På gång i Okinawa (Naha), Japan under året

Mycket folk — Winter break (fuyuyasumi) i Japan, skollov i 5 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Natur

  Humpback whales off Zamami

  1 jan – 31 mar · vanligtvisValsäsong

  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. Källa ↗

• Natur

  Hikanzakura cherry blossom

  15 jan – 20 feb · vanligtvis

  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.

Mycket folk — Okinawa Marathon, skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Festival

  Okinawa Marathon

  10–25 feb · vanligtvisSportevenemangStängningarTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Humpback whales off Zamami (1 jan – 31 mar (vanligtvis)), Hikanzakura cherry blossom (15 jan – 20 feb (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Spring break (haruyasumi) i Japan

Inget nytt börjar i mars.

Pågår fortfarande: Humpback whales off Zamami (1 jan – 31 mar (vanligtvis))

Lugnt — resenärer beskriver det som lugnt, Golden Week

• Säsong

  Beach season

  1 apr – 31 okt · vanligtvisHavet varmt nog

  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.

• Helg

  Golden Week

  29 apr – 6 majTrångtBoka tidigt

  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. Källa ↗

Mest folk — Golden Week, Naha Hari dragon boat races

• Natur

  Sea turtle nesting

  1 maj – 31 aug · vanligtvis

  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. Källa ↗

• Festival

  Naha Hari dragon boat races

  3–5 majSportevenemangTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

• Säsong

  Rainy season

  5 maj – 25 jun · vanligtvisMonsun

  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.

Pågår fortfarande: Beach season (1 apr – 31 okt (vanligtvis)), Golden Week (29 apr – 6 maj)

Mellansäsong — skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en helt vanlig månad

Inget nytt börjar i juni.

Pågår fortfarande: Beach season (1 apr – 31 okt (vanligtvis)), Sea turtle nesting (1 maj – 31 aug (vanligtvis)), Rainy season (5 maj – 25 jun (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Summer break (natsuyasumi) i Japan, skollov i 4 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Risk

  Typhoon season

  1 jul – 15 okt · vanligtvisStängningar

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Beach season (1 apr – 31 okt (vanligtvis)), Sea turtle nesting (1 maj – 31 aug (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Summer break (natsuyasumi) i Japan, skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Festival

  Okinawa Zento Eisa Festival

  4–6 sepStor festivalTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Beach season (1 apr – 31 okt (vanligtvis)), Sea turtle nesting (1 maj – 31 aug (vanligtvis)), Typhoon season (1 jul – 15 okt (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Okinawa Zento Eisa Festival, skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i september.

Pågår fortfarande: Beach season (1 apr – 31 okt (vanligtvis)), Typhoon season (1 jul – 15 okt (vanligtvis)), Okinawa Zento Eisa Festival (4–6 sep)

Mycket folk — Naha Great Tug-of-War, skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Festival

  Naha Great Tug-of-War

  10–12 oktStor festivalTrångtStängningar

  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. Källa ↗

• Festival

  Shurijo Castle Festival

  28 okt – 8 nov · vanligtvisStor 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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Beach season (1 apr – 31 okt (vanligtvis)), Typhoon season (1 jul – 15 okt (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Naha Marathon

• Festival

  Naha Marathon

  25 nov – 10 dec · vanligtvisSportevenemangStängningarTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Shurijo Castle Festival (28 okt – 8 nov (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — Naha Marathon, Winter break (fuyuyasumi) i Japan

Inget nytt börjar i december.

Pågår fortfarande: Naha Marathon (25 nov – 10 dec (vanligtvis))