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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
Explore the NEO Park [Nature & Environment Park Travel & Beach]
What can you say? Kids love animals, and visiting a zoo is a great way to spend time with the family. The Okinawa Zoo (Kodomo-no-Kuni) is a ...Read More
Uchima Nishi (West) Park [Park Travel & Beach]
Uchima Nishi Park is located in the Uchima District of Urasoe City, bordering Urasoe and Naha City. The park sits along the Aja River where ...Read More
2023.04.01
Okinawa’s guardian shisa has its own day on April 3 [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 promote Shisa made in the Tsuboya district of...
2021.10.15
Explore the NEO Park [Nature & Environment Park Travel & Beach]
What can you say? Kids love animals, and visiting a zoo is a great way to spend time with the family. The Okinawa Zoo (Kodomo-no-Kuni) is a great place to watch and learn about dif...
2021.10.06
OkiPark Okinawa Comprehensive Park is all about relaxation and leisure [Park Travel & Beach]
Okinawa Comprehensive Park is the largest sports facility on the island, originally built for the Okinawa Kaiho Japan Athletic Festival in 1987. The park has six sport facilities i...
2021.09.25
Uchima Nishi (West) Park [Park Travel & Beach]
Uchima Nishi Park is located in the Uchima District of Urasoe City, bordering Urasoe and Naha City. The park sits along the Aja River where families can enjoy lots of nature. Swimm...
2020.07.22
Discover a place you’ll love to live [LIFE Living Travel & Beach]
What kind of accommodation are you looking for? United Housing supports you to find nice house in Okinawa! More than 10 years this business experience and management of many proper...
2018.12.14
Live in Style at the Okinawa DSH Beach Front Tower [Travel & Beach]
Every year, many people come to Okinawa for a variety of reasons. Many come here as vacationers, others because of work-related jobs, like those who are serving in the US military....
2018.03.14
Beach Opening on Okinawa!! [Travel & Beach]
Are you ready to have some fun?! Get ready to get back in the water because March is the opening season for Okinawa beaches. Check out the summer opening schedule below. And of cou...
2018.03.12
Manza Beach Resort 35th Anniversary Celebration [Travel & Beach]
Summer is around the corner! Starting in March, many beaches around Okinawa will reopened again to the public with the first beach opening celebration taking place on Saturday, Mar...
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...
2017.09.19
Minna island is treasure only 15-minute ferry ride off Motobu [Travel & Beach]
Many of our readers have visited at least some of the islands lying off Okinawa’s main island, most probably Tokashiki or some other of the Kerama islands, which are the most famou...
Jetstar to start direct Naha – Singapore flights in November [Travel & Beach]
Jetstar Airways, a LLC airline, announced the start of a direct Naha-Singapore flight service on Nov. 17th. The flights are the first regular flights on the route. The company will...
Okinawa Aqua Social Fes 2017 scheduled for Marine Day [Travel & Beach]
“Aqua Social Fes 2017”, a beach cleaning event, is scheduled for July 17th, on the beaches along the Kaichu Road in Yonashiro, Uruma City. The event will start at 11 a.m. The event...
Iejima prepares for annual Lily Festival [Travel & Beach]
Ie Island, a 30-minute ferry ride west from Motobu Port, is preparing for the 22nd Iejima Lily Festival scheduled for Apr. 22 through May 7 at the island’s Lily Field Park. During ...
2017.03.14
Manza Beach Resort offers the best marine leisure experience [Travel & Beach]
ANA Intercontinental Manza Beach Resort in Onna Village is located on a long, narrow peninsula that sticks out into the East China Sea, and because of its location, the resort is a...
2016.07.30
Busena Marine Park presents sea life in natural setting [Travel & Beach]
Okinawa has a reputation of having one of the best underwater world off its shores, but everyone is not a diver, and some people don’t even like to swim. For those, the Busena Mari...
2016.07.28
Torii Beach turns up the volume on two party weekends [Travel & Beach]
Torii Beach is this year exploring new ways for its popular annual Summer Party, by having the party on two consecutive weekends. The first installment of the beach fun is this Fri...
2016.07.15
Corona Sunsets are back at Chura Sun Beach [Travel & Beach]
Corona Sunsets, a seasonal car at Chura Sun Beach in Tomigusuku, is again in full swing after opening with a bang last weekend with the Corona Sunsets Music Festival. The beach bar...
2016.05.23
Flying on low cost carrier is different experience [Travel & Beach]
By David Higgins Over our recent Golden Week holidays I took a flight to Taiwan using an LCC (Low Cost Carrier) called ‘Peach Airlines.’ Other low cost carriers serving Okinawa inc...
2016.03.24
Chura-Sun Beach season opens with Disney Parade, charity event [Travel & Beach]
Chura Sun Beach in Toyosaki, Tomigusuku City, has the distinction of being the largest man-made beach on Okinawa. The season opening event of the beach called “We are one!” takes p...
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