Activities Okinawa Tropical Illuminations 2025-2026 Oct 24th - May 24th The Okinawa Tropical Illumination at Southeast Botanical Gardens is one of the country's top illumination events, ranking third..
Activities Okinawa Zoo & Museum Christmas Fantasy 2025-2026 Dec 20th - Jan 31st The Okinawa Zoo & Museum Christmas Fantasy event has been running for over 25 years now, and is one of the largest illumination..
Culture Ryukyu Lantern Festival 2025-2026 Dec 1st - Mar 31st It is said that in many moons ago in China, women were not allowed out of the house at night, except on the 15th day of the Ch..
Activities Nago Cherry Blossom Festival 2026 Late Jan Being Japan's southernmost prefecture, Okinawa's cherry blossoms, or sakura, bloom in the months of January and February...
Activities Paantu Festival in Okinawa 2026 Late Oct - Early Nov Okinawa's Miyakojima island celebrates the Paantu festival – an ancient form of exorcism involving supernatural creatures,..
Culture Naha Tug-of-War Festival 2026 Mid Oct Every October, Naha hosts its annual Tug-of-War Festival, where competing teams face off with a 200-meter long rope – a Guinne..
Activities Itoman Winter Illuminations 2025-2026 Mid Dec - Mid Jan Itoman illumination is like a giant music box, where every child's dream comes true. There are car and panda car rides for kids,..
Hello Kitty: When I Change, Kitty Changes Too 2025 Apr 7th - May 11th 2025 Past Event To celebrate half a century of all things Hello Kitty, the popular "When I Change, Kitty Changes Too" exhibition will head to the..