December 18, 2012 Ryota Nakamura of the Ryukyu Shimpo
Three sixth-grade pupils of Kijoka Elementary School in Ogimi Village have filmed a red-billed starling. The school has conducted bird-watching in the area since 1988.
Red-billed starlings are rarely seen in Kijoka. In fact, almost no sightings of the bird exist, either by the school or by Toyoko Ichida, a member of the Yambaru no Mori Trust who teaches bird-watching at the school.
December 19, 2012, Ryukyu Shimpo
This December, the Yaka Farm Shop, in Yaka, Kin Town, opened selling more than 250 different varieties of hibiscus from all around the globe. An array of colorful flowers welcome the customers to the shop, which is a joint project run by the owner, Takashi Gushiken,...
December 7, 2012 Ryukyu Shimpo
On December 4, the graduation ceremony of the 2012 Training Program for students who are children of people who emigrated from Nishihara was held at the Nishihara Chamber of Commerce. This program aims to promote international cultural exchange by accepting the...
November 18, 2012 Yukito Kinjo of the Ryukyu Shimpo
The Fisheries Cooperative Association of Ie has created Iejima Mozuku Jelly containing fucoidan essence. On October 31, in order to promote the product, Ryuichi Hachimae, the president of the Association, visited Mayor Katsumasa...
November 27, 2012 Ryukyu Shimpo
On November 21, at the Komesu Community Center in Itoman, a group was set up to plan the construction of the John Manjiro Memorial Monument at the site of his first landing at Odo in Itoman. John Manjiro, who served as an interpreter in the late Edo period also...
November 23, 2012 Ryukyu Shimpo
On November 22, a group of 16 children from an orphanage in Mongolia called “Children of the Sun,” gave a charity performance at Okinawa Shogaku High School. In addition to playing the traditional Mongolian stringed instrument called the matouqin,...
November 18, 2012 Ryukyu Shimpo
At the Ginama Fishing Port in Kunigami, work has begun to sun-dry funuyu or dolphin fish, which are popular in winter. On November 16, curtains of fleshy dolphin fish were hung out in the early winter sunlight.
October to December is the season to catch...
November 19, 2012 Ryukyu Shimpo
On November 18, the award ceremony for the Fish 1 Grand Prix was held at the sea park in Itoman. It is an event held as part of the Festa 2012 aimed at creating a rich sea off Okinawa. The Mizumi Co., located in Nanjo won the Grand Prix among a total of 26 exhibitors...
November 12, 2012 Ryukyu Shimpo
Seven youth volunteers visited Yona and Kunigami from Japan and abroad. On November 6, they made amidaki (bamboo fences) and participated in mowing the grass on roads, harvesting crops, and community sports festival with the local residents of Yona and...
November 5, 2012 Ryukyu Shimpo
On November 1, the mascot character cookie called Pikarya, designed to look like the Iriomote yamaneko (wildcat), was launched. The town hopes that it will become a new souvenir.
Yuru-Kyara is an original mascot character used...
October 14, 2012 Ryukyu Shimpo
On October 7 at Tomimori in Yaese, a full moon festival was held in the square in front of the local community center. The town’s intangible cultural heritage, Tunchu junei (Chinese parade) and Yamatonchu junei (Japanese parade) were performed....
Webcam(Kokusai Street)