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Cherry Blossom Festivals on Okinawa kick… [Festival]
Northern Okinawa has long taken pride of having the earliest cherry blossoms in Japan. Although cherry trees in Okinawa are not the same var...Read More
Naha City’s World Record Giant Tug-of-Wa… [CULTURE ENTERTAINMENT Festival]
The Naha Giant Tug-of-War is the largest of its kind throughout the world. This feat was officially recognized and recorded into annals of t...Read More
Itoman Tug-of-War marks end of summer [CULTURE CURRENT ISSUE ENTERTAINMENT]
Many Okinawan farmers and fishermen, in some form or fashion, pay tribute to the Gods, seeking their blessing and favor for a great harvest ...Read More
2014.10.23
8th Tomodachi Works event in Mihama on Sunday [ENTERTAINMENT]
Tomodachi Works is a community friendship event that started last year with a goal of making Okinawa a more international place by conducting internationally oriented events every ...
2014.10.23
Ginoza Village Festival blends tradition with pops [Festival]
Ginoza Village is hosting its biggest biennial festival this weekend, bringing both traditional performing arts and popular Okinawan musicians on the stage. Okinawa’s young jazz si...
2014.10.23
Pumpkin Panic descends on Music Town [ENTERTAINMENT]
Pumpkin Panic is the biggest Halloween party on the island for young adults, and it’s happening Saturday at Music Town in Okinawa City. The party’s organized for the 3rd time this ...
2014.10.23
Industrial Fair shares the best Okinawa produces [Festival]
A three-day Industrial Fair highlighting the very best of everything Okinawa makes, grows or processes begins Friday at Onoyama Park in Naha City. The 38th annual Okinawa Industria...
2014.10.23
40th Yomitan Festival taps into rich history, trading traditions [Festival]
Yomitan Village is surrounded by sugar cane farms, rich nature and beautiful blue Ocean, and just perfect for the village’s big festival coming up starting Friday. Yomitan, which i...
2014.10.23
Daughtry to rock Okinawa Saturday [ENTERTAINMENT]
With more than 23 million albums sold worldwide, the quadruple-platinum-selling band Daughtry is set to hit the stage at Camp Foster. Daughtry is the fastest-selling debut rock alb...
Horoscope [Horoscope]
Oct 23 ~ 29 Aries Your honest opinion may come as a surprise, and even disturb a certain person among your friends, but it’s more important for you to do what is right. You lover h...
2014.10.20
Okinawa Satsang Outdoor Yoga and Music Fest coming [Festival]
The biggest Yoga and music festival in western Japan, ‘Okinawa Satsang Outdoor Yoga and Music Fest 2014’, will take place over four days from Oct. 31st through Nov. 3rd at Hotel Mo...
2014.10.18
Zakimi Gusuku Dori Fureai Festival set for Sunday [Festival]
The Zakimi Gusuku Dori Fureai Festival takes place in the area around Zakimi Castle Ruins on Sunday, with the path to the main gate of Zakimi Castle Ruins the event site. On the st...
Movies at AAFES Okinawa Theaters Oct. 18 ~ 24 [Movies -On Base-]
KADENA THEATER Admission Prices Adult $6.00, Child $3.25 3D movies Adult $8.00 Child $5.25 18 Sat 0930 Alexander And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day PG 18 ...
2014.10.18
Street performances promote Urasoe City revitalization [Festival]
More than a dozen performers and groups will take to stages at five locations across Urasoe City this weekend, staging the 3rd Street Performance Festival designed to focus on prom...
2014.10.17
Bullfighting spices up Uruma Festival [Festival]
The bulls will be running Saturday at the 9th Uruma Festival’s Bullfighting Tournament. The Uruma Festival is a two-day event Saturday and Sunday 9 a.m. ~ 9 p.m., but the Bullfight...
2014.10.17
Marisa Trio performs Gospel Live in Garaman Hall [ENTERTAINMENT]
A trio consisting of singer Marisa with her powerful voice, the gentle, soft guitar of Takuma Asada, and bassist Yoshiki Takahashi, a well-known support player for many popular Jap...
2014.10.17
50’s theme marks weekend beach festival [Festival]
The 3rd Azama SunSun Beach Festival is set for Saturday, ready for a typhoon-weary crowd coming to enjoy the ‘Back to 50’s Okinawa!’ theme. Admission is free, including for the mu...
Horoscope [Horoscope]
Oct 16 ~ 22 Aries You have this urge to change something, and that includes yourself. Maybe you are looking for perfection, but even when you know that no one can be perfect, this ...
2014.10.14
Story of a rope; Naha Tsunahiki [Festival]
The Naha Tsunahiki or Tug-of-War rope is more than 200 meters (650 feet) long this year, weighs 90,500 pounds, and is 1.56 meters in diameter. It takes a lot of straw to create a 4...
2014.10.14
Naha tug-of-war invites everyone to pull their weight this Sunday [Festival]
By Bill Charles For newcomers to Okinawa – and for those who’ve procrastinated through the years – there’s still a chance to be part of a Guinness Book of World Records record! The...
2014.10.11
Junglefest brings adventure to training center [Festival]
For the first time in more than 15 years, Camp Gonsalves and the Jungle Warfare Training Center will open its gates to Japanese nationals to attend Junglefest 2014. Festival partic...
Movies at AAFES Okinawa Theaters Oct. 11~17 [Movies -On Base-]
KADENA THEATER Admission Prices Adult $6.00, Child $3.25 3D movies Adult $8.00 Child $5.25 11 Sat 0930 The Boxtrolls PG 11 Sat 1140 Alexander And The Terrible, Horrible,...
2014.10.10
Supertyphoon Vongfong nears Okinawa, forces cancellation of most weekend events [Festival]
Supertyphoon Vongfong barreling towards Okinawa and on course to Japan has prompted over this weekend has forced organizers to cancel or postpone most of the scheduled events. Acco...
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