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Shimenawa, sacred New Year rice straw fe… [Living]
“Shimenawa,” literally a “closing rope” is a decoration mostly seen at Shinto shrines to mark holy places where spirits reside. A variation ...Read More
Okinawa Expressway Renewal Work Starts J… [CURRENT ISSUE LIFE Living]
NEXCO, the company operating the Okinawa Expressway announces that Expressway renewal works start from January 6th to April 28th in 2026 bet...Read More
June 1st is day dedicated to Okinawa's K… [Living]
June 1st is the day of “Kariyushi” wear. “Kariyushi” is an Okinawan word meaning “harmony” or “happiness.” It has also come to m...Read More
2013.02.15
Lacquerware is face of Okinawa [Living]
By Bill Charles Ryukyu Lacquer ware began its history as a tribute item for the emperor of China or Japan, and not for the public, so its popularity is something of a more recent p...
2013.02.12
Valentine’s Day is time for romantics [Living]
By Bill Charles Romance blooms unfettered in February, and seemingly, there is no one exempt from the love bug. Love flows eternal on St. Valentine’s Day, coming up next Thursday, ...
2013.02.05
Christian Lassen to join marine art exhibition [Living]
An authority on marine art is joining Okinawa Convention Center for a special Ocean Angels 2 exhibition of 100 marine art works going on display February 8th ~ 11th. Christian Lass...
2013.01.15
Okinawa Champlu Expo is ‘different’ [Living]
An expo or a festival typically has a theme, but the Okinawa Champlu Expo is way different, integrating a total of 105 excursions and events in its campaign running down through th...
2013.01.04
Bokunen Exhibition in Mihama recognizes popular Okinawan [Living]
Bokunen Naka is one of Okinawa’s most popular artists, specializing in a back hand color printing. The artist, born on Izena Island in 1953, has applied his talents to print works ...
2013.01.01
Ryubo Cat Exhibition showcases more than 50 feline breeds [Living]
Ryubo Department Store’s come up with an unusual exhibition to start the new year; the downtown Naha department store is featuring a Cat Exhibition with more than 50 breeds of cats...
2012.12.15
Danish artisan’s quilts draw attention at exhibition [Living]
By just about anyone’s definition, Gerda Bengtsson is the world’s best-ever artisan specializing in embroidery, knitting and hand-printed textiles. Danish by birth, but trained in ...
2012.12.07
Okinawa Total Living Show opens Friday at Convention Center [Living]
“Building house matching nature” is the theme of the 26th Okinawa Total Living Show, which this year opens tomorrow at the Ginowan Convention Center. The three-day event runs Frida...
2012.12.07
Healing Art Exhibition starts 11th at Okinawa Prefectural Museum [Living]
The exhibition title at first sounds a little different, because healing art doesn’t seem quite right, but once the meaning is understood, it all makes sense. Healing art means “th...
2012.12.01
Omar Books becoming Woods in December [Living]
Omar Books in Kitanakagusuku Village is transforming itself, or at least it’s approach to books, in December with a focus on their true origins. The people describing a tree, plant...
2012.11.22
Okinawa’s own Bingata on Exhibition starting today [CULTURE Living]
T he 36th Ryukyu Bingata Union Exhibition is setting up housekeeping in the Naha City Culture Tenbus Hall today for a four-day exhibition of the classic Okinawa fabric and design. ...
2012.11.16
Artist Yoshiriki Yamada brings Okinawa ceramics to life [Living]
In today’s modern society, life styles are diversified and traditional handicrafts take a backseat, an action that has ceramic artist Yoshiriki Yamada concerned. He’s a believer in...
2012.11.09
Patchwork Quilt Exhibition opens for three-day run [Living]
The Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum is the venue for a special 15th Patchwork Quilt Exhibition through Sunday. Admission is free for the exhibition, which runs 10 a.m. ~ ...
2012.11.09
Vietnamese lacquer paintings on display in Urasoe [Living]
A unique southeast Asian lacquer art is the focus of an exhibition by 27 artisans running through November 18th at the Urasoe Art Museum. Admission is free to the Vietnam Lacquer P...
2012.10.19
Yomitan’s annual Yachimun Pottery Market this weekend [Living Shopping]
It happens only once a year, when the pottery artisans of Yomitan Village band together to have a super pottery market. This year the event takes place this weekend at a Gala Aoium...
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