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OkiEvents this Week!! [ENTERTAINMENT Festival Sports]
・2/25 – 2/26 Yomitan Yachimun Market @ Farmers Market Yunta Ichiba in Yomitan village 10:00~17:00 Free to enter https://www.yomitan-sy...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 Okinawa, with a population of a...Read More
OkiEvents this Week!! [ENTERTAINMENT Festival]
・2/18, 19, 25, 26 and 3/4, 5 Shuri Castle Reconstruction Festival at Shuri Castle Park (Projection Mapping will happen 3/4 & 3/5 only an...Read More
2015.07.02
Moon Beach Luau sets piece of Hawaii to Okinawa [Festival]
July 4 and 5 are days full of Aloha spirit and all things Hawaiian at Hotel Moon Beach as the resort creates its annual Hawaiian Luau party for the third time in as many years. Haw...
2015.07.02
Sagaribana viewing on Zuisen Street in Shuri [ENTERTAINMENT]
Sagaribana, Barringtonia racemosa, is a tree that grows in tropical and subtropical coastal areas from African east coast to the Ryukyu Archipelago and Polynesia. In South Africa i...
Horoscope [Horoscope]
Jul 2 ~ 8 Aries Someone is going to ask you to change course of a long planned project, but you should think very carefully before agreeing. And even then, only if the reasoning co...
Movies in AAFES Okinawa Theaters Jul. 2 ~ 8 [Movies -On Base-]
KADENA THEATER Admission Prices Adult $6.00, Child $3.25 3D movies Adult $8.00 Child $5.25 02 Thu Closed 03 Fri 1300 Inside Out PG 03 Fri 1515 Terminator Genisys PG13 03...
2015.06.25
Azama Sun Sun Beach Festival looks for ‘Fun in the Sun’ [Festival]
The Azama Sun Sun Beach Festival is an annual beach event that is held for the fourth time this year. It also marks the 15th anniversary of the beach itself. The festival has a var...
2015.06.25
Hula and ukulele take over Tropical Beach [ENTERTAINMENT]
Johnny Ginowan & WALE WALE is a unique local band that plays Hawaiian-style songs besides Okinawan folk songs and their own original tunes. Johnny Ginowan is often seen on loca...
2015.06.25
Day of Songs 2015 Concert celebrates power of music [Festival]
Organizers of the Day of Songs 2015 Concert want to make the power of song and dance the focus of the event, and to express their appreciation of Okinawan music and it’s role in hi...
Horoscope [Horoscope]
Jun 25 ~ Jul 1 Aries You can expect your finances improve little by little. There also could be an incident this weekend that would lead to you and one of your friends or colleague...
Movies in AAFES Okinawa Theaters Jun. 25 ~ Jul. 1 [Movies -On Base-]
KADENA THEATER Admission Prices Adult $6.00, Child $3.25 3D movies Adult $8.00 Child $5.25 25 Thu 1300 Inside Out PG 25 Thu 1520 San Andreas PG13 25 Thu 1755 Jurassic Wo...
2015.06.21
Nishihara Peaceful Music Festival 2015 fetes 70 years of peace [Festival]
Nishihara Peaceful Music Festival is an annual event that takes place place on June 23rd, the anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa. Nishihara was the site of some of the...
2015.06.19
Ginoza youth repeats dance performance ‘Yui’ [ENTERTAINMENT]
Ginoza Culture Center Garaman Hall is again the venue for the performance called Yui that combines a modern version of Eisa, traditional Ryukyu dance, modern dance and Japanese big...
2015.06.19
Mini theater Geien caters to indie performers [ENTERTAINMENT]
Mini theater Geien in Oroku, Naha, is a place where independent performers can find a stage to show their talent. According to its owners it was created as a place where front line...
Horoscope [Horoscope]
Jun 18 ~ 24 Aries Your Family and domestic life in general are now taking most of your time. A certain kind of lightness of mind is dominating your mood and that makes you feel rel...
Movies in AAFES Okinawa Theaters Jun. 18 ~ 24 [Movies -On Base-]
KADENA THEATER Admission Prices Adult $6.00, Child $3.25 3D movies Adult $8.00 Child $5.25 18 Thu 1630 Jurassic World PG13 18 Thu 1920 Mad Max Fury Road R 18 Thu 2200 Ju...
2015.06.16
Dragon Boat bell rings in Okinawa summer [Festival]
Haarii, or Dragon Boat Races, is an annual Okinawan tradition that is said to have been brought to the islands from China about 600 years ago during the Ryukyu Kingdom era. Local O...
2015.06.16
OIST features Summer Jazz Night 2015 [ENTERTAINMENT]
In it’s series of cultural events for the general public, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University presents the Summer Jazz Night 2015 featuring Akira Ishii ...
2015.06.12
OIST chamber music concert to focus on “Brahms and artists he loved” [ENTERTAINMENT]
Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University is staging a chamber music concert under the title “Chamber Music Concert – Brahms and the artists he loved.” The co...
2015.06.12
Sunday event aims to bring real Brazilian Samba to Naha [ENTERTAINMENT]
Samba developed in Brazil in the late 19th century and from there it has spread all over the world, not the least because of the exotic carnival scenes of Rio and other Brazlian ci...
2015.06.12
Eisa Nights showcase Okinawa City Eisa traditions [ENTERTAINMENT]
With the end of the year’s rainy in sight, the season for traditional Okinawan Eisa is about to start. The Okinawa City Tourism Association is hosting a series of Eisa Nights start...
2015.06.12
Modern version of ‘Kimutaka no Amawari’ brings fame to Uruma kids [ENTERTAINMENT]
Every Okinawan knows the story of Amawari, the 10th lord of Katsuren Castle. Although much of the story is shrouded in legend, the main characters, Amawari, and his antagonist Gosa...
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