October 30th is World Uchinanchu Day. I keep forgetting to post about it on the day. My excuse is that they tend to celebrate it on 10/29 in Hawaii cos it's 10/30 in Okinawa. . .which leaves me thinking "huh? Anyway, HAPPY WORLD UCHINANCHU DAY! This Kanikapila just makes me happy. The Wahiawa Okinawans pressured John Azama (Peru) into singing Shimanchu nu Takara for them. Derek-sensei joined in with his ukulele and people kept coming in with their voices, whistling, sanshin, and heishi. I think
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Happy Awamori Day! November is the peak month for Awamori production, so November 1st was designated Awamori Day! Awamori is a distilled liquor that is a heritage drink (only made and produced on the islands) of Okinawa. Note: I was a day late posting about World Uchinanchu Day so I decided to even things out I'd post about Awamori Day a day early! OKINAWA: I love going to Karakarato Chibugwa in Naha for awamori. it's located near the Prefectural Office (沖縄県那覇市久茂地3-15-15 やまこ第二ビル １Ｆ). The master
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