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Written by Art Bobroskie
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Thursday, 10 April 2008 |
I happened across the story of Takejiro Higa on the University of Hawaii web site. He was born in Hawaii of Okinawan ancestry, moved to Okinawa at 2 years of age and returned to Hawaii at 16. He witnessed the attack on Pearl Harbor and enlisted to serve in US Army Military Intelligence Service. His service returned him to Okinawa to participate in the battle as an interrogator and translator. A fascinating life.
http://nisei.hawaii.edu/page/takejiro.html |
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Critical Mass Bicycle ride |
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Written by Art Bobroskie
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Tuesday, 01 April 2008 |
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 Shin....Just up from "Starbucks" under the giant TV screen. All are welcome, the more the merrier. Not an agressive demonstration, just a gentle ride to highlight the joys of cycling and to respectfully ask other road users to share the road with us safely. The focus is on friendship and safety.
The Critical Mass URL is : www.critical-mass.info/ and the email address for info about the ride in Okinawa is : criticalmass at y7mail.com |
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Photos from 1968 |
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Written by Art Bobroskie
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Tuesday, 01 April 2008 |
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Earl B. submitted some photos from his stay on the island in 1968. They are available for viewing in the Okinawa.com photo gallery |
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Vet to return to Okinawa after donating 200 photos |
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Written by Art Bobroskie
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Saturday, 01 March 2008 |
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 seem to be online. |
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Iriomote wild cat in the NYT |
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Written by Art Bobroskie
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Thursday, 07 February 2008 |
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 that it was not discovered until 1967. To this day, many islanders have never seen the wildcat, and some even stubbornly deny its existence."
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Jeff Tuthill talks about Yuta spiritual guides |
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Written by Art Bobroskie
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Wednesday, 19 December 2007 |
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 guide to many people in Okinawa.
Okinawa.com: How did you learn about the yuta?
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New play by Jon Shirota |
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Written by Art Bobroskie
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Thursday, 07 February 2008 |
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 the relationship between U.S. and Okinawan culture in a present-day setting that evokes several parallels with the current war in Iraq.
"Voices From Okinawa" tells the story of Kama, an American of one-quarter Okinawan descent who receives his own cultural education as he teaches English to local Okinawans struggling with their relationship to American military GIs. The dramedy has its world premiere Feb. 13 at East West Players." |
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Photos by Jay Nielsen |
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Written by Art Bobroskie
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Monday, 07 January 2008 |
 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 than the typical tropical beach images that you see frequently. Jay’s favorite area to photograph is Cape Zanpa so you will see several images of the lighthouse showing many of the different moods that the weather and lighting can provide there. Jay is a nature photographer who sells fine art nature prints through his website www.natureondisplay.com.
You can see examples of Jay Nielsen's work in the Okinawa.com Media Gallery. |
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James Knott Okinawa Video 06 |
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Written by Art Bobroskie
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Thursday, 06 December 2007 |
James Knott has a new Okinawa video.
"Okinawa, Japan 6: Family in Nakijin"
http://www.agileh.com/okinawa/okinawa06.html |
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Okinawa videos from James Knott |
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Okinawa photos from HDR Japan |
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Written by Art Bobroskie
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Friday, 30 November 2007 |
 While primarily focused on Okinawa travel information and photography, HDR Japan is an Okinawa and Japan photo blog and cultural information resource for John R. Burgreen III, Okinawa Living Magazine and Okinawa Outdoors Magazine art director and contributing photographer and Megan Weatherly, Okinawa Living Magazine contributing Editor and Okinawa Outdoors Magazine Managing Editor, and a collective of highly talented HDR photographers in Japan. HDR Japan showcases some of the most visually stunning, high resolution images of Okinawa.
There are examples of their work in the okinawa.com Photo Gallery.
Their website is http://www.hdrjapan.com |
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Okinawa Turkey-Day Attempt |
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Written by Jeff Tuthill
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Friday, 16 November 2007 |
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This is an account of a Thanksgiving attempted in Okinawa. It was my first Thanksgiving to celebrate in Okinawa, Japan, and I wasn't sure that sharing in the holiday rituals would be appropriate. After all, my Okinawa family by marriage did not understand the significance of the North American celebration, and had never tasted turkey. The typical Uchinanchu (Okinawa people) home came equipped with a kitchen without an oven; a stovetop fitted with a tiny broiler, incapable of cooking a roast, or turkey was the common appliance. Still, the U.S. Military bases, one of which I worked on, offered precooked turkey dinners with all the fixings. It seemed to me, a novel surprise for my Uchinanchu relations would be to partake in a traditional Thanksgiving meal, so I placed an order.
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