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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
2013.03.12
Artistic tattoos focus at new ink spot [Health & Beauty]
Tattoo artist Mikazuki is working wonders with creative body art in Chatan’s Sunabe area, unveiling his designs at a newly opened Super Garlic Tattoo shop. Mikazuki, who’s both own...
2013.03.10
Azaleas are in full bloom at Higashi Village [Nature & Environment]
This week’s sunshine has been perfect for the island’s azaleas, which are now in bloom in Higashi Village where the 31st Azalea Festival is under way. The flower festival is runnin...
2013.03.09
Yaedake park hosts 6th Forest Market in Motobu [Shopping]
An every-other-month outdoor market in northern Okinawa welcomes visitors at the Yaedake Sakura Forest Park in Motobu Town Sunday. The Forest Market this go-around is named ‘Spring...
2013.03.07
Oysters take center at Oyster Festival [Gourmet]
It’s billed as an event for people from Fukuoka now living in Okinawa, but the 5th Buzen Ocean Oyster Festival this weekend at Toyosaki is for anyone who really loves oysters. The ...
2013.03.07
Naha Meal Grand Prix introduces gourmet foods to public [Gourmet]
The Naha Family Festival 2013 is held at Onoyama Park Athletic Field, Sunday, and brings with it a one-of-a-kind gourmet competition aimed at promoting the local Naha City economy....
2013.03.04
Venture into adventure in northern Okinawa [Nature & Environment]
By Bill Charles Cape Hedo is the northernmost point on Okinawa Island. It is also one of the island’s most famous landmarks, attracting visitors both for its sheer beauty and for i...
2013.03.04
Ryubo presents import interior fair [Shopping]
Spring’s coming, and it’s time to begin thinking about some interior decorating with an international flair. Ryubo Department Store is making it easy to get new ideas – and some te...
2013.03.04
OIST brings artist and science together [Technology]
Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, OIST, will hold a public exhibition –Interacting at the Epidermis—A Quest for identity—to present the works of cele...
2013.03.04
Traditional Okinawa life tools on display and for sale [Shopping]
Okinawans call them ‘life tools’, traditional tools, equipment and material that have been a part of local culture for centuries. Nippon Vision Gallery in Ginowan is now selling th...
2013.03.01
Sunday flea market promotes ecology and recycling ideas [Shopping]
Uruma City’s the venue Sunday for a flea market that is totally based on the concepts of ecology and recycling. The 8 a.m. ~ 1 p.m. flea market in the MaxValu Ishikawa Store parkin...
2013.03.01
Nigiwai Marche in Makishi is this weekend’s Hai Sai Market [Shopping]
More fun and adventure are on tap this weekend to in the Nigiwai Space in the Makishi 2nd public market. The Nigiwai Marche is being called a business trip version of Hai Sai Marke...
2013.03.01
OIST offering tours, demonstrations, seminars Sunday [Education]
It’s a day for kids of all ages – youngsters to senior citizen youth at heart – as Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology opens its campus for a special science day. The Open ...
2013.02.26
Nitori opens its third Okinawa store [Shopping]
The nation’s largest furniture store chain is now celebrating the grand opening of its third store in Okinawa, in Ginowan City’s Oyama district. Nitori Holdings now operates more t...
2013.02.26
‘Tropical’ defines flower show at Okinawa Zoo [Nature & Environment]
The theme of this year’s 4th Okinawa Kodomo-no-Kuni Flower Festival is “tropical”, which may seem a bit strange with this being a sub-tropical island. It is what it is, though, and...
2013.02.22
Mitsukoshi running Nagasaki products & tourism exhibition [Gourmet]
Sweets and foods, agricultural products and a daily dish drawn from Nagasaki’s arsenal of famous dishes, are on tap at the 12th Nagasaki Products & Tourism Exhibition now in pr...
2013.02.22
Ryukyu glass tops deals at Outlet Bargain Market [Shopping]
The organizers of the Outlet Bargain Market in Onna Village are calling Sunday’s marketplace something really special, where Ryukyu glass will be on sale at terrific prices. The Ry...
2013.02.19
Michi-no Eki Itoman is fun shopping experience [Shopping]
By Mana Kohatsu It’s not quite the same as a TransAmerica or Flying J truck stop and rest area in the U.S., but Michi-no Eki Itoman bears the Okinawa footprint of a rest area, supe...
2013.02.19
Get ready for 6th Yonabaru Light Truck Market on 24th [Shopping]
Be not misled, but be prepared for a fun Sunday the 24th as the 6th Yonabaru Light Truck Market opens on Ebisu Street in Yonabaru. It’s not really a light truck market, as there ar...
2013.02.17
Ryubo Art Salon exhibits French Art Nouveau [Living]
A pair of 19th century French artists who worked with glass and crystal are in the Okinawa spotlight as Ryubo Hall presents the Galle & Daum Exhibition beginning Tuesday. Emile...
2013.02.17
American Kitchen offers impossible-to-beat menu [Gourmet]
The owners jokingly call the American Kitchen a one-stop shop. If you want good, hot cheese beef steak subs, large tacos, spicy hot dogs, the best of East-Asian curries, great pizz...
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