Activities Cycling Okinawa Emi Kawagoe Nestled in the heart of Naha, Okinawa, e-CHARIty is transforming the way visitors experience this beautiful island through eco-friendly e-bike rentals
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 in a nationwide competition
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, 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 2026-2027 Late Dec - Late 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
Outdoors Akigawa Valley Kim Bergström When people think of Tokyo, their minds may immediately go to busy city streets, packed subway trains, and neon lights galore.