Qué hay en Prefectura de Okinawa, Japón, a lo largo del año

Concurrido — Winter break (fuyuyasumi) en Japón, vacaciones escolares en 5 de los mercados que lo llenan

• Naturaleza

  Humpback whales off Zamami

  1 Ene – 31 Mar · normalmenteTemporada de ballenas

  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. Fuente ↗

• Naturaleza

  Hikanzakura cherry blossom

  15 Ene – 20 Feb · normalmente

  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.

Concurrido — Okinawa Marathon, vacaciones escolares en 2 de los mercados que lo llenan

• Festival

  Okinawa Marathon

  10–25 Feb · normalmenteEvento deportivoCierresMucha gente

  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. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Humpback whales off Zamami (1 Ene – 31 Mar (normalmente)), Hikanzakura cherry blossom (15 Ene – 20 Feb (normalmente))

Concurrido — Spring break (haruyasumi) en Japón

En marzo no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Humpback whales off Zamami (1 Ene – 31 Mar (normalmente))

Tranquilo — los viajeros lo describen como tranquilo, Golden Week

• Temporada

  Beach season

  1 Abr – 31 Oct · normalmenteMar templado

  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.

• Festivo

  Golden Week

  29 Abr – 6 MayMucha genteReserva pronto

  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. Fuente ↗

Máxima afluencia — Golden Week, Naha Hari dragon boat races

• Naturaleza

  Sea turtle nesting

  1 May – 31 Ago · normalmente

  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. Fuente ↗

• Festival

  Naha Hari dragon boat races

  3–5 MayEvento deportivoMucha gente

  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. Fuente ↗

• Temporada

  Rainy season

  5 May – 25 Jun · normalmenteMonzón

  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.

Sigue en marcha: Beach season (1 Abr – 31 Oct (normalmente)), Golden Week (29 Abr – 6 May)

Temporada media — vacaciones escolares en 3 de los mercados que lo llenan, un mes normal

En junio no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Beach season (1 Abr – 31 Oct (normalmente)), Sea turtle nesting (1 May – 31 Ago (normalmente)), Rainy season (5 May – 25 Jun (normalmente))

Concurrido — Summer break (natsuyasumi) en Japón, vacaciones escolares en 4 de los mercados que lo llenan

• Riesgo

  Typhoon season

  1 Jul – 15 Oct · normalmenteCierres

  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. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Beach season (1 Abr – 31 Oct (normalmente)), Sea turtle nesting (1 May – 31 Ago (normalmente))

Concurrido — Summer break (natsuyasumi) en Japón, vacaciones escolares en 3 de los mercados que lo llenan

• Festival

  Okinawa Zento Eisa Festival

  4–6 SepGran festivalMucha gente

  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. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Beach season (1 Abr – 31 Oct (normalmente)), Sea turtle nesting (1 May – 31 Ago (normalmente)), Typhoon season (1 Jul – 15 Oct (normalmente))

Concurrido — Okinawa Zento Eisa Festival, vacaciones escolares en 3 de los mercados que lo llenan

En septiembre no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Beach season (1 Abr – 31 Oct (normalmente)), Typhoon season (1 Jul – 15 Oct (normalmente)), Okinawa Zento Eisa Festival (4–6 Sep)

Concurrido — Naha Great Tug-of-War, vacaciones escolares en 3 de los mercados que lo llenan

• Festival

  Naha Great Tug-of-War

  10–12 OctGran festivalMucha genteCierres

  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. Fuente ↗

• Festival

  Shurijo Castle Festival

  28 Oct – 8 Nov · normalmenteGran 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. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Beach season (1 Abr – 31 Oct (normalmente)), Typhoon season (1 Jul – 15 Oct (normalmente))

Concurrido — Naha Marathon

• Festival

  Naha Marathon

  25 Nov – 10 Dic · normalmenteEvento deportivoCierresMucha gente

  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. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Shurijo Castle Festival (28 Oct – 8 Nov (normalmente))

Máxima afluencia — Naha Marathon, Winter break (fuyuyasumi) en Japón

En diciembre no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Naha Marathon (25 Nov – 10 Dic (normalmente))