CONTRIBUTED BY KACEY A.
Many, many thanks to Kacey for putting this calendar of events around Okinawa together for us!
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June 1st – Mid June
Hydrangea Flowers In Bloom. 9am – 6pm Daily. Check website to ensure flowers are still in bloom. Free. 098-047-2183
June 1st – June 28th
Lotus Festival held at Southeast Botanical Gardens. 2146 Chibana, Okinawa. 6:30am – 9pm. ¥1,500.
June 1st – June 30th
Christmas Illumination
80,000 lights commemorate the 20th anniversary of the hotel’s opening. Hotel Nikko Alivia, Yomitan. 098-982-9111
June 3rd
Okinawa Ultimate Streetball Championship. Okinawa Music Town, 3F 1-1-1 Uechi, Okinawa. Okinawa City. ¥1,000 – ¥6,000 (Advance at Family Mart, Music Town). Tickets can be purchased at the door or via info@crossover.okinawa. 098-926-4551. Doors open 6:00pm, Tipoff 7:00pm.
June 5th
New Okinawan storytelling with pictures. Okinawa National Theatre, 4-14-1, Jitchaku, Urasoe City. ¥2,000. 7pm. 090-3074-8295
June 5th – June 7th
Capoeira workshops. $125 per student, $200 per family. Includes t-shirt, belt fees, and certificate of completion. Capoeira Academy Okinawa, Chatan Town. 10am Friday, 11am Saturday, TBD Sunday. 098-936-8883
June 6th
Tea Ceremony
Miyahira-Sensei teaches a small group tea ceremony & etiquette class. ¥1,000. Contact Nagisa (KIP) at 989-6759 for more information and to register. 2pm – 4pm.
June 7th
Female only rock festival. Live House MOD’S, 1 Depot Island Bldg E, Hall 2F, Chatan-cho Mihama. Doors 7pm, Show 8pm. Tickets Advance ¥2,500 – ¥3,000.
Workshops, Zakka, Gourmet Food Stalls, Music. Gangala Valley Cave Cafe, 202 Tamaki Maekawa, Nanjo City 901-0616. Tickets ¥3,000 – ¥3,500. Doors 5:30pm, Start 6:00pm. 098-898-4851
June 12th
Music Festival. Okinawa Music Town, 3F 1-1-1 Uechi, Okinawa. Okinawa City. Doors 5pm, Show 5:30pm. General Admission ¥3,900. 098-898-5670
June 13th -14th
All Okinawa Street Dance & DJ Battle Championships. Okinawa Music Town, 3F 1-1-1 Uechi, Okinawa. Okinawa City. Doors 12:00noon, Start 1:00pm. ¥2,500 – ¥4,000.
June 14th
Okinawa Prefectural Sports Park, Okinawa City. Tickets vary from ¥300 – ¥2,000 . Buy in advance (Family Mart/Lawson) or day of at door. 1pm kick off.
June 18th -19th
Summer Dragon Boat Races, duck catching competitions, subversion burley (flipping over a dragon boat and turning it upright). Itoman Fishing Port, 177-1 Itoman-shi, Itoman 901-0361. 9am – 3:30pm. Free. 098-992-2011
June 20th – June 21st
Free music event featuring Mazinger Z and other artists. Ocean Expo Park, Motobu. 1:00pm – 4:00pm. 09980-48-2741
June 21st
Bullfighting Tournament on Father’s Day
Ishikawa Dome. ¥3,000. 1pm Start.
June 22nd
Akira Ishii Trio
Jazz performances by Akira Ishii, Tomokazu Sugimoto, Sebastiaan and Kaptein. Parker’s Mood Jazz Club. F 11-9-3 Kumoji, Naha. ¥2,500 Advance, ¥3,000 Same Day. Doors 7:30pm, Show 9pm.
June 27th
Vocal duo from Okinawa debuting their new CD “Sing a Song – Present for…”. Livehouse Output, B1 Kume Building 2-5-7 Kume, Yubinbango, Naha 900-0033. ¥3,500. Door 6:00pm, Curtain 6:30pm. 098-943-7031
June 28th
Okinawa Prefectural Sports Park, Okinawa City. Tickets vary from ¥300 – ¥2,000 . Buy in advance (Family Mart/Lawson) or day of at door. 6pm kick off.
June 30th
Yokohama DeNA Baystars vs. Chuichi Dragons
Japanese Profesional Baseball Game. Cellular Stadium, Ginowan City. ¥1,500-¥2,500. 6:30pm. mensoreginowan@gmail.com