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Lacquerware is face of Okinawa [Living]
By Bill Charles Ryukyu Lacquer ware began its history as a tribute item for the emperor of China or Japan, and not for the public, so its po...Read More
Valentine’s Day is time for romantics [Living]
By Bill Charles Romance blooms unfettered in February, and seemingly, there is no one exempt from the love bug. Love flows eternal on St. Va...Read More
2013.05.09
‘Akezuba’ Exhibition opens tomorrow at OIST [Living]
One of Okinawa’s top rated silk textile artisans, Michiko Uehara, opens an exhibition tomorrow at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology. The ‘Akezuba’ exhibition will be ...
2013.04.09
Cardboard can be art, too [CULTURE Living]
It’s all in the eye of the beholder… An exhibition dedicated to corrugated cardboard, an item normally tossed away after use to become garbage? Yes, the Corrugated Card...
2013.04.04
Marine Festival showcases new boats, wet bikes and fishing gear [Living]
For the outdoor enthusiast who loves to be on or near the water, this weekend’s Okinawa Marine Festival is just the ticket. Sponsored by the Okinawa Marine Festa Executive Committe...
2013.04.03
Ogimi Village Crafts Exhibition showcases bashofu, handicrafts [Living]
The art of creating ‘Bashofu’, a cloth using fibers of banana leaves, is at the center of the 10th Ogimi Village Crafts Exhibition opening Friday, April 5th for three days. This ex...
2013.03.26
Yambaru-made patchwork quilts on display in Nago Museum [Living]
An exhibition focusing on quilts made by students of a Nago-based handicraft school will be on display at Nago City Museum Gallery, Mar. 29 through 31. The all-handmade quilts are ...
2013.03.23
Artisan’s lacquer ware exhibition open through April 14th [Living]
An Okinawa lacquer ware craftsman who’s studied in Europe and Japan is now showing his works at the Moriki Iju Lacquer ware Exhibition in Kochinda. Moriki Iju specializes in tree a...
2013.03.22
Ginoza Village Fair has a bit of everything [Living]
The 16th Ginoza Village Fair comes to life Saturday and Sunday, promising much more than agriculture products, marine products and handicrafts. It’s an entertainment-filled festiva...
2013.03.17
Okinawa City Craft Fair features 60+ stores [Living]
A five-day exhibition and sale of Okinawa crafts gets under way on next Wednesday’s national holiday at the Plaza House Shopping Center in Okinawa City. The 11thOkinawa City Craft ...
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...
2013.02.15
Lacquerware is face of Okinawa [Living]
By Bill Charles Ryukyu Lacquer ware began its history as a tribute item for the emperor of China or Japan, and not for the public, so its popularity is something of a more recent p...
2013.02.12
Valentine’s Day is time for romantics [Living]
By Bill Charles Romance blooms unfettered in February, and seemingly, there is no one exempt from the love bug. Love flows eternal on St. Valentine’s Day, coming up next Thursday, ...
2013.02.05
Christian Lassen to join marine art exhibition [Living]
An authority on marine art is joining Okinawa Convention Center for a special Ocean Angels 2 exhibition of 100 marine art works going on display February 8th ~ 11th. Christian Lass...
2013.01.29
International Orchid Show starts Feb. 2nd [Living]
The cherry blossoms have the northern Okinawa spotlight this week, but that changes a bit February 2nd when Tropical Dream Center in Ocean Expo Park kicks off its ten-day Internati...
2013.01.15
Okinawa Champlu Expo is ‘different’ [Living]
An expo or a festival typically has a theme, but the Okinawa Champlu Expo is way different, integrating a total of 105 excursions and events in its campaign running down through th...
2013.01.04
Bokunen Exhibition in Mihama recognizes popular Okinawan [Living]
Bokunen Naka is one of Okinawa’s most popular artists, specializing in a back hand color printing. The artist, born on Izena Island in 1953, has applied his talents to print works ...
2012.12.15
Danish artisan’s quilts draw attention at exhibition [Living]
By just about anyone’s definition, Gerda Bengtsson is the world’s best-ever artisan specializing in embroidery, knitting and hand-printed textiles. Danish by birth, but trained in ...
2012.12.07
Okinawa Total Living Show opens Friday at Convention Center [Living]
“Building house matching nature” is the theme of the 26th Okinawa Total Living Show, which this year opens tomorrow at the Ginowan Convention Center. The three-day event runs Frida...
2012.12.07
Healing Art Exhibition starts 11th at Okinawa Prefectural Museum [Living]
The exhibition title at first sounds a little different, because healing art doesn’t seem quite right, but once the meaning is understood, it all makes sense. Healing art means “th...
2012.12.01
Omar Books becoming Woods in December [Living]
Omar Books in Kitanakagusuku Village is transforming itself, or at least it’s approach to books, in December with a focus on their true origins. The people describing a tree, plant...
2012.11.22
Okinawa’s own Bingata on Exhibition starting today [CULTURE Living]
T he 36th Ryukyu Bingata Union Exhibition is setting up housekeeping in the Naha City Culture Tenbus Hall today for a four-day exhibition of the classic Okinawa fabric and design. ...
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