a relatively new area of Naha that is upscale and clean. Makabi Central Park has a little of everything for...

Nago Summer Festival has something for everyone [Festival]
Blue skies and beer festival is the theme for this weekend’s 42nd Nago Summer Festival happening at the Nago City Fishing Port. (this event has postponed) The two-day event will be...

Ryukyu Kaiensai means massive fireworks! [ENTERTAINMENT]
Hours and hours of entertainment, including an ultra-spectacular fireworks program set to music, will join forces July 3rd as Okinawa’s summer gets under way with Ryukyu Kaiensai, ...

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 ...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...