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Eisa
Eisa is a lively, high-spirited dance that has become one of Okinawa?s most notable performance arts. Eisa dances are traditionally associated with Obon celebrations but can also be seen throughout the year at locations such as Okinawa World and Ryukyu Mura.For hundreds of years, eisa dances were re …
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Sonohyan Utaki Stone Gate
{mosimage}Sonohyan Utaki Stone Gate (Sonohyan Utaki Ishimon) is located in Shuri Castle Park, roughly 50 meters to the rear of the Shureimon.For centuries, prior to departing the grounds of Shuri Castle, the King of the Ryukyus stopped at Sonohyan Utaki to pray. In 1519, King Sho Shin ordered a gate …
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Shiraume-no-To
Shiraume-no-To is a monument dedicated to the 22 girls of the No. 2 Okinawa Prefectural Girls? High School while serving as nurses during the Battle of Okinawa in World War II. Shiraume translates to mean ?white plum blossom? or ?white apricot blossom? and was the insignia of the school.As American …
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Gokaku-ji
Gokaku Temple (Gokaku-ji) is a Buddhist temple located next to Naminoue Shrine in Naminoue. Founded in 1367 and supported by King Satto and the royal family, Gokaku-ji aligned with the Shingon sect of Buddhism. Previously leveled by several fires, as well as the intense barrage of artillery during t …
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Kozakura-no-To
Kozakura-no-To is a large monument in Asahigaoka Park (Asahigaoka Koen), only a few yards from Gokoku-ji (Gokoku Temple) and Naminoue-gu (Naminoue Shrine) in Naminoue. It is dedicated to the children killed aboard the S.S. Tsushima Maru, an evacuation ship sunk during World War II.The S.S. Tsushima …
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Trying to find my friend in Okinawa.
I am trying to find my dear friend that moved to Okinawa in August of 2008.Her name is Misa Stroh, Miyagi.My name is Susan Kaufman and I live in NY USA.
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Bonsai Trees
Does anyone know of a Bonsai School or Shop on Okinawa? If you do contact Mike Golab at mikego6194@msn.com Im planning to visit Okinawa in November and would like to take a class or two..Mike golab
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Okinawa Taxi Driver!
It has been a lifelong dream to become an Okinawa Taxi Driver that tours english speaking people. My time on Okinawa was wonderful and still have relatives that live there. I only wish I had the means to set up a business that could share the beautiful sights, history and culture of Okin …
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Satoshi Ishii takes heavyweight judo gold at Beijing Olympics
{mosgoogle right}BEIJING (AP) -- Satoshi Ishii won Japan's fourth gold medal as the Olympic judo competition ended Friday, defeating Uzbekhistan's Abdullo Tangriev in the men's over 100-kilogram division.Ishii, making his Olympic debut, went ahead on points and held on to the bell as Tangriev fought …
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Maki Tsukada misses gold in women's over 78-kg judo
{mosgoogle right}BEIJING (AP) -- Tong Wen of China came through with a big throw in the closing seconds to defeat Maki Tsukada of Japan and take the women's over 78-kilogram gold on the final day of the Olympic judo competition Friday.Tsukada, the Athens champion, took the lead two minutes into the …
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Japan may give swimmer Kitajima the People's Honor Award
{mosgoogle right}The government will consider presenting swimmer Kosuke Kitajima with the People's Honor Award for his tremendous achievement of winning two gold medals in two consecutive Olympic Games, the top government spokesman said on Friday."Kitajima's performances were outstanding. As other ( …
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Koizumi's controversial trips to Yasukuni Shrine make it hard for successors to visit
{mosgoogle right}Controversial visits to Yasukuni Shrine by former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi while he was in office have made it difficult for his successors to pay visits to the shrine, say observers.The move has forced Nippon Izokukai, a major group for the bereaved families of the war dead …
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6 high school 'peace ambassadors' to head to UN Europe to seek elimination of nukes
{mosgoogle right}NAGASAKI -- Six high school "peace ambassadors" will travel to the United Nations Europe headquarters in Geneva to present the signatures of about 80,000 people calling for the elimination of nuclear weapons.Three high school students from Nagasaki Prefecture left Nagasaki on Friday …
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Banned beef filet found in meat imported from Sweden
{mosgoogle right}Banned beef filet has been found among a batch of pork bones that a Tokyo-based trading company imported from Sweden, the government has announced. The product was not distributed on the market.The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has banned the import of all products …
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Damaged red pine trees to be used for traditional bonfire in Kyoto
{mosgoogle right}KYOTO -- Red pine trees in a national forest that were damaged after being eaten by weevils will be used for the annual Great Bonfire here, organizers say.Firewood for the bonfire has traditionally been secured from a forest owned by members of a nonprofit organization (NPO) that or …
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As the temperature soars, Japanese consumers warm to American frozen yogurt
{mosgoogle right}As Japan melts under the scorching summer heat, more youngsters on the streets of Tokyo have been reaching for American frozen yogurt to help cool off.A string of America's West Coast-based frozen yogurt stores have opened in Tokyo this year and have been gaining in popularity with …
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Japan, China Post to launch new Internet shopping portal
{mosgoogle right}JapaNavi, a new Internet shopping portal created by Japan Post Service Co. and China Post, is set for launch on Monday in a new drive to expand the market for Japanese products in China.The shopping site -- the first endeavor of its kind by Japan Post Service, and part of a tie-up b …
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Hibakusha: Passing down the warmth of Dr. Nagai
{mosgoogle right}It is 63 years since the summer when Hiroshima and Nagasaki became fields of atomic destruction. Nations with nuclear power still flex their muscles; nuclear disarmament is, at most, a very distant possibility. Domestically, there have been some legal victories in the struggle to wi …
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Gymnast Uchimura takes silver in men's individual combination
{mosgoogle right}BEIJING -- Gymnast Kohei Uchimura captured the silver medal in the men's individual combination at the Beijing Olympics on Thursday, becoming the first Japanese medalist in the event in 24 years.Uchimura, 19, achieved the feat in his first ever Olympics following Koji Gushiken, gold …
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'Rising Sun Air Squadron' ski jumper Seiji Aochi dies at 66
{mosgoogle right}SAPPORO -- Seiji Aochi, a bronze medalist ski jumper and member of the "Rising Sun Air Squadron" -- a trio of Japanese athletes who dominated the podium in the ski jump event at the Sapporo Winter Olympics -- has died of gastric cancer. He was 66.Born in the western Hokkaido city of …
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