March 10, 2020 Ryukyu Shimpo
At the home of Chieko Yogi in Shuritera, Naha, a jade vine is blooming beautifully.
Her neighbors are enjoying the lovely jade color. According to Yogi, the flowers will probably last until the end of March.
The jade vine is a climbing plant native to Luzon in the Philippines.
It can grow up to 20 meters long. The flowers are five centimeters long and resemble the beak of a parrot.
Yogi received the potted vine from her hula...
February 23, 2020 Ryukyu Shimpo
Kunigami – On the morning of February 22, a pair of what appeared to be Okinawa rails (yambaru kuina) were observed engaging in mating behavior on an agricultural road in Aha, Kunigami.
The Okinawa rail is a Natural Monument of Japan. The adorable pair...
February 21, 2020 Ryukyu Shimpo
Igei, Kin is a prominent rice-growing region in Okinawa. In the Igei rice fields, cosmos flowers are in full bloom. The beautiful weather on February 20th brought people to the fields to be delighted by the colorful flowers swaying in the wind.
In December...
January 31, 2020 Ryukyu Shimpo
Prior to the 13th annual Nakijin Castle Cherry Blossom Festival (sponsored by the action committee for the festival), the start of which is February 1, preparations for lighting up the cherry trees and Nakijin Castle were underway.
The cold on the night...
January 12, 2020 Ryukyu Shimpo
On January 4, prior to felling the “Gajimaru of Oura Asagi Garden”, which is a gajumaru tree (Ficus microcarpa) that has aged more than 120 years, a memorial service was held at Asagi Garden (in the public square in front of the public hall) in Oura Ward,...
Yo Kakazu
(Nanjo) Kudakajima Island, part of Nanjo City, is known as a sacred place in Okinawa, and roughly 60 thousand people visit there each year.
Many tourists have been trespassing in off-limits sacred spots (utaki) and waters, and islanders who have worked to protect the ancient...
September 21, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
Yo Kakazu
(Nanjo) Clothed in a wedding dress, Tomi said, “at last.” On August 30, Tomi, 87, and Yukichi, 86, finally celebrated their matrimony as bride and groom after 69 years of marriage. At the time of their marriage, they were unable to celebrate...
August 15, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
On August 14, which was nakanuhii for Okinawa’s old Bon, a traditional event called “mushaama” was held.
“Mushaama” consists of holding memorial services for ancestors at Taketomi Town’s Hateruma Island, along with praying for a good harvest...
August 8, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
Hiroyuki Takatsuji
“Isn’t this Pikachu?” A mysterious creature was found at a fishing port on the northern part of the main island of Okinawa causing controversy over the Internet, where a video of the creature was posted. The creature has become a...
July 10, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
An auspicious custom with awamori.
On July 9, in hopes of passing on the culture of and to promote Ryukyu awamori, the Yonabaru Town Council unanimously agreed on Okinawa Prefecture’s first “ordinance that promotes toasting with Yonabaru Town’s Ryukyu...
July 10, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
Recently, Assistant Professor Takuto Shitara of the Iriomote Station at the University of the Ryukyus Biosphere Research Center succeeded in photographing an Iriomote cat kitten.
Iriomote cats are Special Natural Monuments of Japan, peculiar to Taketomi Town...
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