Dragons in Japan
Wishing you the best in 2024, the Year of the Dragon. My heart goes out to people in Ishikawa (especially Noto Peninsula) and Toyama Prefectures starting off the new year…
Yaeyama Stargazing – What to Know
by Philbert Ono Updated: Jan. 26, 2021 Part of an article series on Yaeyama folklore in scenic Okinawa, Japan. (八重山名勝の民話・民謡の英語訳シリーズ記事) On a recent trip to Japan’s most remote islands, the…
Tinsagu nu Hana in English (てぃんさぐぬ花)
by Philbert Ono Updated: Jan. 6, 2021 Part of an article series on Yaeyama folklore in scenic Okinawa, Japan.(八重山名勝の民話・民謡の英語訳シリーズ記事) “Tinsagu nu Hana” (てぃんさぐぬ花) is one of the most famous and…
Tsuki nu Kaisha in English (月ぬ美しゃ)
by Philbert Ono Updated: January 6, 2021 Part of an article series on Yaeyama folklore in scenic Okinawa, Japan.(八重山名勝の民話・民謡の英語訳シリーズ記事) Called tsukimi (月見) in Japanese, moon viewing has long been a…
Yaeyama folk songs – Nosoko Maape
by Philbert Ono Updated: Jan. 6, 2020 Part of an article series on Yaeyama folklore in scenic Okinawa, Japan.(八重山名勝の民話・民謡の英語訳シリーズ記事) Mt. Nosokodake (野底岳), north of central Ishigaki, is Ishigaki’s second highest…
Okinawa Mensore Festa
Everybody loves Okinawa. Named Okinawa Mensore Festa (沖縄めんそーれフェスタ), a week of Okinawan entertainment and food was held at Sunshine City in Ikebukuro, Tokyo during May 30-June 8, 2014. I went…