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Kids Village Carnival at Make-Man, Uraso… [ENTERTAINMENT]
The Kids Village Carnival will take place at the Make-Man DIY Shopping Center in Urasoe City. The event will be held inside the parking lot ...Read More
Chatan Seaport Carnival centers on beach… [Festival]
The Chatan Seaport Carnival is known as the one major summer festival that concentrates on activities on the beach, and it happens this week...Read More
Ocean Expo Park Summer Festival delivers… [Festival]
Of all the fireworks on Okinawa during summer season, only one is the grand-daddy of them all. On July 13th, 10,000 fireworks will light the...Read More
2017.12.21
Season’s illuminations bring holiday mood to Okinawa [ENTERTAINMENT]
Jingle Bells Jingle Bells ring in stores on Okinawa as we enter the final weeks of the year 2017. Downtown, the Christmas atmosphere is enhanced by fancy illuminations that have be...
2017.12.18
Christmas Fantasy in Okinawa Zoo rings in holiday spirit [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...
2017.12.12
Ryukyu Lantern Festival 2017 [Festival]
This is the third edition of the Ryukyu Lantern Festival, a romantic event featuring thousands of Chinese lanterns adorning the premises of Murasaki Mura. Located in Yomitan Villag...
Ryukyu Lantern Festival open at Murasaki Mura [Festival]
The “Yomitan Yoakari Project – Ruykyu Lantern Festival” opened Saturday at Murasaki Mura theme park in Yomitan. The festival, featuring about 4,000 lanterns lit from 6 to 10 p.m. e...
Okinawa Mori No Nigiwai show tickets now available [ENTERTAINMENT]
Mori No Nigiwai Okinawa show “Brand New World – New Wind is Blowing in Okinawa,” an annual extravaganza featuring 700 performers of traditional Okinawan performing arts, will take ...
2017.12.05
Celebrate the Season [Festival]
MCCS will be spreading some extra holiday cheer this year as they present the 24th Annual Courtney Christmas & Holiday Festival. This FREE event is geared to all ages and will ...
2017.12.04
Ryujin-no Utage brings mystery of yore to modern age [ENTERTAINMENT]
People of the Ryukyu Kingdom believed that Ryujin was a God who reincarnated into a dragon, and controlled and governed water. To please the God, people used music and Taiko drums,...
2017.11.29
Naha Base Air Festival features Japanese air show [Festival]
Churashima Air festival is something special to see for those who’ve never seen a Japan Self Defense Force air show. The JASDF Naha Air Base is adjacent to Naha International Airpo...
2017.11.22
Okinawa International Carnival highlights international heritage of Koza [Festival]
The Okinawa City International Carnival takes place on Saturday, Nov. 25th, and Sunday 26th, in areas around Gate 2 Street, Koza Music Town and Chuo Park Avenue. Admission to all ...
2017.11.19
Otaku Fes in Okinawa turns Koza to Anime city! [Festival]
‘Otaku Fes in Okinawa’ takes place in the Koza district of Okinawa City on Nov. 25 and 26th, as a special project of Koza International Carnival held on the same dates. The Otaku F...
2017.11.14
‘Ritou Fair’ puts focus on outer islands [Festival]
A three-day annual fair called ‘Ritou Fair’ opens Friday, Nov. 17 at Okinawa Cellular Stadium in Onoyama Park in Naha to promote products, beauty, and tourism of 18 communities on ...
2017.11.01
Traditions of Ryukyu Kingdom come alive at Shurijo Castle Festival [Festival]
The Shurijo Castle Festival runs from Nov. 3rd through the 5th, and features a magnificent parade, plus Ryukyu dance and other traditional performing arts. The first day of the fes...
2017.10.27
Halloween on Okinawa; mix of Japanese and down home American [ENTERTAINMENT]
Halloween is a popular traditional family event especially in western countries, and is recently getting popular also in Japan. In the case of Okinawa, Halloween probably became a ...
2017.10.26
KINSER FESTIVAL (postponed) [Festival]
The Camp Kinser Festival scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 28 and Sunday, Oct. 29, has been postponed (and the Neon Trees, DJ Manifesto and other entertainment performances have been ca...
Hawaiian Josh Tatofi to hold concert at Garaman Hall [ENTERTAINMENT]
Hawaiian singer Josh Tatofi is scheduled to have a concert at Garaman Hall in Ginoza, at 1 p.m. on Nov. 3. The concert will be his first appearance in Okinawa. Tatofi will play his...
2017.10.25
Industrial Fair shares the best Okinawa products (Canceled) [Festival]
The 41st annual Okinawa Industrial Festival has been cancelled, because of the typhoon approaching Okinawa. A three-day Industrial Fair highlighting the very best of everyth...
‘Okinawan Dream Peace and Piece Concert’ Oct. 27 in Yomitan [Festival]
“The third Okinawan Dream Peace and Piece Concert” is scheduled for Oct. 27 at Yomitan Village Athletic Park. The first peace concert was held in 2015 as one of the commemorative e...
2017.10.13
Don’t leave your dog home when making memories at Surf Side [Travel & Beach]
Restaurants and coffee shops that welcome customers with their pets begin to be quite common, but lodgings for visitors who travel with their pets are almost unheard of. B&B Su...
2017.10.02
Naha Giant Tug-of-War invites everyone to pull their weight [Festival]
Naha Giant Tug-of-War Festival is the largest festival in Okinawa, and actually, consists of three specific events running from Saturday, Oct. 7, through Monday, Oct. 9. Monday is ...
2017.09.28
Ginowan Hagoromo Festival attracts with pomp and legend [Festival]
Ginowan Hagoromo Festival is one of the largest festivals on the island regularly attracting more than 100,000 visitors during two-day run over the weekend of Sep. 30 (Sat) and Oct...
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