September 1, 2013 Hideaki Yoneda, correspondent of Ryukyu Shimpo
Thirty-five-year-old Tokashiki Village employee Kiyoya Toyama made his debut in a mixed martial arts event held in Matsuyama, Naha on August 25.
Fighting under the ring name Hija Devil, Toyama is the first mixed martial arts fighter from Tokashiki. He lost his bout in a close contest, but performed very well in front of about a thousand spectators.
Personifying the fighting spirit of Tokashiki, Toyama was given...
August 26, 2012 Ryukyu Shimpo
The Unjami Festival was held in Shioya Bay and other areas of Ogimi on August 25. Designated as one of Japan’s significant intangible folk cultural assets, the event features the Ugan Barley dragon boat race and Okinawan shaman or kaminchu...
August 12, 2013 Ryukyu Shimpo
For the first time in 15 years, on August 11 at Chinbe dunchi, in Nakachi, Kumejima Town held a ritual calling for rain. Chinbe dunchi is the main place of worship in Kumejima. About 150 residents, including Mayor Choko Taira prayed for rain. The town office said...
August 15, 2013 Hideaki Yoneda, correspondent of the Ryukyu Shimpo
The National Okinawa Youth Friendship Center held a survival camp for children on an uninhabited island off Tokashiki from July 28 to August 3. Participants from all over the country took part in the camp on Gishippu Island,...
August 18, 2013 Tetsuya Nakajima, correspondent of the Ryukyu Shimpo
The 13th Kumejima Festival revived the island’s great tug-of-war after a gap of 13 years in Hureai Park in Kumejima on August 17. Many locals and people from off the island took part in the event.
The rope used...
July 24, 2012 Ryukyu Shimpo
About 200 parents and children took part in an insect observation session at Takae in Higashi Village on July 21.
A member of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan’s Nature Conservation Committee, Akino Miyagi, gave a lecture. The participants enjoyed...
July 24, 2013 Ryukyu Shimpo
With the rainy season having finished, pure white flowers are in full bloom in the northern area of Okinawa. Their outstanding beauty captivates people in the lead-up to midsummer.
Tarenna gracilipes are found from the southern area of Kyushu down to Okinawa...
July 21, 2013 Ryukyu Shimpo
Chef at the Hotel Yugafuin in Nago, Go Shimabukuro, is the first person in Okinawa to pass the examination to become a Yakuzen Dietetics Master. Yakuzen is medically beneficial food based on the Chinese tradition that a balanced diet creates a healthy...
July 14, 2013 Ryukyu Shimpo
A firework display was held in Motobu in the evening of July 13 as part of the Ocean Expo Park Summer Festival 2013. According to the organizer, 42,403 people attended the festival and enjoyed the sky lit up with 10,000 fireworks.
The festival unveiled “Suiku,”...
July 14, 2013 Ryukyu Shimpo
Ninety-seven-year-old Shinfuku Tamaki lives in Ogimi, which is known for the longevity of its residents.
Tamaki enjoys riding a 125cc motorcycle that his children and grandchildren gave him for his birthday this May.
He uses it to go from his house...
July 17, 2013 Ryukyu Shimpo
Miyagi Store at the Ichiban Gai shopping avenue in the center of Okinawa City opened a permanent retail booth on July 5 for “Tastes of the North.” The store aims to promote products from Hokkaido. The store is doing this in cooperation with the Southern...
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