Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Okinawa (Naha), Japan

Druk — Winter break (fuyuyasumi) in Japan, schoolvakanties in 5 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Natuur

  Humpback whales off Zamami

  1 jan – 31 mrt · meestalWalvisseizoen

  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. Bron ↗

• Natuur

  Hikanzakura cherry blossom

  15 jan – 20 feb · meestal

  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.

Druk — Okinawa Marathon, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Okinawa Marathon

  10–25 feb · meestalSportevenementSluitingenDruk

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Humpback whales off Zamami (1 jan – 31 mrt (meestal)), Hikanzakura cherry blossom (15 jan – 20 feb (meestal))

Druk — Spring break (haruyasumi) in Japan

In maart begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Humpback whales off Zamami (1 jan – 31 mrt (meestal))

Rustig — reizigers noemen het rustig, Golden Week

• Seizoen

  Beach season

  1 apr – 31 okt · meestalZee op temperatuur

  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.

• Feestdag

  Golden Week

  29 apr – 6 meiDrukBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Golden Week, Naha Hari dragon boat races

• Natuur

  Sea turtle nesting

  1 mei – 31 aug · meestal

  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. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Naha Hari dragon boat races

  3–5 meiSportevenementDruk

  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. Bron ↗

• Seizoen

  Rainy season

  5 mei – 25 jun · meestalMoesson

  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.

Nog steeds bezig: Beach season (1 apr – 31 okt (meestal)), Golden Week (29 apr – 6 mei)

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In juni begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Beach season (1 apr – 31 okt (meestal)), Sea turtle nesting (1 mei – 31 aug (meestal)), Rainy season (5 mei – 25 jun (meestal))

Druk — Summer break (natsuyasumi) in Japan, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Risico

  Typhoon season

  1 jul – 15 okt · meestalSluitingen

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Beach season (1 apr – 31 okt (meestal)), Sea turtle nesting (1 mei – 31 aug (meestal))

Druk — Summer break (natsuyasumi) in Japan, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Okinawa Zento Eisa Festival

  4–6 sepGroot festivalDruk

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Beach season (1 apr – 31 okt (meestal)), Sea turtle nesting (1 mei – 31 aug (meestal)), Typhoon season (1 jul – 15 okt (meestal))

Druk — Okinawa Zento Eisa Festival, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Beach season (1 apr – 31 okt (meestal)), Typhoon season (1 jul – 15 okt (meestal)), Okinawa Zento Eisa Festival (4–6 sep)

Druk — Naha Great Tug-of-War, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Naha Great Tug-of-War

  10–12 oktGroot festivalDrukSluitingen

  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. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Shurijo Castle Festival

  28 okt – 8 nov · meestalGroot 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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Beach season (1 apr – 31 okt (meestal)), Typhoon season (1 jul – 15 okt (meestal))

Druk — Naha Marathon

• Festival

  Naha Marathon

  25 nov – 10 dec · meestalSportevenementSluitingenDruk

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Shurijo Castle Festival (28 okt – 8 nov (meestal))

Topdrukte — Naha Marathon, Winter break (fuyuyasumi) in Japan

In december begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Naha Marathon (25 nov – 10 dec (meestal))