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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
2018.01.23
Orion Beer is Okinawa’s enduring love afffair [LIFE]
Okinawans love Orion Beer!!! It’s been 61 years since the company was established in 1957, a homegrown Okinawa brewery. It’s absolutely three-star tasting and its refreshing clean...
2018.01.09
OkiPark Vol.23 Jagaru Park [Park]
Jagaru Park in the Yoshihara district of Chatan Town is marked by large differences in its elevation. Its location on a hilltop offers a scenic view of downtown Chatan with the Eas...
2017.12.28
Okinawa soba (Serves 4) [Cooking Recipe]
A custom dictates people to eat noodles on New Year’s Eve, so the recipe in this issue is an easy recipe for Okinawa soba! Noodles are long and get cut easy. Eating noodles on New ...
2017.12.22
OkiPark Vol.22 Tomarigusuku Park [Park]
Tomarigusuku park is located at the area around mouth of the Hijya river in Yomitan village. Because of the hight of the sea level of the park and rock land field, there are good v...
2017.12.22
X’mas Craft with Kids at home! [Child-Raising: Taiyo no Ekubo]
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2017.12.19
Play with Light! X’mas window decor!! [Child-Raising: Taiyo no Ekubo]
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2017.12.15
Chikuwa (Fish sausage) cheese roll (serves 2) [Cooking Recipe]
Ingredients 2 sticks of Chikuwa (fish sausage) 1 sheet of sliced cheese 1 sheet of Nori (roasted laver) How to cook 1. Cut chikuwa open lengthwise with kitchen scissors. &n...
2017.12.12
Home Massage Lino gives Hawaiian Lomi Lomi Massage on your time [Health & Beauty]
The busiest season of the year is here, and among the myriads of tasks and chores one has to accomplish as the year-end nears, taking care of the body often is forgotten. Often peo...
2017.12.09
Easy local vegetable recipe [Child-Raising: Taiyo no Ekubo]
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2017.12.08
OkiPark Vol.21 Chinenmisaki Park [Park]
Chinenmisaki (Cape Chinen) Park in the Chinen district of Nanjo City, is mostly not designed for a kids’ playing ground. Instead, families, couples or even single people just by th...
2017.12.01
Namul with carrots and bean sprouts (Serves 4) [Cooking Recipe]
Ingredients halves of carrots (yellow and red each) 250g bean sprouts 1 tsp chicken stock soup 1 tsp soy sauce 2 tbs sesame oil 2 tbs ground sesame How to cook 1. Pe...
2017.11.27
Experiment with Kids! [Child-Raising: Taiyo no Ekubo]
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2017.11.24
Garlic rotisserie chicken is Okinawa’s power food [Gourmet]
Most of you who have taken a drive around the island have seen shops displaying rotisserie chickens frying on skewers in a restaurant window, but actually, those kinds of stores ar...
2017.11.17
OkiPark Vol.20 Kumiodori Park [Park]
Kumiodori Park is located next to the National Theater Okinawa in Urasoe City. There is no play equipment but a big play field and an artificial water fall streaming down a brick w...
2017.11.17
Shibui nbushi (Simmered winter melon) serves 2 [Cooking Recipe]
Ingredients 1/2 Winter melon (small one) 100g minced meat 1 tsp soup stock powder 1 tbs soy sauce Dash of salt Water How to cook Peel the winter melon and tak...
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, ...
60 stores from Kyoto to hold exhibition at Ryubo [Shopping]
The 26th Kyoto Exhibition featuring 60 long-established stores from Kyoto opens at Ryubo Department Store in Naha until Nov. 13th. Of the 60 stores taking part in the exhibition, 3...
2017.11.08
Ouchi de Craft “Cup Lantern” [Child-Raising: Taiyo no Ekubo]
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2017.11.07
OkiPark Vol.19 Nishizaki Shinsui Park [Park]
Nishizaki Shinsui park is a part of the Nishizaki Athletic Park in Itoman City. The park is very large, and ts name “Shinsui” means “water friendly”. The Nishizaki Athletic Park in...
2017.11.03
Tonjiru (pork soup) serves 4 [Cooking Recipe]
Ingredients 200g pork meat ½ radish 1 carrot 1 burdock root 1 pack konyac 100cc white dashi (soup stock) 2 tbs miso Water How to cook Peel and cut the radish and car...
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