February 2, 2013 Ryukyu Shimpo
In cooperation with the Yuimun Craft Shop, the Motobu Municipal Office has created chopsticks, pens, and straps from the wood from Taiwan cherry trees near Mt. Yaedake that were blown over in last year’s typhoons. They will use of the proceeds to buy and plant new cherry trees. The craft items will be sold at the 35th Motobu Yaedake Cherry Blossom Festival on February 2 and 3, and then at the Motobu Municipal Office after the festival.
In 1963, except...
February 7, 2013 Ryukyu Shimpo
Eriko Ikehara, a 49 year-old graduate school student at University of California, Berkeley, has researched the history of the black soldiers’ community that existed from the 1950s until about 1976 in the Teruya district of what was formerly Koza City (currently...
February 11, 2013 Ryukyu Shimpo
In Itoman, many people celebrated on February 10, which is New Year’s Day in the Lunar Calendar. At the fishing port in Itoman, where culture surrounding the lunar calendar still remains, fishermen flew flags and prayed for a big catch. This year, flags from...
January 23, 2013 Ryukyu Shimpo
In the evening of January 19, around Gate Street in downtown Koza, eight men from inside and outside of Okinawa participated in a night tour called “American Story in Koza.” Guided by Takahiro Kina from the Koza Information Center, they went around restaurants...
January 5, 2013 Ryukyu Shimpo
From January 5, you can enjoy picking tankan (similar to tangerines) at the Orange Farm in Izumi, Motobu Town. Due to damage caused by seawater and typhoons, the farm will be open only until the end of February this year, which is shorter than usual. ...
January 4, 2013 Ryukyu Shimpo
In mid-February, Hiroyasu Tamaki will open an Itoman fishermen’s style diner in Nishizaki. The restaurant will reflect traditional Itoman uminchu (fishermen) culture, and will use fresh fish caught in the sea off Itoman. A feature of the menu is going...
January 5, 2013 Ryukyu Shimpo
On January 3, at the Kowan in Urasoe, the traditional Agibari Michijune parade was held to pray for the health and prosperity of the local people. Men from Kowan stood on floats shaped like dragon boats as they paraded about one kilometer through the village...
December 25, 2012, Ryukyu Shimpo
In Nago, Kanemasa Kuba, a counselor a social welfare organization and Yoshiaki Matayoshi, an instructor of the Okinawa Labor Standards Association have invented and registered an awamori maturation device. It is a stand that holds an awamori...
December 28, 2012 Ryukyu Shimpo
On December 25, at the Kushi Community Center in Nago, a traditional Christian festival was held to bless children born that year. About 100 participants celebrated babies born from January to November and 13 parents, prayed for the healthy growth of their children....
December 23, 2012, Ryukyu Shimpo
On December 20, an old military postcard was returned home to a bereaved family in Okinawa. About 70 years ago, Japanese soldier Ryobun Kuwae wrote this card and sent it to his friend. When Kuwae’s daughter Takako received the card from Katsue Garner, she...
December 22, 2012 Ryukyu Shimpo
On December 19, a male Yambaru kuina or Okinawan rail that was saved from an attack by crows near the Okuni Forest Road in Taiho, Ogimi Village was released back into the forest. The place in which the Okinawan rail was rescued is at the southern limit...
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