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Himeyuri and Hawaii Exhibit Opens
The special exhibition “Himeyuri and Hawaii” had its opening on 10/1 and will run into 2/27. The exhibition is in two parts: “Himeyuri and the Battle of Okinawa” and “Himeyuri and Hawaii” and is available online in English and in Japanese. Having visited the Peace Museum in the past and learning about the horrific events,…
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Latest Rough Guide Album Includes Uchinānchu Artists
Recently released Rough Guide series includes songs from Uchinānchu artists as well as performers of Uchinā music. There was also a Rough Guide for the music of Okinawa released in 2006 but it’s only available in CD format at this time. A wonderfully diverse collection exploring some of Japan’s lesser-known contemporary styles by artists rooted…
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10,000 Eisaa Dancers Online in Virtual Okinawa
Due to the pandemic, most of this year’s eisaa festivities (there were still smaller, downsized local ones here and there) have been canceled. To make up for it, there was a limited time YouTube VOD of the fantastic film “Eisaa Don Don” (extended to 9/30!), a rebroadcast of the Campus Records x Matsuda Kazutoshi’s 2020…
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New HUOA Merch for the Okinawan Festival
It’ll be a virtual festival again this year but we can still show our support by purchasing from the Hawaii United Okinawa Association’s official store shophuoa.com. On Friday, September 3rd at 8 AM Hawaii time, they’ll be selling all new festival merchandise and t-shirts so be sure to set your alarm so you don’t miss…
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Live Camera Views in Okinawa
Missing Okinawa and looking for something to waste your time watch on YouTube? Search no further as we’re sharing three live camera views from Okinawa. The first live camera is a view of Kokusai-dori in Naha from the Ryukyu Shimpo building. Link. The second live camera is a view of the underwater observatory “real aquarium”…
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Okinawan Heroes Gather for 2022
Ryujin Mabuyer. Acres. Bull Fighter Waido. Daichi Man. Ryuji Mabuyer, Acres, Bull Fighter Waido, Daichi Man. Ryuji Mabuyer, Acres — are you getting it? These are not separate shows. This is one show. And we are calling it “Okinawan Heroes“. For those who recognize the style of the quote. We ❤️ Steve Jobs.
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Miss Okinawa’s Popular YouTube Channel
Due to the pandemic, the three 39th Miss Okinawa Iwamoto Kana (Sky Blue), Yamazato Hikaru (Cobalt Blue), and Shinzato Mizuki (Clean Green Gracious), looked to YouTube to fulfill their duty of promoting and showcasing many of Okinawa’s businesses and locations. Their work has paid off as they have grown their channel to over 2K subs…
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66th All-Island Eisa Festival Canceled
It was scheduled to take place on August 28 to 29 so many of us were happy to see the festival back on-track but on July 21 the organizers have decided to cancel it due to the pandemic. It’s sad to see it canceled again but it’s for everyone’s safety as the organizers felt that…
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2021 Virtual Okinawan Festival
The Hawaii United Okinawa Association’s (HUOA) popular Okinawan Festival will sadly be virtual again this year but we’re still excited for it. They also have a t-shirt design contest going on that ends July 19th (check out their website for more details). Looks like for this year they’ll even be doing smaller in-person events and…
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Contest to Compose the Worldwide Uchinānchu Festival Theme Song
You have until August 13 (Okinawa time) to submit your theme song for the Worldwide Uchinānchu Festival next year. Visit their website’s page for the contest guidelines but one that stood out is that the theme song must have lyrics in Japanese so sadly no instrumentals. Here are the theme song contest details: In order…
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