HONOLULU (KHON2) — For 41 years, the culture of Okinawa has been shared through the Okinawan Festival in many locations, ...

With the introduction of the solar calendar in modern Japan, Lunar New Year celebrations have lost its place as a major event ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - On Jan. 8, 1900, 26 men arrived in Hawaii from Okinawa, Japan, as contract laborers for the sugar and pineapple plantations. This year marks the 125th anniversary of ...

A cherry blossom festival is attracting people to a mountain in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, ahead of other places in the country. About 7,000 cherry trees of the hikanzakura variety are ...

Okinawa, known for the rich beauty of its diverse islands, offers visitors a tropical climate, broad beaches and coral reefs.