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Holiday Illuminations: Where to check them out on Okinawa

Although a white Christmas seems unlikely, every year a season of lights surely comes to Okinawa.

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VIDEO: Speakin’ Japanese lesson: The holiday illuminations are brilliant!

We are finally in the holiday season. Towns and streets are covered in beautiful winter illuminations.

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My faves: Japan's festive lights illuminate the season

As Japan starts to enter the holiday season, you’ll notice many of the country’s parks buildings and gardens are set ablaze with brilliant and elaborate illumination displays to help ring in the holiday spirit.

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VIDEO: Enjoy Japan’s elaborate winter illuminations

Every winter, light displays, or “illuminations,” go up in many public parks and shopping centers around Japan.

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Illuminations are back at Okinawa Zoo

Make plans for a safe and fun holiday while enjoying some festive illuminations near Kadena Air Base.

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Itoman Winter Illuminations: A fairy light wonderland

The annual illumination in Itoman is like a giant music box, making every little child's dreams come true.

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Okinawa basks in the glow of seasonal illuminations

Okinawa shined bright like a diamond this holiday season. One of the premiere locations for catching the seasons illuminations is the zoo where visitors could stay for extended hours as the zoo animals basked in the glow.

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My FAVES: Illumination Fun in Japan

Today, the holiday season in Japan is synonymous with amazing illuminations throughout the country. Beginning in November, various parks, buildings and gardens are set ablaze by the brilliant illuminations that help ring in the holiday spirit with their dazzling beauty.

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VIDEO| Japan’s all lit up for the holidays – Illuminations

From late autumn through winter, elaborate and colorful light displays throughout the nation ring in the holiday spirit with dazzling brilliance.

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VIDEO: Taste of Spain: Recipe for paella

On a day in mid-October, I tried cooking paella, a Spanish dish for the first time.

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VIDEO: Okinawa Kitchen: Make your own Goya juice

It’s not too much a stretch to say Goya is the staple of Okinawa.

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VIDEO: Taste of Japan: Kanten jelly a sweet, healthy alternative

As a kid, every New Year I would look forward to a sweet jelly called kouhaku kanten. Kanten is a jelly made from boiled tengusa algae and seaweed. It is known for being low-calorie and rich in fiber, so it is often used as a healthy alternative to regular sweets.

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Too much to drink last night? Don't worry, Japanese have cure for hangover!

Turmeric, or “ukon” in Japanese, is a kind of ginger, known as a spice for Indian curry, and in Japan, it is mostly recognized as a food that can help avoid hangover.

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Okinawa longevity cuisine: Trendy food for a long life

It has been said that food is the soul of a country. This couldn’t be truer for Okinawa. A mix of favorable natural conditions and diverse foreign influences produced unique eating habits and a cooking style that is now known as “Okinawan cuisine”.