Moving-in Gift Giving in Japan JapanTopics of the World March 6, 2013 3 Some Places Around the World Welcome a New Neighbor with a Gift Things are a bit different [...]
Photo Essay: Okinawan Sumo Wrestling JapanTopics of the World July 13, 2012 9 Photo Credit: Visit Okinawa Sumo Wrestling (Shima) in Okinawa is different from Japanese Sumo.
Ancestor Worship in Okinawa, Japan CelebrationsJapanTopics of the World April 22, 2011 3 A gathering at the family tomb for Shimi During the month of April, each year, a Sunday [...]
An Okinawan Wedding CelebrationsClothingJapanTopics of the World March 2, 2011 18 Okinawa is a chain of islands forming Japan’s southernmost Prefecture. The islands were once an independent nation [...]
Dragonboat Races in Okinawa CelebrationsJapanTopics of the World November 15, 2010 7 Picture Postcards has been moved to Mondays to help brighten up that back to work feeling. Golden [...]
An Eisa Festival: Photo Essay CelebrationsJapanTopics of the World August 20, 2010 6 Eisa is a dance unique to Okinawa Prefecture. Similar, in some ways, to the dances performed during [...]
Five Unusual Servings I’ve Encountered in Japan FoodJapanTopics of the World July 7, 2010 15 Sashimi Sashimi (Raw Fish) has probably been eaten by lots of cultures other than Asian but, it’s [...]
Tempura in Japan FoodJapanTopics of the World June 1, 2010 10 A week doesn’t go by without tempura of some sort being eaten in my house. And when [...]
Okinawa: The Far South in Japan CelebrationsEconomyFoodJapanLanguagesTopics of the World May 12, 2010 24 Closer to Taipei than Tokyo, Okinawa is a chain of islands stretching from Taiwan to Kyushu. Once [...]