Category Archives: Event

Dear Okinawa.com My name is Akihiro Inafuku.I’m okinawan. so Now I send e-mail to you for teach "Urasoe weastern beach". This place is paradice whatever this is in city. beautiful nature,seaside. you can’t think this place is in city. but … Continue reading →

from Tom Corrao: Hello Friends, As Goodwill Ambassador to the Chicago Okinawa Kenjinkai I have taken on the role of spreading the word about our web site and YouTube video site. I just wanted to let you know that new … Continue reading →

“Himeyuri” in Portland (Outline) 1) About documentary film “HIMEYURI” Excerpts from the official website of documentary film “Himeyuri” http://www.himeyuri.info/himeyuri_english_top.html This film documents the testimony of a group of World War II survivors, young women later known as the ‘Himeyuri Students’. … Continue reading →

A friend sent this along: You may be interested to know that there is a "Critical Mass" bicycle ride here in Okinawa on Saturday 26th April at 5.00pm. It starts from the open area outside Naha Main Place in Shinto … Continue reading →

Earl B. submitted some photos from his stay on the island in 1968. They are available for viewing in the Okinawa.com photo gallery

From Redding.com "Eighty-five-year-old Robert Rock recently donated more than 200 photographs documenting pre- and post-invasion Okinawa to a nonprofit historical research society there. He’s returning in May as an all-expense-paid honored guest." Heres the link: http://redding.com/news/2008/feb/08/vet-to-return-to-okinawa/ Unfortunately the photos don’t … Continue reading →

The New York Times has an article about the Iriomote wild cat written by Norimitsu Onishi. "The Iriomote wildcat is said to have roamed this small, subtropical island in the East China Sea for 200,000 years, but proved so elusive … Continue reading →

The LA Times has a story about Jon Shirota and his new play "Voices From Okinawa" written by Dinah Eng. "Throughout his life, author and playwright Jon Shirota has been exploring the meaning of identity. The 80-year-old’s newest work examines … Continue reading →

Nature On Display. Photos taken by Jay Nielsen with a different look and feel than those usually seen of Okinawa. These images are not so much about culture as they are about nature. The images also have a different mood … Continue reading →

Okinawa.com: Can you tell us what a yuta in Okinawa is? Tuthill: Yes a yuta is a fortuneteller, who is part of the religious structure in Okinawa. A yuta is sort of a psychic psychologist who serves as a spiritual … Continue reading →