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Gardening tips, exhibits lead Big Plant … [Shopping]
It’s environmentally friendly, to say the least, as the Okinawa City Farmers Training Center offers up a ten-day Big Plant Market “Green Fes...Read More
Niigata produce and tourism exhibition a… [CURRENT ISSUE Gourmet Shopping]
Niigata Prefecture is promoting its products and tourism facilities on the sixth floor of Ryukyu Department Store in Naha through Monday. Th...Read More
Makeman celebrates 27th anniversary [Shopping]
With the weather cooling down, there’s no better time to focus on the gardening and associated yard work, and Makeman is making it fun with ...Read More
2013.05.17
Check handicrafts at Motobu Handmade Market [Shopping]
The 77th Motobu Handmade Market is coming up Sunday, rain or shine. The free marketplace takes place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Motobu Municipal Market, in Motobu Town. “Motobu ...
2013.05.03
Unique flea market set for Costa Vista Okinawa [Shopping]
A market with no food or drinks for sale, or expensive products, either? Sounds different, to say the least, but that’s the way it will go at the Flea Market at Costa Vista Okinawa...
2013.04.26
Saturday Market at Road Station Kadena celebrates anniversary [Shopping]
The 37th Weekend Saturday Market Road Station Kadena is something special as the road station celebrates its 10th anniversary. The market is operating Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at...
2013.04.26
Yonabaru Keibin Market is little different [Shopping]
Keibin” means a light truck in Japanese, and trucks figure into the transport element of goods purchased at the 7th Yonabaru Keibin Market this Sunday. Admission is free to the mar...
2013.04.17
Daikichi pays cash for gold, silver, and platinum [Shopping]
A company operating near U.S. military bases, Daikichi, is now purchasing precious metals like gold, silver, and platinum, as well as diamonds and other kinds of jewelry. The compa...
2013.04.01
Michi-no Eki Kyoda offers northern respite [Shopping]
By Mana Komatsu This is the fifth in a Japan Update series on Michi-no Eki rest areas scattered across Okinawa. This venture heads to northern Okinawa. Michi-no Eki Kyoda is with...
2013.03.21
Saturday bargains at flea market at Buu-Ten-Kan [Shopping]
The Ishikawa Area Activation Center is the setting for a Flea Market Saturday morning with what organizers promise offers “lucky finds”. The Flea Market at 2313-3 Ishikawa, Buu-Ten...
2013.03.17
Road Station Itoman is venue for Yurari Market [Shopping]
A special exhibition and sale of handmade articles is coming up on Wednesday at the Road Station Itoman. Admission is free for the 11 a.m. ~ 6 p.m. exhibition at 4-19-1 Nishizaki T...
2013.03.12
Mabuyer 3D Stadium now open in Nishihara [Shopping]
The Mabuyer 3D Stadium is now open every day, showing Ryujin Mabuyer, at the Moon Terrace Agarizaki in Nishihara. Ryujin, which means God of Dragon in Japanese, is a popular televi...
2013.03.09
Yaedake park hosts 6th Forest Market in Motobu [Shopping]
An every-other-month outdoor market in northern Okinawa welcomes visitors at the Yaedake Sakura Forest Park in Motobu Town Sunday. The Forest Market this go-around is named ‘Spring...
2013.03.04
Ryubo presents import interior fair [Shopping]
Spring’s coming, and it’s time to begin thinking about some interior decorating with an international flair. Ryubo Department Store is making it easy to get new ideas – and some te...
2013.03.04
Traditional Okinawa life tools on display and for sale [Shopping]
Okinawans call them ‘life tools’, traditional tools, equipment and material that have been a part of local culture for centuries. Nippon Vision Gallery in Ginowan is now selling th...
2013.03.01
Sunday flea market promotes ecology and recycling ideas [Shopping]
Uruma City’s the venue Sunday for a flea market that is totally based on the concepts of ecology and recycling. The 8 a.m. ~ 1 p.m. flea market in the MaxValu Ishikawa Store parkin...
2013.03.01
Nigiwai Marche in Makishi is this weekend’s Hai Sai Market [Shopping]
More fun and adventure are on tap this weekend to in the Nigiwai Space in the Makishi 2nd public market. The Nigiwai Marche is being called a business trip version of Hai Sai Marke...
2013.02.26
Nitori opens its third Okinawa store [Shopping]
The nation’s largest furniture store chain is now celebrating the grand opening of its third store in Okinawa, in Ginowan City’s Oyama district. Nitori Holdings now operates more t...
2013.02.22
Ryukyu glass tops deals at Outlet Bargain Market [Shopping]
The organizers of the Outlet Bargain Market in Onna Village are calling Sunday’s marketplace something really special, where Ryukyu glass will be on sale at terrific prices. The Ry...
2013.02.19
Michi-no Eki Itoman is fun shopping experience [Shopping]
By Mana Kohatsu It’s not quite the same as a TransAmerica or Flying J truck stop and rest area in the U.S., but Michi-no Eki Itoman bears the Okinawa footprint of a rest area, supe...
2013.02.19
Get ready for 6th Yonabaru Light Truck Market on 24th [Shopping]
Be not misled, but be prepared for a fun Sunday the 24th as the 6th Yonabaru Light Truck Market opens on Ebisu Street in Yonabaru. It’s not really a light truck market, as there ar...
2013.02.10
Ryubo brings Okinawa products to fore [Shopping]
A six-day Products of Naha Exhibition kicks off next Tuesday at the Ryubo Department Store in downtown Naha City, showcasing the foods that locals boast about every day. The foods,...
2013.02.04
Spring Hakodate Exhibition ready at Ryubo [Shopping]
The annual spring Hokkaido Exhibition at the Ryubo Department Store in downtown Naha City is about to get under way, with the Hakodate product exhibition being narrowed down to onl...
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