About Okinawa
A Year of Tradition: 15 Okinawan Festivals Worth Planning Your Trip Around
Okinawa’s beaches get all the postcards, but its real soul shows up in its festivals. This season-by-season guide rounds up 15 centuries-old traditions worth planning a trip around — from Shuri Castle’s royal New Year ceremony to the mud-covered Paantu deities of Miyakojima — each one still carried out block by block, exactly as it has been for generations.
September 6, 2026