Comments for Okinawa.com http://okinawa.com Okinawa travel, culture, links and more Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:33:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on Contact Us by oceanpears http://okinawa.com/contact-us#comment-3158 oceanpears Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:33:47 +0000 http://www.okinawa.com/blog/?page_id=320#comment-3158 Dear Robert, Sorry for the late reply. We would be happy to create a post and promote okibay.com. We'll put okibay.com on our links page, too. We would appreciate it if you could link our site as well. Would it be possible for you to write a blurb about okibay.com and send it to us? Sincerely, okinawa.com Dear Robert,

Sorry for the late reply. We would be happy to create a post and promote okibay.com. We’ll put okibay.com on our links page, too. We would appreciate it if you could link our site as well. Would it be possible for you to write a blurb about okibay.com and send it to us?

Sincerely, okinawa.com

]]> Comment on Contact Us by Cheryl Rogers http://okinawa.com/contact-us#comment-3094 Cheryl Rogers Sat, 17 Dec 2011 07:34:30 +0000 http://www.okinawa.com/blog/?page_id=320#comment-3094 I always look forward to checking out Okinawa.com~ great website with very interestings articles. Thank you! It was great to see you at the reunion at Sam's by the Sea in October... Al still talks about seeing you after all these years! Take care. I always look forward to checking out Okinawa.com~ great website with very interestings articles. Thank you!
It was great to see you at the reunion at Sam’s by the Sea in October… Al still talks about seeing you after all these years! Take care.

]]> Comment on Contact Us by oceanpears http://okinawa.com/contact-us#comment-3011 oceanpears Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:03:21 +0000 http://www.okinawa.com/blog/?page_id=320#comment-3011 Dear Robert, Thank you for your inquiries. I would like to forward this message to the other members of Okinawa.com and ask for their opinions. I would appreciate it if you could give us some time to respond. Dear Robert,

Thank you for your inquiries. I would like to forward this message to the other members of Okinawa.com and ask for their opinions. I would appreciate it if you could give us some time to respond.

]]> Comment on Contact Us by Robert Taira http://okinawa.com/contact-us#comment-2906 Robert Taira Mon, 12 Dec 2011 06:44:03 +0000 http://www.okinawa.com/blog/?page_id=320#comment-2906 Hi Mr. Bobroskie, I live on Okinawa and have a non-profit classified/auction site. I am hosting and providing the service for free and would like to know I could ask you to promote my Okinawa Classified/Auction and Information site. I could also link to your site if you are intereted. My site is www.okibay.com. Thank you very much. Respectfully, Robert Hi Mr. Bobroskie, I live on Okinawa and have a non-profit classified/auction site. I am hosting and providing the service for free and would like to know I could ask you to promote my Okinawa Classified/Auction and Information site. I could also link to your site if you are intereted. My site is http://www.okibay.com. Thank you very much. Respectfully, Robert

]]> Comment on Painting with Okinawan Artists from the Nishimui Artist Society by oceanpears http://okinawa.com/event/painting-with-okinawan-artists-from-the-nishimui-artist-society#comment-2889 oceanpears Sun, 11 Dec 2011 14:33:43 +0000 http://www.okinawa.com/blog/?p=193#comment-2889 Hello, Thank you for visiting the website. I believe the woodblock print you have is by Hiroyuki Tajima. I came across a Wikipedia page with his information on it, which has an image of what his signature looks like. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroyuki_Tajima" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroyuki_Tajima</a> As for the Okinawan Artist, Akira, I cannot be 100% sure since I do not have the paintings in front of me where I could examine them. However, there is a possibility that the watercolor paintings you own are by Akira Taira. Here's his information in Japanese with examples of his works on the bottom. <a href="www.museums.pref.okinawa.jp/art/artists/painting/taira_akira/index.html" rel="nofollow">www.museums.pref.okinawa.jp/art/artists/painting/taira_akira/index.html</a> Taira was born in Ie-mura in 1936 and studied art at Ryukyu University. He built a memorial statue of Iejima Handuguwa (伊江島ハンドー小) on Iejima. Taira is known to have established the Okinawa chapter of Japan Watercolor Federation. I hope this helps. If you have any further inquiries, please feel free to contact us again. Hello,

Thank you for visiting the website. I believe the woodblock print you have is by Hiroyuki Tajima. I came across a Wikipedia page with his information on it, which has an image of what his signature looks like. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroyuki_Tajima

As for the Okinawan Artist, Akira, I cannot be 100% sure since I do not have the paintings in front of me where I could examine them. However, there is a possibility that the watercolor paintings you own are by Akira Taira. Here’s his information in Japanese with examples of his works on the bottom. http://www.museums.pref.okinawa.jp/art/artists/painting/taira_akira/index.html Taira was born in Ie-mura in 1936 and studied art at Ryukyu University. He built a memorial statue of Iejima Handuguwa (伊江島ハンドー小) on Iejima. Taira is known to have established the Okinawa chapter of Japan Watercolor Federation.

I hope this helps. If you have any further inquiries, please feel free to contact us again.

]]> Comment on Painting with Okinawan Artists from the Nishimui Artist Society by Debbie DeMauro http://okinawa.com/event/painting-with-okinawan-artists-from-the-nishimui-artist-society#comment-2854 Debbie DeMauro Sat, 10 Dec 2011 23:08:29 +0000 http://www.okinawa.com/blog/?p=193#comment-2854 hello, I have been trying to get information on an artist from Okinawa who did watercolor paintings that I have from the years my family lived on Okinawa (1960's- 1980's). His signature is simply Akira with the last 2 digits of the year the painting was done ('70, '71, '74). I have 3 still lifes of an apple, onion and melon. I also have a larger painting of an Okinawan boat on the beach. Are you able to help me get information on him? I also have a woodblock print from 1970, titled "Living Stones" by Hiroyuki Tajmam, not sure of the spelling of the last name. hello, I have been trying to get information on an artist from Okinawa who did watercolor paintings that I have from the years my family lived on Okinawa (1960′s- 1980′s). His signature is simply Akira with the last 2 digits of the year the painting was done (’70, ’71, ’74). I have 3 still lifes of an apple, onion and melon. I also have a larger painting of an Okinawan boat on the beach. Are you able to help me get information on him? I also have a woodblock print from 1970, titled “Living Stones” by Hiroyuki Tajmam, not sure of the spelling of the last name.

]]> Comment on International Comic Festival recognizes Susumu Higa from Okinawa by oceanpears http://okinawa.com/newsflash/international-comic-festival-recognizes-susumu-higa-from-okinawa#comment-2837 oceanpears Sat, 10 Dec 2011 16:35:06 +0000 http://okinawa.com/?p=740#comment-2837 Thank you for reading the post! I have no idea whether they are related or not since Higa is a common last name in Okinawa, but I suppose there is always a possibility. There is also a different Higa-san, <a href="http://www.museums.pref.okinawa.jp/art/artists/photograph/higa_yasuo/index.html" rel="nofollow">Higa Yasuo</a>, who became a photographer to document Okinawa's history, culture, and people. His decision to become a photographer came when he encountered a B52 aircraft crash at Kadena Air Force Base in 1968. Thank you for reading the post!

I have no idea whether they are related or not since Higa is a common last name in Okinawa, but I suppose there is always a possibility.

There is also a different Higa-san, Higa Yasuo, who became a photographer to document Okinawa’s history, culture, and people. His decision to become a photographer came when he encountered a B52 aircraft crash at Kadena Air Force Base in 1968.

]]> Comment on International Comic Festival recognizes Susumu Higa from Okinawa by Allen Ellis http://okinawa.com/newsflash/international-comic-festival-recognizes-susumu-higa-from-okinawa#comment-2826 Allen Ellis Sat, 10 Dec 2011 11:14:55 +0000 http://okinawa.com/?p=740#comment-2826 Higa-san's work looks fascinating. I am wondering whether he is related to another Higa-san, a certain Ms. Higa Tomiko, author of 'The Girl with the White Flag'? Higa-san’s work looks fascinating. I am wondering whether he is related to another Higa-san, a certain Ms. Higa Tomiko, author of ‘The Girl with the White Flag’?

]]> Comment on Contact Us by Connor Hanson http://okinawa.com/contact-us#comment-2699 Connor Hanson Thu, 08 Dec 2011 03:59:54 +0000 http://www.okinawa.com/blog/?page_id=320#comment-2699 Hello Siddhartha, Im Connor and i have been doing meibokan go ju ryu karate for 7 years, and recently got my junior black belt, (13 years old). my sensei Kim Marshall will be going to okinawa with a couple of students to celebrate the 100th year anniversary, some of us students will go too. i am very exited! Hello Siddhartha,

Im Connor and i have been doing meibokan go ju ryu karate for 7 years, and recently got my junior black belt, (13 years old). my sensei Kim Marshall will be going to okinawa with a couple of students to celebrate the 100th year anniversary, some of us students will go too. i am very exited!

]]> Comment on Okinawa Photo Gallery by S http://okinawa.com/photo-gallery#comment-2694 S Thu, 08 Dec 2011 02:11:48 +0000 http://okinawa.com/?page_id=409#comment-2694 I agree with you so much! Would move back to Oki in a heartbeat!! Beautiful place and the people are even more beautiful!! I agree with you so much! Would move back to Oki in a heartbeat!! Beautiful place and the people are even more beautiful!!

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