X-Nico

3 unusual facts about Okinawa Prefecture


Kazufumi Miyazawa

The former was noted in the 1990s for a fusion of rock, pop, and local Okinawan folk music.

Kosaburo Nishime

A native of Chinen, Okinawa and graduate of Sophia University he was elected to the assembly of Okinawa Prefecture for the first time in 1988 and to the Diet for the first time in 2003.

Stephen Randolph

Stephen LeCharles "Steve" Randolph (born May 1, 1974 in Okinawa, Japan) is an American left-handed pitcher formerly in Major League Baseball and Nippon Professional Baseball.


Beep!!/Sunshine Sunshine

As part of the involvement with KDDI's "Meet the Music" campaign, Superfly would have performed "Sunshine Sunshine" at the Okinawa Namura Hall in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on March 20, with the performance broadcast live over FM52 radio stations Tokyo FM, J-Wave, and FM Okinawa.

Ishigaki Airport

The airport provided flights to major cities on the Japanese mainland as well as destinations throughout Okinawa Prefecture and the Yaeyama Islands.


see also