Ishigaki Island Pottery Festival Dec 9th - Dec 10th Ishigaki Island boasts a pottery culture as beautiful as its natural surroundings, and the Ishigaki Island Pottery Festival is an..
Activities Okinawa Zoo & Museum Christmas Fantasy Dec 16th - Jan 8th The Okinawa Zoo & Museum Christmas Fantasy event has been running for over 25 years now, and is one of the largest illumination..
Activities Ishigaki Island Marathon Sunday - Jan 21st Held in January each year, the Ishigaki Island Marathon serves several purposes. Naturally, there's the component that challenges..
Activities Itoman Winter Illuminations Mid Dec - Late 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,..
Activities Nago Cherry Blossom Festival Late Jan Being Japan's southernmost prefecture, Okinawa's cherry blossoms, or sakura, bloom in the months of January and February...
Culture Motobu Yaedake Cherry Blossom Festival Late 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 Yomitan Pottery Market Late Feb Japan is home to a number of different pottery towns, and Yomitan on Okinawa's western coast is one of them. The town hosts..
Activities Ayahashi On-The-Sea Road Race Early Mar Ayahashi annual on-the-sea road race, for both competitors and social runners; family-friendly