Today in Pacific Spotlight, Stripes talks with Dianna Olsen, Camp Foster’s resident belly dance instructor: What attracted you to belly dancing? The beautiful movements and mysteriousness of the ...

Honolulu (KHON2) – Hawaii’s largest cultural gathering, The Hawaii Okinawa Festival returns to in-person festivities. Known as a popular form of entertainment in Okinawan culture, bon dancing is a ...

The local culture of the Yanbaru region in the northern part of Okinawa Prefecture is rich in variety, ranging from traditional dance and theater to bōjutsu staff fighting and Eisa drum dancing, ...

The community is invited to enjoy an afternoon of Okinawan music and dance from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Maui Okinawa Cultural Center in Wailuku. Admission is free to the family-friendly event.

Kanayo Amakawa is the other piece indicating a love story between the two characters, portrayed by Takana Kojima and Michihiko Kakazu. This dance tells the story of a man and woman whose love is ...

Japanese theater has gained a great deal of international recognition, so most people are likely familiar with kabuki or noh. Fewer, however, may have heard of Ryūkyū buyō — the traditional dance of ...

With an average age of 84, the members of KBG84 are from the small Okinawan island of Kohama. Wearing headbands, the group excites crowds with their dynamic singing and dancing. Tune in to gain an ...

Songs are part of the fabric of life in Okinawa Prefecture. When a song rings out, everyone naturally starts to dance. Okinawa is a prefecture in the south of Japan composed of a main island and more ...

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