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2. Okinawan festivals and observances - Wikipedia

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   13 November: Amidusi ("lowering the nets") fishing ritual on Kudaka. Priests and three priestesses pray and make offerings of alcohol and rice to sea gods in order to ensure good fishing. Seven temporary enclosures are built by the sea to provide shelter for the visiting gods. 15 November: ʔizaihoo on Kudaka Island. No longer performed due to ...

3. Okinawa Island - Wikipedia

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   Okinawa Island (Japanese: 沖縄島, Hepburn: Okinawa-jima, Okinawan: 沖縄/うちなー, romanized: Uchinaa, [4] Kunigami: ふちなー, romanized: Fuchináa), officially Okinawa Main Island (沖縄本島, Okinawa-hontō), [5] is the largest of the Okinawa Islands and the Ryukyu (Nansei) Islands of Japan in the Kyushu region.

4. Ou Island (Nanjō) - Wikipedia

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   Ou Island (奥武島, Ōjima) is a small islet located in the Okinawa Islands of Japan. [1] It's administered by the town of Nanjō, and a bridge connects both entities. The island is known for its abundance of seafood due to Ōjima being a fishing village. [1] [2] The Hari, a dragon boat racing festival, is performed there. [1]

5. Cape Manzamo - Wikipedia

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   Due to its location, Cape Manzamo is facing the open East China Sea to the west. This makes it a very popular spot on Okinawa for viewing the sunset, and for taking photos of the cliff from its side facing Onna Village. At low tide, at the bottom of the rock formation which constitutes the picturesque cliff, tidal pools are formed. Directly on ...

6. Tourism in Japan - Wikipedia

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   In 2010, their 2.4 million arrivals made up 27% of the tourists visiting Japan. [15] Travelers from China have been the highest spenders in Japan by country, spending an estimated 196.4 billion yen (US$2.4 billion) in 2011, or almost a quarter of total expenditure by foreign visitors, according to data from the Japan Tourism Agency. [ 16 ]

7. Okinawa Islands - Wikipedia

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   The Okinawa Islands (沖縄諸島, Okinawa Shotō, or 沖縄群島, Okinawa Guntō) are an island group in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, and are the principal island group of the prefecture. [1] The Okinawa Islands are part of the larger Ryukyu Islands group and are located between the Amami Islands of Kagoshima Prefecture to the northeast and the ...