Culture Okinawa Zento Eisa Festival 2026 Mid Sep Held annually on the weekend after obon festivities since 1956, the Okinawa Zento Eisa Festival is a large-scale celebration of..
Activities Kadena AmericaFest 2027 Mid Apr Kadena AmericaFest celebrates the US-Japan alliance and friendship, and the open-base event allows visitors to check out aircraft..
Activities Ishigaki Island Marathon 2027 Mid Jan Held in January each year, the Ishigaki Island Marathon serves several purposes. Naturally, there's the component that challenges..
Culture Mihama American Village Illumination 2026-2027 Mid Nov - Mid Mar Okinawa's Mihama American Village is a vibrant entertainment complex which fuses American and Japanese culture. The venue hosts..
Culture Motobu Yaedake Cherry Blossom Festival 2027 Mid Jan - Early Feb The Motobu Yaedake Cherry Blossom Festival has been running for almost half a century now, and takes place from the latter part..
Culture Okinawa International Orchid Show 2027 Late Jan - Early Feb The Okinawa International Orchid Exhibition is Japan's oldest orchid event and has been running for over 35 years.
Ishigaki Island Pottery Festival 2026 Mid Dec Ishigaki Island boasts a pottery culture as beautiful as its natural surroundings, and the Ishigaki Island Pottery Festival is an..
Culture World Uchinanchu Festival 2027 Late Oct - Early Nov November 1st is Ryukyu History and Culture Day. Okinawa has a tradition of respect for ancestors and a reverence for nature, one..