2010/12		December/Marathon acrylic on canvas 23cm×16cm Also available Fine-art-printsR165	When we imagine what would be the most popular December's event in Okinawa,The Naha Marathon is coming in line immediately. The Naha Marathon is one of Japan's largest citizens' full 42.195km marathon with over 30.000 runners and joggers participating every year. We spectators would love to boost each runnners either the serious athlete or the clown who wear the stupid costume.Happy running! Holiday season is coming.Wishing all the people would have a healthy and joyful year-end. Happy holidays.
2010/11		November/Hatagashira acrylic on canvas　 23cm×16cm(private collection) Also available Fine-art-printsR164	It is traditionally the fight event to gain a great harvest between the farming villages.The Naha Great Tug-of- War has a history of 400 years and the weight of the Ropes recorded in the Guinness book. On 2007,the traditional"Ayajo-Tsunahiki" in Ryukyu kingdom revival in Shuri area for celebrate 15th anniversary of Shuri-jo-castle opening.It's unique rule is fight twice and result MUST TO BE Draw.If we fight like that in our ordinary life,the world will be more peaceful!
2010/10		October/Tsunahiki acrylic on canvas 23cm×16cm(private collection) Also available Fine-art-printsR163	It is traditionally the fight event to gain a great harvest between the farming villages.The Naha Great Tug-of- War has a history of 400 years and the weight of the Ropes recorded in the Guinness book. On 2007,the traditional"Ayajo-Tsunahiki" in Ryukyu kingdom revival in Shuri area for celebrate 15th anniversary of Shuri-jo-castle opening.It's unique rule is fight twice and result MUST TO BE Draw.If we fight like that in our ordinary life,the world will be more peaceful!
2010/9		September/Shishimai acrylic on canvas23cm×16cm(private collection) Also available Fine-art-printsR162	Shi-shi-mai(Lion-dances)are widely perfomed at many area of Okinawa to pray for a good harvest and rituals to despel evil spirits on the fall night of full moon. Here in Tera-cho,Shuri where KYOKOART Gallery locates on,local young guys perform the 500years traditional shi-shi-mai as the successors. We look forward this event in a full moon night every year.Respectable.
2010/8		August/Eisa acrylic on canvas　 23cm×16cm(private collection) Also available Fine-art-printsR161	"Eisa" is known as the Bon Festival,a three-day observance when ancestor spirits are invited to visit their families in the living world. Eisa dances during these period are for welccoming ancestral spirits. Nowadays,"Eisa" dances are enjoyed more casualy and widely throughout Okinawa.Children practice Eisa dances for their sports day.Young people in okinawa may be able to dance "Mirukumunari" all together.
2010/7		July/Hanabi acrylic on canvas 23cm×16cm Also available Fine-art-printsR160	Here comes real summer in Okinawa.There held various kind of summer festivals like beer fest or music fest with Fire works.Also, we could enjoy the international theatrical event,sports event,and more.The most enjoyable thing is haveing beer and foods,and fireworks as well.Let's go to one of those festivals with wearing beautiful Yikatas and bring Uchiwas with us!
2010/6		June/Hari acrylic on canvas (private collection) 23cm×16cm Also available Fine-art-printsR159	The Hari-boat(sabani)race is one of the most traditional event especially for the fishermen throughout Okinawa in the early summer season. Hari had came from China during the era of the Ryukyu Kingtom and it's for wishing whole fishermen's luck and safe fishing.Nowadays,each festivals got more various kind of colorful boats and racers like students team,wemens team,and much more. At the every location of the festival,audiences could enjoy concerts,foods and fireworks as well. Every boats belong to each villege hold their original designe and the colors, shapes.The traditional craftsman-ships are the most admirable art.
2010/5		May/Yukkanuhi acrylic on canvas 23cm×16cm Also available Fine-art-printsR158	Okinawan traditional children's day with hopes for health and growth of the children.It is called "Yukka-nu-hi" came from chinese old calender. Today,those style changed into Japanese traditional children's day like rising the Carpstreamer(Koinobori),even eating "chimaki"(kind of rice-cake).In Shuri area,we can view a large number of Koinobori displayed over the Ryutan-pond.
2010/4		April/Shimi acrylic on canvas 23cm×16cm Also available Fine-art-printsR157	In Okinawa,traditional“Shimi”is come from chinese old calender,the annual observance that relatives gather at their family tombs to pray and feast offered by each family.It is like a big Picnic.After clean up the family tomb's surrounding area, folks chat and make themselves confortable with ancestors.It is one of the rituals and perhaps the festivals.
2010/3		March/Hamaui acrylic on canvas 23cm×16cm Also available Fine-art-printsR156	March”Hamaui”:Okinawan traditional girls festival to celebrate the beach opening.It's seen in the outer islands and few part of mainland Okinawa.It is also for drive away one's evils. Then,I'd like to suggest this way.Instead of walk down to the beach,how about women get to Spa-resort place for refreshing?It may completely drive away our Evils and worth to do for the rest of our family members!
2010/2		February/Sakura acrylic on canvas 23cm×16cm Also available Fine-art-printsR155	Have you ever been to the most earliest cherry blossom festival held yearly in Motobu, the northern region of Okinawa? It is simply walk up and down the Mt.Yae but the view is delightfull.The full bloomed cherry blossoms covered the road like Pink veiled,and we could enjoy the panoramic sight from the top. On the otherhand,I love to enjoy viewing the cherry blossom tree in a neighbor's garden through the window of my house with having japanese Sakura-tea(it contain a dried petal) and japanese sweets.And of course,reading a favorite book at the same time.What a precious moment it is!
2010/1		January/Muchi acrylic on canvas 23cm×16cm Also available Fine-art-printsR154	One of the Okinawan traditional ceremonies,"Muchi"is coming on January regularly.We steam mochi wrapped with a kind of ginger leaf,and hung ones same as each child's age. This evemt is for the health of children. Cooking is very simple but need muscles for grumbling mochi-powder! Let's start cooking!

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