Honoring the cycles of nature and the traditions of old, a former fashion stylist weaves folk tools from the native flora of Iheya island.
The Art of Living
Amid the misty peaks of Nanjo, a restaurant celebrates the bounty of Okinawa’s farms, forests, and coral seas.
A writer delves into the complicated legacy of Kyuzo Toyama, a statesman hailed as the “father of Okinawan emigration.”
A fashionable tapestry that blends art, culture, and tradition, aloha wear represents the islands’ early days of global trade.
At House Without A Key, inspired by Earl Derr Biggers’ murder mystery novel of the same name, a writer basks in nostalgia for what once was.
At Kakuman Shikki, the tradition of Ryūkyūan lacquerware lives on in pieces that balance timeless beauty with modern-day function.
A family preserves Okinawa’s tofu-making traditions, producing yushi-dōfu and other specialties using methods passed down
through generations.
Drawing upon the island’s natural elements, an artist ventures into a new medium to conjure the wild spirit of Yonaguni.
Invisible in their omnipresence, these humble concrete blocks speak volumes about the indelible forces that have shaped two island communities on opposite sides of the Pacific.
A bioremediation technology from Okinawa offers an answer to Hawai‘i’s polluted waterways.
