Best of of 2010: a world tour in twenty-three posts ArgentinaAustraliaBrazilCanadaCelebrationsChinaCosta RicaHondurasIndiaIrelandJapanKyrgyzstanNew ZealandPeruPhilippinesPocketCulturesPolandPortugalRomaniaSpainThailandThe NetherlandsTopics of the WorldUSAZambia December 31, 2010 2 We’d like to say goodbye to 2010 wıth a world tour of favourite posts from each of [...]
Picture Postcards: Shopfront in Naha, Okinawa, Japan JapanMusic, Art & CinemaTopics of the World December 13, 2010 1 This week’s house photo comes to us from Michael Lynch in Okinawa. It is a Yachimun (Okinawan [...]
Festivals from around the world ArgentinaCelebrationsJapanPeopleReligionSpainTopics of the WorldUKUSA November 17, 2010 7 This month, we asked our contributors from around the world about festivals in their countries. Read on [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]