Activities Okinawa Tropical Illuminations 2024-2025 Late Oct - Late May The Okinawa Tropical Illumination at Southeast Botanical Gardens is one of the country's top illumination events, ranking third in a nationwide competition
Activities Paantu Festival in Okinawa 2025 Early Oct Okinawa's Miyakojima island celebrates the Paantu festival – an ancient form of exorcism involving supernatural creatures, masks and a whole lot of mud
Outdoors Cherry Blossom in Okinawa Japan Travel Okinawa's cherry blossoms are the first to bloom in Japan every year.
Outdoors Discovering Higashi-son, Okinawa Ryan Mannschreck With three strands, Blue, Green, and Eco tourism Higashi-son Okinawa weaves together a seafoam green tapestry of earth friendly tourism.
Activities Okinawa Health and Wellbeing Bonson Lam Okinawa is home to some of the world’s oldest and healthiest people, with 34 centenarians per 100,000 people.
Activities Okinawa Zoo & Museum Christmas Fantasy 2024-2025 Mid Dec - Early Jan The Okinawa Zoo & Museum Christmas Fantasy event has been running for over 25 years now, and is one of the largest illumination events in the prefecture
17 Beach & Island Aka and Geruma Islands in Okinawa Peter Sidell Close to Zamami in Japan's tropical Okinawa island chain, Aka and Geruma islands are small, peaceful and beautiful.