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Okinawan Jewelry Brands 11 Jun 2012 | 04:31 pm
Isetan Department Store is a major landmark in Shinjuku and known as one of the prime department stores in Japan (if not Asia) in high fashion. With that said, I look forward to the success of TILLA-E...
OKINAWA ART in NY Exhibition 7 Jun 2012 | 12:23 pm
The Nippon Gallery in New York will hold “Okinawa Art in NY” Exhibition from June 20 – July 27th, 2012. Artists include renowned Seikichi Tamanaha (painting), Yoshiharu Higa (photography), Michiko Ueh...
Ryukyu Golden Kings wins Japan-BJ League 23 May 2012 | 05:02 pm
Drawing audiences totaling 9402 people, Basketball Japan League (known as the BJ League) playoff finals took place on the 20th at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo. Ryukyu Golden Kings (Okinawa) defeated H...
Tree Project – A message about biodiversity through art 9 May 2012 | 01:38 pm
Last year in early November, environmental artists Tim Collins and Reiko Goto were invited to the Ryukyu University to run a workshop on how art can visually express the importance of biodiversity. T...
Cherry Blossoms in Okinawa 24 Apr 2012 | 11:00 pm
Hanami (literary meaning “flower viewing”) is one of the most popular Japanese traditional customs practiced, starting when cherry blossoms bloom in March or April. People come together to sit under t...
Kin-Cho(金城町), the Taco Rice Town 12 Apr 2012 | 02:58 am
Kin-cho Town has delcared itself as the official “Taco Rice Town.” Taco rice, symbolic of Okinawa’s champuru culture, was created in 1984 at Parlor Senri, just outside of Camp Hansen. Popular among A...
Kin-Cho(金城町), the Taco Rice Town 11 Apr 2012 | 10:58 pm
Kin-cho Town has delcared itself as the official “Taco Rice Town.” Taco rice, symbolic of Okinawa’s champuru culture, was created in 1984 at Parlor Senri, just outside of Camp Hansen. Popular among Am...
unmei no hito 19 Mar 2012 | 01:17 am
The drama, based on Toyoko Yamazaki’s novel, illustrates the fate of journalist Ryota Yuminari as he unfolds the truth behind the revision of Okinawa. For more information, visit Tokyo Broadcasting Sy...
Made in Okinawa 8 Mar 2012 | 03:36 am
I have been browsing to find out about the Okinawan fashion scene lately, and I came across this website: madeinokinawa.com They are a group of creators, not limited to fashion but music and art as ...
Toufuyou 5 Feb 2012 | 07:34 pm
For those with daring taste buds, toufuyou is a must-eat cuisine only loyal families ate during the Ryukyu Kingdom era. Fermented with jiuqu, moascus purpureus, and awamori, toufuyou is a reddish tofu...
