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Utah Okinawa Kenjinkai Facebook. Registering for the Taikai and getting a Taikai pass is free! Contact your local kenjinkai for more information about registering and to receive your Taikai essentials, like your pass and parade uniform. How do I get there? If you like your days planned to a T with airfare, hotel accommodations, daily meals, ground transportation and guided sightseeing activities wrapped into one convenient travel package, you might be able to find specialized travel agencies that provide Taikai tour groups if you live in an area with a big Okinawan community.
Very affordable for a recent college grad like me! Of course, everyone has different travel preferences. Some events are free and open to the public while others require paid admission at the door.
The Opening Ceremony involved a lot of introductions and speeches that were translated in Japanese, English and Portuguese. Participating municipalities host welcome receptions for overseas visitors and locals to mix and mingle. Appetizers and Orion beer all around! Did You Know? The Yui Rail runs from the Naha Airport in the west to Shuri Castle Station in the east with a total of 15 stations altogether it takes only 27 minutes! A perk of being an overseas participant with a Taikai pass means free bus rides!
Flash your pass when you board the bus. The bus pass is on the backside of your Taikai pass. The bus pass is valid during the Taikai period, but is not eligible for express buses, the airport limousines, Yanbaru express buses and regular sightseeing buses. The Naha Bus Terminal has friendly employees who can provide bus routes and schedules to your destination. Join the Discover Nikkei global community, where our Nima connect and share!
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Create new account Request new password. With additional help from the local Okinawa Kenjinkai , he raised the money necessary to put on the exhibit and program series. There will also be a closing reception on Sunday, Aug. Ueunten said there may be additional activities including movie nights or speakers. The entire series coincides with the 60th anniversary of the Treaty of Peace with Japan.
Ueunten did not plan the timing, but he believes it makes a fitting backdrop for the exhibit. Uenten and others involved in making a documentary about local women who survived the battle. Wesley showed us this article that just came out. Everyone was quite excited by this piece. Thank you for covering the events for the Nuchi du Takara symposium and exhibit.
I would just like to add that this particular war is a difficult one to tell in this country because of the cultural context for talking about that particular battle and the way Okinawa has been positioned between the US and Japan.
Thank you for this thoughtful comment. Your remarks at the symposium were very moving, and I am glad you shared them here as well. I hope people who read this article have a chance to stop by your blog- the difficulty of speaking about the Battle is evidently a vital part of the story. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam.
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