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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
What do you do on Okinawa during the New… [CULTURE LIFE]
It’s finally the end of the year 2025, and so it’s time to ask how was your year 2026? Good memories, bad memories, each person has their ow...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
2014.03.31
Travel experience brings Thai cuisine to Naha [Gourmet]
American entrepreneur Grant Hutter took a vacation from Okinawa to Thailand, fell in love, and has brought his lust for the flavorful Thai cuisine back to Naha. The Thai Bistro loc...
2014.03.28
AMICUS ready for fresh start! [Education]
By E. Heinrich-Sanchez As students and teachers prepare to start the new school year on Apr. 1st and the beginning of the new Junior High School class at AMICUS, those involved are...
2014.03.28
Helios Pub to feature craft beers fest this weekend [Gourmet]
Lovers of microbrew and craft beers will have a feast this weekend when BeerFest Okinawa 2014 pops open the suds. The event concentrates in Helios Pub on Kokusai Street both Saturd...
2014.03.24
Okinawa World Habu Museum introduces “Snakes over your head!” [Nature & Environment]
If there’s one animal that everyone on Okinawa knows, at least by name, it’s habu-snake. Although very few people ever see the venomous pit viper in the wild, just about everyone w...
2014.03.22
Crafts, fun highlight Itoman Chimu Chimu Market [Living]
Dances, live music, foods and, of course, a variety of arts and crafts booths will fill the Itoman City Central Market Sunday during the Chimu Chimu Market. The flea market runs 10...
2014.03.20
Moon Beach Yachimun Market showcases Okinawan ceramics [Shopping]
The annual three-day 21st All Okinawa Yachimun Market at Hotel Moon Beach Inner Exhibition Hall is an established venue to purchase quality ceramic products at prices that everyone...
2014.03.20
AMICUS dream is alive and well despite of rocky seas [Education]
By Edo Heinrich-Sanchez March is the time for graduations in Okinawa and yesterday a new class graduated at Okinawa AMICUS International school,. Proud parents, teachers and all i...
2014.03.20
Grand Blue holds four-day fresh Oyster Fair [Gourmet]
Japan’s freshest, most famous oysters are now hitting the dinner tables in Okinawa. Oysters from the Seto Inland Sea are being harvested and flown direct to Okinawa daily, where th...
2014.03.18
There are options for TV watcher on Okinawa [Technology]
By David Higgins If you live off base and are wondering which channel HBO is on, stop the channel surfing because you are in for a big surprise. In Japan, there is no HBO. There ...
2014.03.17
Gesashi mangrove forest brings visitors close to nature [Nature & Environment]
There are many places on Okinawa where mangroves grow, and one of the largest mangrove forests is at the mouth of Gesashi River in Higashi Village. The mangroves stretch about one ...
2014.03.17
Fukuji Dam keeps Okinawa water supplies flowing [Nature & Environment]
Fukuji Dam is a rock-fill embankment dam, the largest on Okinawa and even in the whole nation. The dam was built for the purpose of water supply and flood control, because despite ...
2014.03.13
Explore science at OIST Open Campus [Education]
The Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) is hosting an open day on Sunday, giving the community an opportunity to both see the state-of-the-art graduate university, a...
AMICUS, school in distress – Is Obunsha friend or foe? [Education]
By Edo Heinrich-Sanchez The Official Description: Okinawa AMICUS International is a special initiative of the Governor of Okinawa in an effort to serve the children of researchers ...
2014.03.12
Dozens of stores set for Okinawa City Craft Fair [Living]
A four-day Okinawa City Craft Fair opens Thursday at the Plaza House Shopping Center, featuring more than five dozen area stores specializing in Okinawa arts and crafts. Admission ...
2014.03.10
Art of sugarcane dyeing taught at Ryubo [Shopping]
Uji Zome is a type of fabric, which uses sugarcane-based dye for color. The sugarcane dyeing was first created and instituted in Tomigusuku in 1989, and it is now registered as a s...
2014.03.10
Chrysanthemum illuminations worth the look [Nature & Environment]
Chrysanthemum cultivation is one of Okinawa’s most common agricultural enterprises, as the island has the ideal weather to cultivate the flower for sale all over Japan. Although ma...
2014.03.07
Yui-Yui walks offer challenges and scenic views [Nature & Environment]
Adventure, challenges, terrific views of Okinawa and camaraderie are all part of this coming weekend’s 6th Yui-Yui Walks. The walks are organized, and not simply strolls down neigh...
2014.03.07
Flea market for hunters of old records this Sunday [Shopping]
Flea markets attract many potential buyers, but the Sunday flea market in the center of Naha on Sunrise Street in the Matsuo district just a block off from the Kokusai Street is so...
2014.03.07
Japan’s English education needs new head start [Education]
I am writing this from the trenches of elementary school with students wrestling, horsing around and getting ready for lunch. Last week I had in mind to do a short piece on Japan&#...
2014.03.07
Fresh Kyushu oysters on sale in Tomigusuku [Gourmet]
Kyushu’s Buzen Sea, located between Fukuoka and Oita Prefectures, is said to have the world’s best – and most nutritious — oysters. This weekend, those Buzen Sea oysters are being ...
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