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, IN PERSON. FREE EVENT
Hawaii Okinawa Center
Doors open at 5:30 pm
Signups for music playshops open at 5:30 pm
Bring your family and friends. Potluck dinner. Bring your favorite dish and lots of “yuntaku hintaku”

Join the HUOA by celebrating our “Uchinanchu-ness” through an interactive musical activity. Here’s your chance to try out an Okinawan instrument that you have always wanted to play.
Musical playshops:
Tinsagu nu Hana

Asadoya Yunta

Ashimiji Bushi