10 Activities Water Buffalo Cart Ride in Ishigaki Manish Prabhune Awesome experience to access remote islands on a water buffalo wading through sea water! The water buffalo originating from nearby..
Food Okinawa Longevity Cuisine Alena Eckelmann A mix of favourable natural conditions and diverse foreign influences produced unique eating habits and a cooking style that i..
Food Okinawa Cooking at Yonner Food (Part 1) Alena Eckelmann Learn how to cook Okinawan dishes with Kazumi Kayo, a local of Naha City, the capital of Okinawa Prefecture. She runs Yonner Food..
Activities Nago Cherry Blossom Festival 2026 Late Jan Being Japan's southernmost prefecture, Okinawa's cherry blossoms, or sakura, bloom in the months of January and February...
Culture Ryukyu Lantern Festival 2025-2026 Early Dec - Late Mar It is said that in many moons ago in China, women were not allowed out of the house at night, except on the 15th day of the Ch..
Culture The Kitchen God of Sefa Utaki Bonson Lam Sefa Utaki is the Okinawan way of acknowledging the “ultimate ancestor”, the creator of the Ryukyu Islands. It is a place of r..
Activities Cherry Blossom in Okinawa Japan Travel Okinawa's cherry blossoms are the first to bloom in Japan every year. Because of the warm climate, they are different from those..
6 Activities Okinawa's Northern Coast Kim Bergström Okinawa's Northern Coast has some spectacular beaches, and Okuma is one of the best. Crystal clear water, minimal crowds, and..