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Courtney Christmas Festival starts holly… [Festival]
MCCS will be spreading some extra holiday cheer this year with their 24th Annual Courtney Christmas & Holiday Festival. This free event ...Read More
Shuri Castle and Ryukyu royalty on show … [Festival]
Classical Ryukyu dance, musical drama, ceremonies and a parade on Kokusai Street filled with pageantry are the essence of the traditional Sh...Read More
White Beach Festival is back to entertai… [Festival]
White Beach Festivals have always been fun with a special Navy touch of dragon boat races and other watery fun, and this year’s event promis...Read More
2016.07.17
Urasoe Tedako Festival focuses on local cultural heritage [Festival]
Tedako means ‘children of the sun’, and the annual three-day festival pays homage to a powerful king of the central Ryukyu before it was united into one kingdom. King Eiso had his ...
2016.07.17
Unna Matsuri features folk music, beef soup and fish catching [Festival]
Unna Festival has its 33rd incarnation this year featuring two full days of experience based programs, markets, the largest beef soup on the island, live fish catching contests to ...
2016.07.15
Haebaru event offers kids experience in adult jobs [Festival]
A special event for children is scheduled to take place at Haebaru Central Community Center on July 18. The event is called Kid’s Park, and the idea is to give the children an oppo...
2016.07.15
Okinawa’s tallest dam shows nature, environment on canoe, boat trips [Festival]
Higashi Village on the northeastern coast of Okinawa main island is an active community of some 2,000 residents. It’s known for its Azalea Festival in the spring, its large Eco-par...
2016.07.01
Taiho Dam Festival offers day of fun and education [Festival]
In order to ensure a stable supply of fresh water, the government has built a number of dams in the prefecture. Taiho Dam in Ogimi Village is the second tallest dam on Okinawa at 7...
2016.07.01
Corona Sunsets Festival rocks Chura Sun Beach this weekend [Festival]
Last year, Molson Coors Japan Co., Ltd, set up a seasonal bar at Chura Sun Beach in Tomigusuku to promote beverages and drinks produced by the Mexican brewer, Corona. The Corona Su...
2016.06.27
Peaceful Love slated to rock the island on Jul. 9, 10 [Festival]
By far the most enduring rock concert tradition on Okinawa is the Peaceful Love Rock Festival that has taken place in the middle of the summer every year since 1983. This year the ...
2016.06.22
Dragon boats compete for Governor’s Cup trophy at Manza Beach [Festival]
This Sunday, the ANA Intercontinental Manza Beach Resort stages the 33rd Okinawa Governor’s Cup “Manza Haarii Festival” with the best dragon boat paddlers taking a measure of each ...
2016.06.22
Nishihara Peace Music Festival has serious message [Festival]
Today is the 71st anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa in 1945, and the 26th Nishihara Peace Music Festival is the lighter annual addition to official ceremonies that ta...
2016.06.21
Kugani-nu Kanasa aims to make people think about peace [Festival]
An event called Kugani-nu Kanasa is scheduled to take place at Okinawa Peace Memorial Park on the eve of the Okinawa Memorial Day (Irei-no Hi). The Jun. 22 Kugani-nu Kanasa is the ...
2016.06.17
Fathers’ Day bullfighting tournament [Festival]
June 19 is the Father’s Day, and Ishikawa Multipurpose Dome in Uruma City has a bit different and exotic entertainment to offer on that day. The dome is the venue of the largest Ok...
2016.06.10
Nirai Haarii invites everyone to share in family fun at Fisherina [Festival]
Uminchu Wharf, also known as Chatan Fisherina area, next to Hilton Okinawa Chatan Resort is a facility that aims to become the center of marine leisure activities of every kind on ...
2016.06.10
Fresh fish aficionados have Fathers’ Day fest at Tomari Iyumachi [Festival]
One of the more interesting festivals on Okinawa takes place every year on the weekend of Fathers’ Day at Tomari fishing port in Naha that usually is more of a realm of restaurant ...
2016.06.10
Kanaderu Park invites everyone to enjoy start of summer [Festival]
Kanaderu Park, an outdoor music event that takes place four times a year, once in about every three months, on Chuo Park Avenue in Okinawa City, on a number of stages set along the...
2016.05.19
Orion Happy Park fetes 5th anniversary with ”Happy Party” [Festival]
Orion ‘Yambaru-no Mori’ is a restaurant inside Orion Beet’s ‘Happy Park’ facility within Orion Brewery in Nago, where the brewery entertains visitors, and also the public can have ...
2016.05.13
SUM 41 headlines weekend Camp Schwab Festival [Festival]
Camp Schwab in the north is the place to be this weekend when it opens gates to local folks to joint its Marines at the annual Camp Schwab Festival where there will be fun and acti...
2016.05.13
Nanmin Festival is steeped in cultural traditions [Festival]
Naminoue Shrine, known as the largest and most popular shrine in Naha, was also one of the official shrines in the Ryukyu Kingdom. The shrine also hosts an annual spring festival, ...
2016.05.02
Koinobori fly through Golden Week in honor of children [Festival]
Koinobori, or carp streamers, are flying in many places on Okinawa during the Golden Week. Originally appeared as symbols for the Boys Day, they are now flown in honor of all child...
2016.05.01
All kids enjoy Adventure World at Chatan Dome [Festival]
Adventure World, a children’s event that takes place every year during the ‘Golden Week’ at Chatan Dome in Mihama, is eagerly looked forward by children of all ages as a rainproof ...
2016.04.28
Naha Haarii starts Okinawa summer festival season [Festival]
The Golden Week gets officially started tomorrow with a national holiday called ‘Showa-no Hi’ that honors the birthday of the previous Japanese emperor posthumously named ‘Showa’ a...
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