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"Tankan" is taste of Okinawan winter [Nature & Environment]
“Tankan” is an Okinawan tangerines. They’re relatively small, and their orange-colored skin looks a bit rough and hard to peel o...Read More
Shoji Paper screen repair demonstration [House Keeping]
The Makeman DIY shops in Okinawa will demonstrate how to repair and replace the shoji paper screens in December. Even for Japanese, replacin...Read More
OkiPark Ounoyama Park: Okinawa’s Place f… [Park]
Ounoyama Park is a comprehensive athletic park in Naha with number of various athletic facilities. The park includes Naha Cellular Stadium, ...Read More
2022.01.17
“Tankan” is taste of Okinawan winter [Nature & Environment]
“Tankan” is an Okinawan tangerines. They’re relatively small, and their orange-colored skin looks a bit rough and hard to peel off. But once you try a taste of it, I be...
2022.01.03
Find symbol of your year to visit the right temple [Living]
By Jun Ikemura Happy New Year to all of OkinaWanderer readers!! How was your New Year holiday on Okinawa? This New Year was very unusual as the weather was sunny and warm enough to...
2021.12.29
Shimenawa, sacred New Year rice straw festoon brings good luck [Living]
“Shimenawa,” literally a “closing rope” is a decoration mostly seen at Shinto shrines to mark holy places where spirits reside. A variation of shimenawa is also known as a New Year...
2021.11.30
Shoji Paper screen repair demonstration [House Keeping]
The Makeman DIY shops in Okinawa will demonstrate how to repair and replace the shoji paper screens in December. Even for Japanese, replacing the paper screen for Shoji is not easy...
2021.11.17
OkiPark Ounoyama Park: Okinawa’s Place for Sports and Family [Park]
Ounoyama Park is a comprehensive athletic park in Naha with number of various athletic facilities. The park includes Naha Cellular Stadium, which hosts Japan Professional Baseball ...
2021.11.10
Pacific saury and tomato [Cooking Recipe LIFE]
Japanese people value seasons, hence cherry blossoms being a big thing for us. In each season, there is a particular food we think about. This is especially so for autumn – we say ...
2021.10.26
Art event in Mihama Depot Island is looking for artists! [CURRENT ISSUE Living]
OkiArt!! Exhibitors wanted! Join to one of the largest art events on Depot Island. Artists from all over Okinawa will gather to present their works. If you are looking for a ...
2021.10.20
Okinawa Industry Fair will take place online and outdoors this year [Festival Shopping]
Due to COVID-19 and to avoid overcrowding, the annual Okinawa Industry fair will be held again this year but with fewer vendors. Each vendor will showcase their items at the Okinaw...
2021.10.19
The “PayPay” app is offering cash back up to ¥12,000 [CURRENT ISSUE News Technology]
“PayPay” is one of the most popular electronic payment apps in Japan. Ginowan city is trying to promote and encourage cashless payment on the island due to COVID 19 safety measures...
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...
2021.10.14
October 17th, Okinawa Soba Day [ENTERTAINMENT Gourmet LIFE]
A bowl of soba is to Okinawa what a hamburger is to America. Here on the island you can see Okinawa soba signs everywhere. It has become entrenched in the Okinawan psyche. Those wh...
2021.10.10
Reef Currents, Beware! [Nature & Environment]
During summertime, marine activities ramp up around the island making it one of the most enjoyable activities here on Okinawa. However, that doesn’t mean it comes without its hazar...
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...
2021.10.06
Nakami Soup (Pork Guts Soup) [Cooking Recipe CULTURE]
“Nakami” means guts or giblets of a pig, and “jiru (shiru)” means soup. This soup is very common in Okinawa and is offered at special cerebrations, event, or parties. Ingred...
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...
2021.09.07
Chimushinji – Okinawan pork and vegetable soup [Cooking Recipe CULTURE]
Okinawan people eat “Chimushinji” when they have a cold or fell otherwise sick. Ingredients in this dish include pork that contains proteins, fresh Okinawan vegetables, and herbs w...
2021.08.15
“Eisa”, Okinawa’s Famed Tradition [CULTURE CURRENT ISSUE ENTERTAINMENT LIFE]
These days, when people think of Okinawa, the first image that may spring to mind are dancers clad in ceremonious garb armed with taiko drums and folding hand fans. This is Eisa; a...
2021.07.05
Cool eating with “hiyashi somen” chilled noodles [Living]
By Yuka Arata Hiyashi somen are thin wheat noodles served chilled with a tsuyu, a dipping sauce, especially during the hot and humid summer months in Japan. In mainland Japan, it’s...
2021.06.22
Chinbin (Okinawan Traditional Crepe) Serving Size: 12 Rolls [Cooking Recipe]
Ingredients 1 Pack Chinbin Powder 350~400cc water Salad oil How to cook 1. Put Chinbin powder and water in a bowl and mix until the powder thoroughly moisten dough. 2...
2021.05.26
Visit XROSS*R shop and find souvenir crafts that are made with passion [CURRENT ISSUE Shopping]
The XROSS*R shop is a wonderful specialty shop in Depot Island Mihama. This shop gives passionate artisans a place to sell their beautiful creations and to bring their various art ...
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