At the closing ceremony of the 2016 Worldwide Uchinanchu Taikai, former Okinawa Governor Takeshi Onaga declared October 30 to be Sekai no Uchinanchu no Hi (Worldwide Uchinanchu Day). “Let us celebrate the fact that we are all Uchinanchu,” he said. “Let us celebrate and establish today, October 30, World Uchinanchu Day, and let us engrave it with pride on our Uchinanchu souls.”

We will be celebrating Uchinanchu no Hi this year on October 29, 2025 from 7:00 p.m. IN PERSON.