Home
Community
Friends
Applications
Groups
Messages
Photos
Register
Search
Recent Japan News
Okinawa Classifieds
Features
Northern Okinawa Japan
Central Okinawa Japan
Southern Okinawa Japan
Outer Islands
Okinawa Culture
Festivals and Holidays
Rock Paper Scissors
Okinawa Directory
Remember Me
Forgot your password?
Forgot your username?
Create an account
Features
Okinawa HDR Features and News
Festivals and Holidays
title only
content only
title and content
Title A - Z
Title Z - A
Date created desc
Date created asc
Date modified desc
Date modified asc
Hits desc
Hits asc
Default ordering
1.
Obon
Obon is a three-day holiday set aside each summer to honor deceased ancestors. During this period, family members celebrate the return of ancestral spirits by gathering together, feasting, and praying.
31/07/2008
|
4018 Hits
|
Print
|
PDF
2.
Sports Day in Japan
Though not unique to Okinawa, September in Japan is the peak season for the annual Undokai (one day of sporting events held locally at elementary schools and kindergartens). Pupils work hard for this day when parents, relatives and community...
25/11/2007
|
1071 Hits
|
Print
|
PDF
|
Read more...
3.
Shichi-Go-San Festival
21/09/2007
|
3740 Hits
|
Print
|
PDF
4.
Hina Matsuri, Japan's Doll Festival
21/09/2007
|
1764 Hits
|
Print
|
PDF
5.
Cherry Blossom Festival
21/09/2007
|
2713 Hits
|
Print
|
PDF
6.
Setsubun, The Last Day of Winter
21/09/2007
|
1928 Hits
|
Print
|
PDF
7.
New Year's Day
21/09/2007
|
1608 Hits
|
Print
|
PDF
8.
Coming of Age Day
21/09/2007
|
2414 Hits
|
Print
|
PDF
9.
Hanami
21/09/2007
|
2574 Hits
|
Print
|
PDF
10.
Valentine's Day
21/09/2007
|
1743 Hits
|
Print
|
PDF
11.
White Day
21/09/2007
|
2228 Hits
|
Print
|
PDF
12.
Golden Week
21/09/2007
|
2409 Hits
|
Print
|
PDF
13.
Dragon Boat Races
21/09/2007
|
2822 Hits
|
Print
|
PDF
14.
Naha Matsuri
21/09/2007
|
2600 Hits
|
Print
|
PDF
15.
Islandwide Matsuri
21/09/2007
|
1970 Hits
|
Print
|
PDF
16.
The Great Naha Okinawa Festival
Festivals in Japan have always been part of a greater religious meaning. Festivals in Japan, which date back to the late first-century A.D., have come to represent expressions of the soul, life, death, and the divine nature of being. These combine...
17/09/2007
|
6377 Hits
|
Print
|
PDF
|
Read more...
17.
Ungami the Okinawa Sea Festival
Spiritually, Okinawans believe that man and woman are tied eternally to the heavens and the sea. This belief is what ties together many of their festivals, spiritual holidays, and annual celebrations. In northern Okinawa the honoring of this...
17/09/2007
|
5897 Hits
|
Print
|
PDF
|
Read more...
18.
Christmas in Okinawa
In general, Christmas is not celebrated as a religious event in Japan. Here in Okinawa, central areas (Chatan, Okinawa city, Kadena, Yomitan) host many non-Japanese families in each community. During this season, many people enjoy driving around...
08/11/2005
|
2440 Hits
|
Print
|
PDF
|
Read more...
Top
Latest Tweets