Category Archives: Event

OKINAWA ART in NY Exhibition

Posted on June 7, 2012 by oceanpears

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 Uehara (weaving), and other Okinawan artists living abroad. There hasn’t … Continue reading →

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Okinawa International Asia Music Festival 2012

Posted on January 27, 2012 by oceanpears

March 16th (Fri), 17th (Sat), 18th (Sun) 2012. Includes live concerts and conference about music and social media. Participating musicians include: Diamantes, Chitose Hajime, Misako Koja, Hidekatsu, Wei Wei Wuu, Marty Friedman, and [how lovely], Ryujin Mabuyer. For more information, … Continue reading →

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World CM Festival

Posted on January 23, 2012 by oceanpears

World CM (Commercial) Festival will take place in Okinawa from January 28th to February 3rd in Okinawa. French producer J.C. Bouvier first started this event in 1999, and it is considered to be the Japanese version of La Nuit des … Continue reading →

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Okinawa International Anime Contents Summit

Posted on December 23, 2011 by oceanpears

As an anime fan, I cannot believe I missed out on Okinawa International Animation & Contents Summit which was held on December 19th. The purpose of this summit was to establish Okinawa as the world’s contents hub for East Asia … Continue reading →

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Ocean Love Love Festival 2011

Posted on December 8, 2011 by oceanpears

Beach clean up creates a work of art. For more information, here’s an article from the Ryukyu Shimpo in English: http://english.ryukyushimpo.jp/2011/12/07/4003/

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Kagoshima Ohsumi Jazz Festival 2011

Posted on November 22, 2011 by oceanpears

Kagoshima Ohsumi Jazz Street in Nanoya and Shibushi on November 26th and 27th from 10AM ~ 18:00. All venues admission free! Kina Shoukichi will be there from Okinawa.

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Strongman: All Japan Triathlon Miyakojima 2012

Posted on November 19, 2011 by oceanpears

Triathlon in Miyakojima! Sign up online until November 30th, 24:00 Japan time. For more information in English, visit this website: http://www.miyako-net.ne.jp/~strong-e/

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C1 Gourmet Battle

Posted on November 17, 2011 by oceanpears

The 6th Annual B1 Grand Prix Gourmet Battle was held in Himeji, November 12th and 13th. The B1 Grand Prix started to revitalize towns in local areas, and it has become one of the most popular events of the year. … Continue reading →

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Tour de Okinawa 2011

Posted on November 9, 2011 by oceanpears

For all the cyclists out there, an exciting event will take place this weekend (November 12th and 13th) in Nago City. Tour de Okinawa, consisting of Citizen Road Race, Citizen Touring, and International Road Race, will not be your average … Continue reading →

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Tsuboya Yachimun Street Festival 2011

Posted on November 1, 2011 by oceanpears

The 7th annual Tsuboya Yachimun Street Festival will be held from November 3rd (Thurs) ~ November 6th (Sun), 2011. Free pottery experience (lathe only) from 11:00 ~ 12:30 and 14:00 ~ 16:00 at Ikutouen (costs 1000 yen for firing), free … Continue reading →

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