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Yohena’s Ajisai-en, The Hydrangea Garden… [Nature & Environment]
As spring moves toward summer, the floral landscape of northern Okinawa is taking on new colors as hydrangea flowers, or ajisai’s in Japanes...Read More
Okinawa Beach Opening Information 2025 [Nature & Environment News]
Okinawa Beach Opening Information 2025 Ginowan Tropical Beach (Apr. 26) Chatan Sunset Beach (Apr. 11) Chatan Araha Beach (Mid. Apr.) Nish...Read More
International Orchid Show opens Nov. 12 … [Nature & Environment]
Orchids are one of the largest families of flowering plants with some 28,000 different species. They are also widely admired for their beaut...Read More
2026.05.10
Yohena’s Ajisai-en, The Hydrangea Garden of Motobu [Nature & Environment]
As spring moves toward summer, the floral landscape of northern Okinawa is taking on new colors as hydrangea flowers, or ajisai’s in Japanese, are now bursting into full bloom. In ...
2026.01.17
“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...
2025.03.18
Okinawa Beach Opening Information 2025 [Nature & Environment News]
Okinawa Beach Opening Information 2025 Ginowan Tropical Beach (Apr. 26) Chatan Sunset Beach (Apr. 11) Chatan Araha Beach (Mid. Apr.) Nishihara Kira Kira Beach (Apr. 20) Yomitan ...
2022.11.09
International Orchid Show opens Nov. 12 in Motobu [Nature & Environment]
Orchids are one of the largest families of flowering plants with some 28,000 different species. They are also widely admired for their beauty and pleasant fragrance, and an object ...
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...
2021.10.10
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...
2021.01.13
Strawberry Picking on subtropical island [ENTERTAINMENT Nature & Environment]
Strawberries are synonymous with the spring season. It’s easy to pop into the supermarket and grab pack of fresh strawberries. But having a hands-on experience picking your own str...
2020.10.23
Kuwanso Daylily in Nakijin is in full bloom [Community Nature & Environment]
The Kuwasano (daylily) field at Zamami Farm in Unten Nakijin village is now in full bloom and the farm is offering a flower picking experience for visitors. One interesting fact is...
2020.03.16
Whale watching season is on!! [Nature & Environment]
Okinawa is one of the best locations for whale watching as the winter brings the annual migration of humpback whales to waters off Kerama Islands where they give birth and nurture ...
2019.03.13
Mabuni Sunflower Maze reminds visitors of Tohoku disaster [Nature & Environment]
It has been eight years since the disaster of the Great Northeast Japan Earthquake and Tsunami and its following Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster took place. Okuma Town is on...
2018.05.24
The Okinawa Rail [Nature & Environment]
The Okinawa Rail, also known as the Yanbaru Kuina in its native dialect, is a ground-living bird belonging to the Rallidae family of bird species. It is a flightless bird having an...
2017.11.10
Camp festival “GO OUT CAMP” is coming to Okinawa [Nature & Environment]
Japan’s one of the biggest camp festival “GO OUT CAMP” is coming to Okinawa for the first time. You will definitely get hooked on the fun packed weekend with camping, music, ...
2017.05.26
100-year-old Uto Yohena still smiling with her hydrangeas [Nature & Environment]
Marking the start of summer, thousands of brilliantly colored hydrangea flowers bloom every year on a 9,900-square-meter farm in Izumi, Motobu, which once produced tangerines. The ...
2017.05.03
Hedo Misaki: Where Ocean Meets the Sea [Nature & Environment]
Less than a two hour drive from the crowds and traffic of Okinawa City, you can find yourself surrounded by the craggy beauty of Hedo misaki or Hedo Point. Here, you can stand on t...
2017.02.15
Annual dance of humpbacks off Zamami is in full swing [Nature & Environment]
Every winter from end of December through early April, humpback whales make their annual migration to waters off Okinawa, and whale watching has become one of the main tourist attr...
27 Okinawa species listed as nationally endangered [Nature & Environment]
The Japanese Government decided in a cabinet meeting Tuesday to list 27 species of animals and plants from Okinawa as nationally endangered species, and to ban their capture or tra...
Coconut crab has strongest claws of all crustaceans [Nature & Environment]
According to a research by Okinawa Churashima Foundation, coconut crabs are able to exert up to 336.5 kg pressure with their claws making them the strongest among all crustaceans. ...
2016.11.07
When sun sets at Sunabe Seawall watch for green flash [Nature & Environment]
David Higgins Living along the Sunabe Seawall, there are evenings when you catch a glimpse of the sky and recognize that a phenomenal sunset is about to go down. These are the even...
100 new species of insects found in Okinawa City [Nature & Environment]
An environmental research in Takiyamabaru, a forested area in northern Okinawa City, that has been ongoing since 2012, has yielded about 100 species of insects never seen before. A...
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