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Culture Yambaru Art Festival 2025 Kim The Yambaru Art Festival is scheduled from mid December until mid January and the multi-venue event will showcase a wide vari...
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6 Culture Ryukyu King and Queen 2020 Sherilyn Siy The grandeur and romance of the Ryukyu Kingdom is best celebrated in the once a year Shurijo Castle Festival. The royals for ...
Culture Okinawa International Movie Festival 2024 Kim The annual Okinawa International Movie Festival is a chance to showcase both international and domestic films, and highlight ...
Culture Ryukyu Lantern Festival 2024-2025 Bonson Lam It is said that in many moons ago in China, women were not allowed out of the house at night, except on the 15th day of the C...
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Culture Naha Tug-of-War Festival 2024 Guilhem Malfre Every October, Naha hosts its annual Tug-of-War Festival, where competing teams face off with a 200-meter long rope – a Guinn...
Culture Disney's The Little Mermaid Jr Hillary Lewis Pacific Okinawa Players theatre group's production of The Little Mermaid Jr opens this weekend. This production is family and...
