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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
Okinawan Food Tasting Event [Cooking Recipe LIFE]
Tomigusuku city Chamber of Commerce offers food tasting event at XROSS*R in American Village Mihama, Chatan. They are doing a survey to find...Read More
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 ent...Read More
Box jellyfish warning issued [Nature & Environment]
Okinawa Department of Public Health and Medical Care issued a warning for box jellyfish (Chironex yamaguchii), known locally as ‘habu kurage,’ on Jun. 1st. The warning advises peop...
2016.05.31
Duruwakashi [Cooking Recipe]
Ingredients (for 2 people) ・3 small taimo ・30g pork ・15g fish paste ・2 slices of dried mushrooms ・100cc soup stock ・Salt to taste Directions Peel taimo and slice. Soak dry mushroom...
2016.05.28
Friends of organic unite at Carnival Park market [Gourmet]
Friends of organic food and other natural products are invited to head for Carnival Park in Mihama on Sunday, Jun. 5th, where a special Farmers’ Market will take place on its 2nd f...
2016.05.28
Election time on Okinawa means plenty of noise [Living]
By David Higgins This summer, an election will be held for the Okinawa Prefecture Assembly so I would advise that you begin to brace yourself now for the onslaught of propaganda no...
2016.05.28
Ajisai’s hydrangea flowers mark beginning of summer [Nature & Environment]
Thousands of the brilliantly colored hydrangea flowers are blooming every year marking the start of the summer on a 9,900-square-meter farm in Izumi, Motobu that once produced tang...
2016.05.28
OIST event sheds light to “Science on Your Plate” [Education]
This Saturday, the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) is hosting a symposium titled “The Science on You Plate” that concentrates on food, its effects on our health ...
2016.05.23
Muji (taimo stalk) soup [Cooking Recipe]
Ingredients (for 4 people) ・10 muji ・1/2 block shima doufu ・200 g pork ・1liter soup stock ・2 tbs miso Directions 1. Wash muji and remove the roots. (Use rubber gloves as muji irr...
2016.05.23
Salon Shanti does Thai massage traditional way [Health & Beauty]
A new Thai Massage salon on Okinawa, Salon Shanti in Uruma City, invites customers to experience a real Thai massage that makes them feel like they’re down in Thailand enjoying a r...
2016.05.19
Fukumi Shimura’s naturally dyed kimonos on exhibit [Living]
By Miki Shioda Fukumi Shimura is one of Japan’s premier textile artists, who is especially known for her use of natural dyes that create different colors depending on the season an...
2016.05.19
Jambo! Africa! Discussion event at Plaza House [Education]
The Maasai people are one of the best-known ethnic groups in Africa, who live in southern Kenya and northern Tanzania. They have become familiar in the west because their living ar...
2016.05.18
24-hour shokudou are ready to serve meals any time, any day [Gourmet]
By Miki Shioda If you were hungry in the middle of night, where would you like to go to eat? Convenience stores are open 24 hours a day, and sell some snack-style food, but few off...
2016.05.16
Nature Miraikan is studying facility from kids through seniors [Nature & Environment]
Nature Miraikan is a camping facility located in Kin Town, where visitors can pitch their own tents on the premises or stay in one of the facility’s rental cottages. Its tent campi...
2016.05.16
“Taanmu Passport” leads visitors on walking tour through Kin [Gourmet]
Kin Town, the self-proclaimed “Taanmu Capital” of Okinawa introduced “Kin Town Taanmu Passport” in March in order to promote the town’s trademark tuber. The passport is...
2016.05.14
Fried Taanmu (Taimo) [Cooking Recipe]
Ingredients (for 4 people) ・2 Taanmu ・Potato starch ・Frying oil ・2tbs Soy sauce ・2tbs Sugar ・1tbs Water Directions 1. Cut taamu into thick slices and batter in potato starch. 2. De...
2016.05.13
Kin Town is prefecture’s main producer of taanmu [Gourmet]
One of the most famous agricultural produces of Kin Town is taanmu, a kind of taro that is grown only on paddy fields with plenty of fresh water available. Kin Town has plenty of p...
2016.05.13
Kin Town is the birthplace of Okinawa taco rice [Gourmet]
By Yuka Arata Kin Town has the distinction of being the place where popular lunch dish taco rice was originally created back in the ’60. Over the years, has since spread to mainlan...
2016.05.09
Yui Yui Yuirail: It all begins at Naha Airport Station [Living]
Yui Rail is the only rail transportation system on Okinawa. It is now running only within Naha City area, but an extension to Urasoe City is currently under construction and schedu...
2016.05.02
Unique local Okinawan brands you can be proud of [Shopping]
By David Higgins The term ‘globalization’ is on the lips of all politicians and economists these days but what does it actually mean and how does it affect us? Can you ...
2016.04.30
Shimarakkyo and octopus carpaccio [Cooking Recipe]
Ingredients (for 4 persons) ・1/2 bdl shimarakkyo ・1 octopus tentacle ・1/2 season-fresh onion ・1/2 paprika (Dressing） ・2tbs olive oil ・1tbs lemon juice ・1tsp garlic paste ・1tsp salt...
2016.04.28
James Skinner to hold lecture at Okinawa Convention Center [Education]
An American James Skinner came to Japan when he was 19 years old and has stayed here the past 21 years by now. A fluent speaker of Japanese, his main business is business consultin...
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