Churaumi (beautiful ocean)

Sunny day!, very good weather like summer comes  in Okinawa.

Please come and enjoy Yambaru to view beautiful ocean called Churaumi.

This is Nakama beach just 10 minutes drive from Nago city.

Beautiful ocean is waiting for you.

（KEM)

Happy Lunar New Year !! 旧正月

新年快楽！！　

HAPPY　LUNAR　NEW　YEAR！！

 🍊🍊心想事成　！

身體健康！　

Today is the New Year's Day according to the lunar calendar.

In Okinawa, it is popular to cerebrate a new year in lunar calendar, 

not like in main land Japan.

日本国内ではほとんど行われませんが

沖縄では、旧正月をお祝いします。

People prepare New Year's dishes,  and you can see 'Big catch flags' on ships in the fishing port to celebrate the lunar New Year's Day.

旧正月のお祝いのご馳走を準備し

漁港では船に大漁旗を掲げて旧正月を祝います。

Photos above are taken at Nago fishing port.

（Noriko Suzuki)

Cherry blossoms season comes now

Cherry blossoms season comes now!

 The festival of cherry blossoms is being scheduled at Nakjijin, Yaedake and Nago at this weekend.

Please come and enjoy wonderful cherry blossoms and Cherry Ice cream.

(Kem)

①Nago Sakura Matsuri (Cherry blossom festival)
   Jan 28, 29 11:00~21:00  at Nago chuo park, Sakura Park 

②Nakijin gusuku Cherry blossom festival
   Jan 28～Feb 12 at Nakijin gusuku castle site

③Motobu Yaedake Cherry blossom festival

  Jan 21～Feb 5 at Mt Yae in Motobu

Open Garden in Yambaru

Uehara Garden on the way to Mutabara Observatory in Ogimi village.

 You can enjoy  flowers of several kinds of Camellia　with wonderful view of Shioya bay.

Cosmos garden in Haneji also waiting for you. Please enjoy your time with beautiful flowers.

(KEM)

Ume the plum blossom オーシッタイの梅

Flower viewing season has come, here in Yambaru!

Ume or the plum blossom flowers are rare in Okinawa, so that many people drive to this small village Ooshittai to see these delicate white flowers.

やんばるは、そろそろお花のシーズン。　スタートは梅から。

梅は沖縄では珍しいので、このこじんまりしたオーシッタイ集落も

週末は梅見客の車でいっぱいになります。

On Jan 19, went to see Ume the plum blossoms in Ooshittai, unfortunately it was raining, but the plum blossoms are beautifully blooming,

１月１９日あいにくの雨でしたが、梅を見に行ってきました。

すこし満開を過ぎてしまった感じですが、綺麗に咲いていましたよ。

地図・map→オーシッタイ

（Noriko Suzuki)

新年快乐 2017

新年快乐2017

Happy New Year　2017 

from all members of YIGA

(Yambaru Interpreter-Guide Association)

Had the New Year's banquetat Ryukyu restaurant in Kanucha Bay Hotel. 

カヌチャベイホテル中華レストラン龍宮で新年会。

YIGAを本年もよろしくお願いいたします。

Kanucha resort

カヌチャリゾート

Beauty of Nature

 

From my balcony, there was a parfectly shaped rainbow late this afternoon.

 



It quickly cleared out and left some sunlight.
Another beautiful day in Yambaru♡



                                                              (Junko)