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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
2013.07.18
Shozy Band brings rock ‘n’ roll to Arte Koza [ENTERTAINMENT]
It’s an every-Friday-and-Saturday-night event, as rock ‘n’ roll band Shozy tunes up the guitars at Arte Koza in Okinawa City. The glitzy band performs for free –no cover charge at ...
2013.07.18
Yangqin Concert coming Saturday in Sugar Hall [ENTERTAINMENT]
FM Nanjo is presenting a concert by Agun Kin, a globally prominent Chinese Yangqin player, in the Nanjo City Sugar Hall Cultural Center as part of its start-up service commemoratio...
2013.07.18
Naha Jazz Musicians to perform at Palette Kumoji [ENTERTAINMENT]
The event space of Palette Kumoji in Naha City is set to host a series of free jazz concerts beginning tomorrow evening, and running through August. The sightseeing concerts will b...
2013.07.18
Japanese SDF Summer Festival tomorrow on Naha Air Base [Festival]
Japanese Air Self Defense Forces are pulling out all the stops tomorrow for its annual Naha Summer Festival. The festivities will take place from 5:20 p.m. ~ 9 p.m. at the Naha Air...
Horoscope [Horoscope]
July 18 ~ 24 Aries Are you ready to make changes regarding your future? Before you start, you have to make it clear to yourself where you are going and how you are going to get the...
2013.07.17
Link Up! At RJ’s Social: New music concept [ENTERTAINMENT]
Free music live performances in various live houses and bars located in Koza, in the center of Okinawa city, are common every day, but now an entrepreneur has created a new concept...
2013.07.15
Indian Classical Court Music coming to Okinawa [ENTERTAINMENT]
A Night of Indian Classical Court Music is on tap this week at the Café & Dining Three in Okinawa City. This performance is part of a series of classical court music of India p...
2013.07.15
Realistic haunted house lures visitors to Ashibina [ENTERTAINMENT]
Haunted houses are a part of the traditional landscape during certain times of the year, but it takes the works of an expert to create a heart-pounding, scary haunted house like th...
2013.07.12
‘Peaceful Love’ rocks Okinawa this weekend [Festival]
Perhaps the best known annual rock event in Okinawa, the “Peaceful Love Rock Festival” take place this weekend for the 31st time. While the festival traditionally features the best...
2013.07.12
Guests are singers at Music Lover Festival [ENTERTAINMENT]
In a twist to most festivals and concerts, Exit Café in Ishikawa is hosting a Music Lover Festival on Sunday that lets the guests do the performing. The Music Lover Festival runs 5...
2013.07.12
Raft races highlight Hija River Kappa Festival [Festival]
Sunday’s 26th Hija River Kappa Festival is a day of raft races and challenges for men, women and kids, coupled with canoeing, a flea market, experience classes and just plain fun f...
2013.07.12
Expo Park Summer Festival lights skies Saturday [Festival]
Emerald Beach on Ocean Expo Park is the venue Saturday for the 35th Ocean Expo Park Summer Festival, a one-day event that has become Okinawa’s greatest fireworks festival. Admissio...
Horoscope [Horoscope]
July 11 ~ 17 Aries This is a good time to get ahead in many different fields in your life. As you have many projects going on, it is very important that you are well organized. A s...
2013.07.09
Festival offers kids grown up job experiences [Festival]
The Kids Job Simulated Experience Festival is something special, coming up a week from now at Itoman City. The purpose of the jobs festival is for children to experience various oc...
2013.07.07
Peaceful Love Rock Fest gears up [ENTERTAINMENT]
One of the largest music events in Okinawa, Peaceful Love Rock Festival is again on schedule for July 13 (Sat) and 14 (Sun). At a press conference at Music Town Sound Market in Oki...
2013.07.05
Saturday is Eisa Night 2013 at Oto Ichiba [Festival]
“Eisa Night” is a series of popular presentations taking place 10 times at several places during Okinawa’s long, hot summer. This weekend’s program is performed at Music Town Oto I...
2013.07.04
Yanbaru Reggae Festival jammin’ on Sunday [ENTERTAINMENT]
A free reggae field festival is set to begin Sunday from noon and continue well into the night at Nago City’s 21st Century Forest Park outdoor stage. Admission to the festival is f...
2013.07.04
Motobu Summer Festival opens at noon Saturday [Festival]
An afternoon festival featuring music, sweets, sports and martial arts, the Motobu Summer Festival, kicks off at noon Saturday. Admission is free for the typical local summer festi...
Horoscope [Horoscope]
July 4 ~ 10 Aries It seems that what you do in your love life is successful, although you may feel otherwise from time to time. But at those times, just take a break, and think car...
2013.07.03
Two-day Hawaiian Luau at Moon Beach [ENTERTAINMENT]
The Aloha spirit will be in full swing for two days early next month as Hotel Moon Beach puts on the Hawaiian Luau. The July 6th and 7th Hawaiian luau and celebration is free to ta...
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