Det sker i Okinawa (Naha), Japan året igennem

Travlt — Winter break (fuyuyasumi) i Japan, skoleferie på 5 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Natur

  Humpback whales off Zamami

  1. jan. – 31. mar. · normaltHvalsæson

  Humpbacks calve in the shallow water round the Kerama islands from the new year, and the boats out of Naha and Zamami run daily through the season. Sightings are close to certain in February. Kilde ↗

• Natur

  Hikanzakura cherry blossom

  15. jan. – 20. feb. · normalt

  Okinawa's cherry is the deep pink hikanzakura and it opens in January, two months before the mainland. Nago Castle Park and the switchbacks up Mount Yaedake are where the island goes for it.

Travlt — Okinawa Marathon, skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Festival

  Okinawa Marathon

  10.–25. feb. · normaltSportsbegivenhedLukningerTætpakket

  A February Sunday through Okinawa City and the central towns, run in the coolest part of the year and famous for the neighbourhood crowds handing out food along the route. Route 330 shuts for the morning. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Humpback whales off Zamami (1. jan. – 31. mar. (normalt)), Hikanzakura cherry blossom (15. jan. – 20. feb. (normalt))

Travlt — Spring break (haruyasumi) i Japan

Intet nyt begynder i marts.

Stadig i gang: Humpback whales off Zamami (1. jan. – 31. mar. (normalt))

Stille — rejsende beskriver det som stille, Golden Week

• Sæson

  Beach season

  1. apr. – 31. okt. · normaltHavet er varmt nok

  The island beaches hold umi-biraki opening ceremonies at the start of April and pull the lifeguards and the jellyfish nets at the end of October. Outside that the water is swimmable but the managed beaches are shut.

• Helligdag

  Golden Week

  29. apr. – 6. majTætpakketBook tidligt

  A run of public holidays from 29 April to 5 May when much of Japan travels at once: trains, flights and hotels fill, rates peak and popular sights are crowded. Book well ahead or come the week after. Kilde ↗

Tætpakket — Golden Week, Naha Hari dragon boat races

• Natur

  Sea turtle nesting

  1. maj – 31. aug. · normalt

  Loggerheads and green turtles come ashore on the quieter beaches of the main island and the Keramas through early summer, and the hatchlings run at night from midsummer. Lights and vehicles on the sand are what wreck it. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  Naha Hari dragon boat races

  3.–5. majSportsbegivenhedTætpakket

  Three days of dragon boat racing in Naha harbour over the Golden Week weekend, with fireworks on the last night and the whole waterfront given over to food stalls. Kilde ↗

• Sæson

  Rainy season

  5. maj – 25. jun. · normaltMonsun

  The islands enter the rain front about a month before the mainland and leave it about a month earlier. It comes as long grey spells rather than afternoon storms, and the outer-island ferries are the first thing cancelled.

Stadig i gang: Beach season (1. apr. – 31. okt. (normalt)), Golden Week (29. apr. – 6. maj)

Skuldersæson — skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en helt almindelig måned

Intet nyt begynder i juni.

Stadig i gang: Beach season (1. apr. – 31. okt. (normalt)), Sea turtle nesting (1. maj – 31. aug. (normalt)), Rainy season (5. maj – 25. jun. (normalt))

Travlt — Summer break (natsuyasumi) i Japan, skoleferie på 4 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Risiko

  Typhoon season

  1. jul. – 15. okt. · normaltLukninger

  Okinawa takes more direct hits than anywhere else in Japan. A close pass shuts the airport, the ferries and most of the shops for a day or two, and August and September are when to leave slack in a plan. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Beach season (1. apr. – 31. okt. (normalt)), Sea turtle nesting (1. maj – 31. aug. (normalt))

Travlt — Summer break (natsuyasumi) i Japan, skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Festival

  Okinawa Zento Eisa Festival

  4.–6. sep.Stor festivalTætpakket

  Drum-and-dance troupes from across the prefecture fill the Koza stadium in Okinawa City for three days on the first weekend after the lunar Bon, and the street parade beforehand shuts the Gate Two road. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Beach season (1. apr. – 31. okt. (normalt)), Sea turtle nesting (1. maj – 31. aug. (normalt)), Typhoon season (1. jul. – 15. okt. (normalt))

Travlt — Okinawa Zento Eisa Festival, skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

Intet nyt begynder i september.

Stadig i gang: Beach season (1. apr. – 31. okt. (normalt)), Typhoon season (1. jul. – 15. okt. (normalt)), Okinawa Zento Eisa Festival (4.–6. sep.)

Travlt — Naha Great Tug-of-War, skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Festival

  Naha Great Tug-of-War

  10.–12. okt.Stor festivalTætpakketLukninger

  East against west on a two-hundred-metre rope laid across Route 58, preceded by a costume parade down Kokusai-dori. It closes Naha's main road for an afternoon and draws a quarter of a million people. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  Shurijo Castle Festival

  28. okt. – 8. nov. · normaltStor festival

  A Ryukyu court procession in period dress down Kokusai-dori and ceremonies at the castle at the turn of October into November, while the main hall is still being rebuilt after the 2019 fire. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Beach season (1. apr. – 31. okt. (normalt)), Typhoon season (1. jul. – 15. okt. (normalt))

Travlt — Naha Marathon

• Festival

  Naha Marathon

  25. nov. – 10. dec. · normaltSportsbegivenhedLukningerTætpakket

  Thirty thousand runners through Naha and the southern towns on a Sunday in early December, on a course with more hills than anyone expects. Route 58 and the monorail approaches are congested all morning. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Shurijo Castle Festival (28. okt. – 8. nov. (normalt))

Tætpakket — Naha Marathon, Winter break (fuyuyasumi) i Japan

Intet nyt begynder i december.

Stadig i gang: Naha Marathon (25. nov. – 10. dec. (normalt))