Culture Ogimi Village James Baumgartner Located in the rural north side of the beautiful island of Okinawa is the village of Ogimi. Often sought after by foreigners ...
Culture Itoman Fair 2024 Kim If you consider yourself a bit of a foodie and you'll be visiting Okinawa this January, check out the Itoman Fair at Michi no...
Culture World Uchinanchu Festival 2022 Bonson Lam November 1st is Ryukyu History and Culture Day. Okinawa has a tradition of respect for ancestors and a deep reverence for nat...
Culture Uruma Shimadakara Art Festival 2022 Kim The Uruma Shimadakara Art Festival is an art project that takes place across the five islands of Uruma City in Okinawa Prefec...
Culture Okinawa Indigo Exhibition 2020-2021 Kim A special exhibition taking place at the Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum will look into indigo dyeing and weaving tec...
Culture The History of Okinawa's Fine Arts 2020-2021 Kim A special exhibition at the Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum looks at the history of Okinawa's Fine Arts, and the ev...
Culture How to Read Western Paintings 2020-2021 Kim A special event taking place at the Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum will exhibit a variety of masterpieces from the T...
Culture Modern Ryukyu Lacquerware Exhibition 2020-2021 Kim A special exhibition taking place at the Urasoe Art Museum in Okinawa looks at the works of contemporary Okinawan lacquerware...
Culture Yonaguni Island Shiyoung Kim Yonaguni is the small westernmost island of Japan. It belongs to Okinawa prefecture and is about a one and a half hour flight...
10 Culture Ie-jima Hibiscus Garden Peter Sidell Near the eastern end of "Island of Flowers" Ie-jima in Japan's Okinawa island chain, the Hibiscus Garden is a peaceful place ...
