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[2009-06-11] Gardening enthusiasts with a green thumb, and those who simply appreciate the beauty of tropical flowers, foliage and trees, are soaking up that beauty this week at the Summer Garden Plant Market Exhibition in Okinawa City.
The event sponsored by the Okinawa City Petal Gardening Production Association and the Okinawa Times newspaper company runs through Sunday at the Okinawa City Agriculture Study Center, 2380 Noborikawa. Read More! [2009-03-27] The sun is shining, temperatures are warm, and so is the water.
The favorable omens of Spring signal the start of the beaches season on Okinawa. Read More! [2009-03-06] Fifty thousand azaleas are showing their colors in northern Okinawa, only weeks after cherry blossoms made their 2009 debut.
Azalea, the delicate flower called ‘royalty of the garden’ is making its annual splash beginning tomorrow as the Higashi Village Azalea Festival begins its three-week run. Read More! [2009-01-30] The cherry blossoms are in full bloom in the Nago area, and the weatherman is promising to cooperate with this weekend’s opening of the 47th Nago Cherry Blossom Festival.
Good timing, too, as the Nago Cherry Blossom Festival, and a second at nearby Nakijin Castle are not-to-be-missed events. Read More! [2009-01-23] The annual migration of the whales to the Kerama Archipelago is under way, and whale watching trips, exhibitions and concerts are part of the festivities.
The whales began their treks to the Okinawa region late last month, and will continue hanging around the area until late March. Read More! [2008-06-26] A Saturday beach cleaning is in the works for Southern Links Beach, and NPO Okinawa OCEAN is joining forces with Citigroup and the general public to participate in a third cleaning at the beach.
The beach cleaning gets under way at 1 p. Read More! [2008-04-25] Ie Island on Okinawa’s northwest coast is excited about its 13th annual Ie Island Lily Festival, which gets under way Saturday.
The festival mixing more than 200,000 Teppo Yuri lily blossoms, music and dance this year spans three weekends, running through May 5th. Read More! [2008-04-11] A local company committed to promoting Okinawa Prefecture is renewing its pitch to encourage everyone to get on the bandwagon and let the world know ‘I Love Okinawa’.
The ‘I Love Okinawa’ company has a colorful and varied line of products perfect for gifts and souvenirs, and also for locals to proclaim their affection for the islands. Read More! [2008-03-22] The delicate azalea flower is called “royalty of the garden”, and it is the star of the show in northern Okinawa’s Higashi Village this weekend.
The Higashi Village Azalea Festival is in full bloom with 50,000 azaleas blossoms blanketing the mountainside and dazzling visitors with their spectacular colors. Read More! [2008-02-28] Humpback whales are now migrating to Okinawan waters, an annual affair for the big, slow beasts, and opportunities are available to watch them play and frolic.
The most popular places to view the whales is in the Kerama Islands, near Naha. Read More!
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