Culture The Kitchen God of Sefa Utaki Bonson Lam Sefa Utaki is the Okinawan way of acknowledging the “ultimate ancestor”, the creator of the Ryukyu Islands. It is a place of...
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...
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 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 Something's Afoot Hillary Lewis The Pacific Okinawa Players Theatre group presents "Something's Afoot," a family friendly musical.
Culture Motobu Yaedake Cherry Blossom Festival 2025 Kim The Motobu Yaedake Cherry Blossom Festival has been running for almost half a century now, and takes place from the latter pa...
12 Culture Ishigaki Island's Psychedelic Shisa Bronwyn O'Neill The traditional lion-dogs of Okinawa get a rainbow makeover
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 Tsushima Maru Memorial Museum Bonson Lam In the Battle of Okinawa, much was destroyed, but the dreams of the people were by no means lost. These dreams give hope for ...
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...
