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Orion Beer or is it Orion Wine?
Never one to sit on their case of original Orion Beer, our favorite Okinawan beer company is always coming up with new items whether drinkable or wearable. And now, they have their very first wine: Southern Cross Winery made with passion fruits! The design on the wine bottle is by local artist DENPA. So on…
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Coffee & Okinawa? Yes, Please!
We’ve seen coffee (albeit already ground and not whole beans) from Okinawa for sale in Japan, but did you know that there’s an official project under way to make large scale coffee production from Okinawa a reality? What is the Okinawa Coffee Project? The “Okinawa Coffee Project” started in Nago City, Okinawa Prefecture in April…
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Okinawa Everywhere All at Once
A long time dream come true to see my hero pro cyclist Arashiro Yukiya (if you don’t know him, he is the 🐐 [G.O.A.T. means greatest of all time] in all of Asian cycling and he’s from Ishigaki Island) in a road race during the Saitama Criterium in Japan. Although I wasn’t able to meet…
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Orion Beer’s First Official Store Opening!
A visit to the Orion Happy Park in Nago, Okinawa is a must-go on everyone’s list and it used to be one of the only places to purchase their official goods. But now, we can visit their official store on Kokusai Street! And of course, it’s not just located anywhere on Kokusai Street but on…
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Orion Beer’s Shokunin for Overseas Market?
So apparently Orion Beer released a new item for the overseas market called Shokunin with a really cute can design. Has anyone seen it yet? It’s a wheat beer with the wheat coming from Okinawa and it can only be purchased online in Okinawa as it’s not being sold at restaurants and stores in Japan.
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Two Okinawan Films at the HIFF 2023 Fall Festival!
The 2023 fall Hawaii International Film Festival (HIFF) will screen two films from Okinawa. The first one is “This Land is Your Land (Shima ni Kaeru)” directed by Mitake Naoto and stars the most famous male actor from Okinawa, Shogen. Two actors I’m interested in seeing from this film are Miyara Shinobu (one of the…
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Orion Beer Announces Orion The Premium 🍺
First teased on their Twitter account, Orion Beer is releasing a new drink called Orion The Premium on 10/25. Made with a “miracle yeast” from Okinawa, it has a rich taste that’s not bitter like other beer and leaves a clean and smooth aftertaste. (Sounds like the perfect beer for us!). The new beer’s motto…
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“Kuro-chan” Cooks Okinawan Food with Anne (YouTube)
This is back in April (yup, we’re still playing catch up!) but Kuroshima Yuina (“Chimudondon“) appeared on Anne’s YouTube channel where she was introduced as her friend “Kuro-chan”. Yuina and Anne cooked Okinawan food with vegetables sent from her father in Okinawa. If you’re not familiar with “Chimudondon” (which just finished airing this week), Yuina…
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Actress Touma Ami Becomes the 14th Calpis Water CM Character
What a year for Okinawa! We have the drama “Chimudondon”, we’re seeing a lot of new single and album releases, and we now have news that actress Touma Ami has been chosen as the new Calpis Water CM character! Ami is the 14th in a line that includes many famous actresses. If the song sounds…
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Chunican & Blue Seal’s Big Dip Day
Blue Seal is currently running their Big Dip Day promotion (started on January 1st) and the CM features Chuning Candy! You can watch the other Chunican x Blue Seal videos on the ice cream company’s official YouTube channel. Buy a single scoop of ice cream, get two mini-scoops for FREE on the 10th & 20th…
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