O que acontece em Okinawa (Naha), Japão, ao longo do ano

Movimentado — Winter break (fuyuyasumi) em Japão, férias escolares em 5 dos países que mais mandam visitantes

• Natureza

  Humpback whales off Zamami

  1 Jan – 31 Mar · normalmenteTemporada de baleias

  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. Fonte ↗

• Natureza

  Hikanzakura cherry blossom

  15 Jan – 20 Fev · 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.

Movimentado — Okinawa Marathon, férias escolares em 2 dos países que mais mandam visitantes

• Festival

  Okinawa Marathon

  10–25 Fev · normalmenteEvento esportivoFechamentosLotado

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Humpback whales off Zamami (1 Jan – 31 Mar (normalmente)), Hikanzakura cherry blossom (15 Jan – 20 Fev (normalmente))

Movimentado — Spring break (haruyasumi) em Japão

Nada novo começa em março.

Ainda em andamento: Humpback whales off Zamami (1 Jan – 31 Mar (normalmente))

Tranquilo — viajantes descrevem como tranquilo, Golden Week

• Temporada

  Beach season

  1 Abr – 31 Out · normalmenteMar bom para nadar

  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.

• Feriado

  Golden Week

  29 Abr – 6 MaiLotadoReserve cedo

  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. Fonte ↗

Lotação máxima — Golden Week, Naha Hari dragon boat races

• Natureza

  Sea turtle nesting

  1 Mai – 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. Fonte ↗

• Festival

  Naha Hari dragon boat races

  3–5 MaiEvento esportivoLotado

  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. Fonte ↗

• Temporada

  Rainy season

  5 Mai – 25 Jun · normalmenteMonção

  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.

Ainda em andamento: Beach season (1 Abr – 31 Out (normalmente)), Golden Week (29 Abr – 6 Mai)

Meia-estação — férias escolares em 3 dos países que mais mandam visitantes, um mês comum

Nada novo começa em junho.

Ainda em andamento: Beach season (1 Abr – 31 Out (normalmente)), Sea turtle nesting (1 Mai – 31 Ago (normalmente)), Rainy season (5 Mai – 25 Jun (normalmente))

Movimentado — Summer break (natsuyasumi) em Japão, férias escolares em 4 dos países que mais mandam visitantes

• Risco

  Typhoon season

  1 Jul – 15 Out · normalmenteFechamentos

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Beach season (1 Abr – 31 Out (normalmente)), Sea turtle nesting (1 Mai – 31 Ago (normalmente))

Movimentado — Summer break (natsuyasumi) em Japão, férias escolares em 3 dos países que mais mandam visitantes

• Festival

  Okinawa Zento Eisa Festival

  4–6 SetGrande festivalLotado

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Beach season (1 Abr – 31 Out (normalmente)), Sea turtle nesting (1 Mai – 31 Ago (normalmente)), Typhoon season (1 Jul – 15 Out (normalmente))

Movimentado — Okinawa Zento Eisa Festival, férias escolares em 3 dos países que mais mandam visitantes

Nada novo começa em setembro.

Ainda em andamento: Beach season (1 Abr – 31 Out (normalmente)), Typhoon season (1 Jul – 15 Out (normalmente)), Okinawa Zento Eisa Festival (4–6 Set)

Movimentado — Naha Great Tug-of-War, férias escolares em 3 dos países que mais mandam visitantes

• Festival

  Naha Great Tug-of-War

  10–12 OutGrande festivalLotadoFechamentos

  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. Fonte ↗

• Festival

  Shurijo Castle Festival

  28 Out – 8 Nov · normalmenteGrande 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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Beach season (1 Abr – 31 Out (normalmente)), Typhoon season (1 Jul – 15 Out (normalmente))

Movimentado — Naha Marathon

• Festival

  Naha Marathon

  25 Nov – 10 Dez · normalmenteEvento esportivoFechamentosLotado

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Shurijo Castle Festival (28 Out – 8 Nov (normalmente))

Lotação máxima — Naha Marathon, Winter break (fuyuyasumi) em Japão

Nada novo começa em dezembro.

Ainda em andamento: Naha Marathon (25 Nov – 10 Dez (normalmente))