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Cosmos in full bloom in Nishihara [Community]
A cosmos field in front of Uchima Udun (内間御殿) at Kadekaru, Nishihara Town, is in full bloom. Photo enthusiasts and families visit the field ...Read More
Miyako Island presents beauty of nature … [Okinawa Series]
By Jun Ikemura Miyako is the fourth largest island in the Ryukyu Island chain that forms Okinawa Prefecture, of which Okinawa main island is...Read More
Kin Town presents unique mix of nostalgi… [Okinawa Series]
By Jun Ikemura Kin Town is located on the east coast in the middle part of Okinawa Island, just soutwest of Ginoza Village, northeast of Uru...Read More
2018.04.01
Eisa is Okinawa’s showcase tradition [Community]
Eisa is a type of dance that evolved from Buddhist bon odori traditions into a type of entertainment that is now ubiquitous in all festive occasions and entertainment at resort hot...
2018.02.27
Street flea market on Chuo Park Avenue this Sunday [Community CURRENT ISSUE]
Coco Zakka Style is sponsoring a Coco de Flea market on Chuo Park Avenue in Okinawa City this Sunday, Mar. 4th, from 11:00 to 16:00. This is the sixth time the annual flea market i...
2018.01.29
Cosmos in full bloom in Nishihara [Community]
A cosmos field in front of Uchima Udun (内間御殿) at Kadekaru, Nishihara Town, is in full bloom. Photo enthusiasts and families visit the field to enjoy the view and taking photos. The...
Okinawa Ongakumura offers music history on iPad [History]
Ongakumura (Music Village) in the Ichibangai Mall in Okinawa City has started a new service offering the public a chance to view a photo exhibition of Okinawa’s long and colorful m...
2018.01.25
Bad goes out and good comes in on Setsubun [Community]
Feb. 3 is called “Setsubun-no Hi” in Japan. According to the lunar calendar, the day marks the last day of the winter, and literally means the “division of seasons (節分)”. However, ...
2018.01.18
Japanese white plum blossoms in full bloom at Genka, Nago City [Community]
The Nago Cherry Blossom Festival is famous as the earliest cherry blossom festival in Japan, but before the cherry trees start to bloom, Japanese white plum blossoms are in full bl...
Yomitan Lantern Festival starts with free workshop [Community]
Murasaki Mura in Yomitan will organize lantern making workshops before the “Yomitan Yoakari Project”, a lantern festival for public to enjoy the light of lanterns in Yomitan Villag...
Exhibition showcases history of embroidery in Koza [History]
Representatives of a group compiling the history of Okinawa City are holding an exhibition titled “Kichinoarumachi – Koza to Sishuten” showcasing the history of embroidery in the c...
Okinawa Aqua Social Fes 2017 scheduled for Marine Day [Community]
“Aqua Social Fes 2017”, a beach cleaning event, is scheduled for July 17th, on the beaches along the Kaichu Road in Yonashiro, Uruma City. The ecent will start at 11 a.m. The event...
Cosmos festival planned for Fureai Garden in Urasoe [Community]
The Urasoe Green Heights Residents’ Association is organizing a cosmos festival in Fureai Garden next to Maeda sewer pump station in Urasoe City. The festival will take place from ...
2017.06.01
Ajisai-en welcomes summer with 100-year old owner’s smile [Community]
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...
2017.05.13
POPS presents Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” to take Okinawa by storm! [Community]
The Pacific Okinawa Players are presenting William Shakespeare’s The Tempest on the stage of the Foster Community Center Auditorium. The production will run from May 19 through 28t...
Photo exhibit of Naha farmers’ market now open [Community]
A photo exhibition of “Anyatan Nouren Market” sponsored by Okinawa Times and the Naha Central Farmers’ Market Business Cooperative opened Monday at the same market in Naha City. 67...
New playground opens in Kin Town [Community]
Children in Kin Town had a reason to rejoice as a new playground completely new equipment was opened in the town last week. The opening ceremony for the park was held Friday with t...
Pizza House Restaurant to re-open in Minatogawa [Community]
Pizza House, an iconic western style restaurant that first opened in 1958 in Okinawa City and closed in 2010 in Gusukuma, Urasoe, is scheduled to re-open its main restaurant in Min...
2017.02.12
Pacific Okinawa Players present Willy Wonka [Community]
“Come with me and you’ll be in a world of pure imagination” are the opening lines to Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka JR. presented by Pacific Okinawa Players (POPs), the only community th...
Chatan starts 5-year entertainment project [Community]
Chatan Town has started a 5-year project called “Chatan Entertainment Park City Promotion Project” to develop human resources for entertainment events in the town. About 30 graduat...
2016.12.27
Hatsumode, first visit to shrine is proper way to begin New Year [Community]
The first visit of the year to a shrine or temple is an important Japanese tradition. About three quarters of the Japanese are said to be following the tradition with the first vis...
2016.11.28
Okinawan religion centers on family, based on mix of beliefs [History]
Hoshin Nakamura NPO Okinawa Language Center Religion talks about the “relationship between humans and the Maker of all existence.” The Maker has different name in different culture...
2016.11.14
Nanjo homeowners show their green thumb skills [Community]
Every spring and fall since 2010, private homeowners in Nanjo City have opened the gates to their private gardens to show the public the results of their labors and skills of their...
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