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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
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
2014.12.06
Harlem Globetrotters to entertain [ENTERTAINMENT]
There’s high school basketball, college basketball, professional basketball, and then there’s the Harlem Globetrotters. The world famous Harlem Globetrotters are bringing a slice o...
Movies in AAFES Okinawa Theaters Dec. 6 ~ 12 [Movies -On Base-]
KADENA THEATER Admission Prices Adult $6.00, Child $3.25 3D movies Adult $8.00 Child $5.25 06 Sat 1300 Interstellar PG13 06 Sat 1630 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 ...
2014.12.05
Agricultural College Festival set for weekend in Nago [Festival]
The 12th Nou-Dai Festival, the Okinawa Prefecture Agricultural College festival, reaching out to people who like gardening and growing vegetables and fruits, or are interested in f...
2014.12.04
World Festival in Machigwa heralds world’s music [Festival]
The multi-national World Festival in Machigwa returns to Okinawa Saturday, featuring the music from more than a dozen countries. The World Festival in Machigwa premiered in Naha Ci...
2014.12.04
Holiday spirit settles for weekend on Camp Courtney [Festival]
Christmas is just around the corner, and whether the stockings have been hung by the chimneys with care, Marine Corps Community Services on Okinawa is ready to spread some holiday ...
Horoscope [Horoscope]
Dec 4 ~ 10 Aries If your finances are moving on a less than steady territory, you need to make yourself more time. Listen to advice of others, especially your family. Over the week...
2014.12.03
Czech Philharmonic String Trio to play in Naha [ENTERTAINMENT]
The Czech Philharmonic String Trio & Kei Toguchi (flute) concert debuts Saturday afternoon at the Palette Kumoji Civic Theater in Naha City. From the strings country, Czechoslo...
2014.12.01
Japanese drums lead the beat at festival in Onna [ENTERTAINMENT]
An experience center in Onna Village is playing host to The 2nd Tsunagu Bunka Festival on December 7th, bringing people-to-people and culture-to-culture through Japanese drums. The...
Movies in AAFES Okinawa Theaters Nov. 29 ~ Dec. 5 [Movies -On Base-]
KADENA THEATER Admission Prices Adult $6.00, Child $3.25 3D movies Adult $8.00 Child $5.25 29 Sat 0830 Penguins Of Madagascar PG 29 Sat 1035 Penguins Of Madagascar 3D PG...
2014.11.28
Flute mini-concert brings holiday spirit to Kadena [ENTERTAINMENT]
The Christmas holiday season is just around the corner, and the Mail Center at the Kadena BX wants to add a special touch for shoppers in early December, just to be sure everyone c...
2014.11.27
Jolly ‘ol St. Nick to visit International Carnival [Festival]
By Bill Charles Santa Claus arrives to town this weekend, and his debut is just the tip of the entertainment options at the Okinawa City International Carnival. The Okinawa City In...
2014.11.27
Three-day Musix rolls into KOZA [Festival]
The Okinawa International Asia Music Festival ‘Musix in Koza’ is bringing an exciting slate of performers to stage in Okinawa City, beginning with a joint concert with traditional ...
Peach to start Naha – Hong Kong flights in February [Travel & Beach]
Peach Aviation, one of the major low cost carrier airlines in Japan, has announced it will start flying a new route between Naha and Hong Kong, on Feb. 21st 2015. This is the first...
Horoscope [Horoscope]
Nov 27 ~ Dec 3 Aries You can expect the next few days to be very creative. Your friends and members of your family also seem to understand your hopes and goals better than for some...
2014.11.23
Crafts meet sweets at Manmaru Fair [Festival]
It’s a crafts market, but it is also a fair filled with foods and sweets stalls, and the combination draws larges crowns from across Okinawa. It’s the 10th Manmaru Fair, a gatherin...
2014.11.22
Anime meets music at Animageddon [ENTERTAINMENT]
Animageddon is here. Animageddon is a music event for people who love anime songs, hero songs, vocaloids, anything related anime stuff. Enthusiasts do not just listen to songs thr...
Movies in AAFES Okinawa Theaters Nov. 22 ~ 28 [CURRENT ISSUE Movies -On Base-]
KADENA THEATER Admission Prices Adult $6.00, Child $3.25 3D movies Adult $8.00 Child $5.25 22 Sat 1830 Big Hero 6 PG 22 Sat 1035 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 PG13...
2014.11.21
Kitanakagusuku Festival features sumo, music [Festival]
The 29th Kitanakagusuku Festival kicks off Saturday with traditional performing arts and a folk song show by local people of Kitanakagusuku Village, tosses in an Okinawa Sumo compe...
2014.11.21
Pottery artisans ready for long weekend festival [Festival]
More than 20 of Okinawa’s top pottery craftsmen come together each year to share their techniques and wares, and this year’s 35th Tsuboya Pottery Festival comes in conjunction with...
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