Paantu Festival
The Paantu festival takes place on the Okinawa Prefecture island of Miyakojima in the far south of the archipelego. The …
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Great Tug-of-War
CancelledEvery year on the Sunday before National Sports Day in Naha, Okinawa, a Tug-of-War event is held, attracting thousands …
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Shurijo Castle Festival
Watch the huge procession of the Ryukyu Kingdom in all its glory
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Ishigaki-jima Festival
Taking place in Ishigaski City on the island of Ishigaki, this local festival encompasses a wide range of performances …
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Okinawa International Carnival
Okinawa is a crossroads of the seas. Over thirty different nationalities make Okinawa City their home, and the Okinawa …
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Naha Marathon, Okinawa
If you get all the way down to sunny Okinawa in December and feel like you still haven’t achieved enough, check …
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Worldwide Eisa Festival
Dance, they say, like nobody is watching. If that’s not your jam, go watch somebody else dance instead. Head down …
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Hanabi Illusion 2021
Japan's earliest 'summer fireworks festival' takes place in Okinawa in April!
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Okinawa International Film Festival
As a preventative measure against the spread of COVID-19, this event has been postponed. New dates will be announced on …
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Naha Haarii Dragon Boat Races
CancelledFeel the beat of the drum at Okinawa's biggest dragon boat races
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Okinawa Zento Eisa Festival
Find yourself in Okinawa around O-bon time, when the spirits of the dead return to the world of the living? Check …
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