December 5, 2013 Ryukyu Shimpo
On December 1, the Gate #2 Festa was held in front of Kadena Air Base in Koza Gate Street, which is also known as Kuko-dori.
Starting at 2:00 p.m. and attracting a large crowd, the parade of more than 300 motorcycles was the main event of the festival. Spectators on the sidewalk cheered as the starter pistol set 500 meters of motorcycles moving with their deep bass engine sound.
Harley-Davidsons, crotch rockets, classics and other motorcycles...
December 5, 2013 Ryukyu Shimpo
For three days from November 29 to December 1, the Chibana Hanaori Business Cooperative held its fourth exhibition at the Okinawa Zoo and Museum Children’s Center in Okinawa City. At the opening ceremony on the 29th, an elephant appeared dressed in...
November 29, 2013 Ryukyu Shimpo
On November 28, the islands of Japan experienced a typical winter atmospheric pressure pattern in which high pressure lies to the west and low pressure to the east. This brought cold weather to the Okinawa region. At 8:16 a.m. that day the temperature went down...
November 29, 2013 Ryukyu Shimpo
The Calinan Elementary School for the children of Japanese immigrants in the Philippines brought an end to 41 years of reunions on November 22. Until it was closed because of the war the school was located in the Davao region of Mindanao in the southern Philippines,...
December 2, 2013 Ryukyu Shimpo
Okinawan traditional horse racing, known locally as uma-harashi, was held at the Okinawa Kodomo no Kuni, Zoo & Museum in Okinawa City on December 1. Participants competed on the beauty of their running style and the accuracy of their rhythm. A total...
November 21, 2013 Ryukyu Shimpo
On November 20, the Tanadui Festival, which dates back over 600 years and has been designated as an important intangible cultural heritage by the Japanese government, was held at the Yumuchi utaki (or sacred place) on Taketomi Island. Many tourists...
November 27, 2013 Ryukyu Shimpo
Could this blue frog be related to the blue bird of happiness? Akira Oyama, an eco-tour guide of the Ogimi Marugoto Tourism Association, found a blue Okinawan tree frog (Rhacophorus viridis) in the mountains of the northern area of the main island on November...
November 14, 2013 Ryukyu Shimpo
The third Koza A-lunch Competition was held on November 9 and 10 at the Okinawa Zoo & Museum...
November 8, 2013 Ryukyu Shimpo
The migration of birds is gathering momentum with birds gathering at waterways around Okinawa....
October 30, 2013 Ryukyu Shimpo
Three aged women were chosen as Kitanakagusuku Longevity Beauty Queens 2014 in the village welfare festival on October 26. This event aims to let people know that the village has the longest female lifespan in Japan. Ninety-five-year-old Hatsu Higa, 94-year-old...
October 24, 2013 Ryukyu Shimpo
On October 23, the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium welcomed Naohiro Tashiro as its 30 millionth visitor. Visiting the aquarium for the first time with his girlfriend Chisato Mizuta from Tokyo, he received a commemorative certificate and gift from curator Hirokazu Miyahara....
Webcam(Kokusai Street)