Mike's Ryukyu Gallery

Have a look at photos of wildlife, festivals and travel sites here. Sharing tips for travelers with a twist of humor is part the life I enjoy in Okinawa, Japan. Photos and text Copyright © Michael Lynch. All photos contain traced digital watermarks. You may contact: www.mikesryukyugallery.com for licensing.

Pages

  • Home
  • Festivals
  • Japan: Insider Tips
  • Mad Mike Reviews
  • Photography Tips
  • Redneck Stuff
  • Sights
  • Something New
  • The Doozies
  • Trees, Flowers, Ferns
  • Wildlife Photography
  • Advertisers

Festivals

FESTIVALS AND SPECIAL EVENTS


A Guide for Shooting a Foreign Festival

AZALEA FESTIVAL I and AZALEA FESTIVAL II

CHERRYBLOSSOMS at MT. YAEDAKE 2011

CHERRYBLOSSOM FESTIVAL in NAGO 2011

CHERRYBLOSSOM FESTIVAL in NAGO 2012

Dancing Ladies and Lion Dogs

DRAGONBOAT FESTIVAL NAHA

DRAGONBOATS AT ONNA SON

EISA FESTIVAL IN URUMA

FULL MOON FESTIVAL KIN VILLAGE AUG 2010

FULL MOON FESTIVAL KIN VILLAGE SEP 2011

FULL MOON VIEWING FESTIVAL AT SHURI CASTLE SEP 2011

IRIS FESTIVAL

LILY FESTIVAL ON IE SHIMA

MUD FESTIVAL: DORUNKU ASOBU

OCEAN DAY IN JAPAN

OKINAWA'S NEVER ENDING FESTIVAL SEASON

ORCHID SHOW AT EXPO MOTOBU

THE GREAT NAHA TUG-O-WAR: A GUINNESS WORLD RECORD

SANSHIN DAY

SPORTS DAY IN JAPAN (UNDOKAI)

TANABATA FESTIVAL 

THE SHINUGU MATSURI

UNJAMI in OGIMI 2010



Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook

Home
Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)

Total Pageviews

Where I Buy Camera Gear

Camera Courses and Reviews, Plus:

BetterPhoto.com - The better way to learn photography!

Matador Travel Writing or Photography Courses

Popular Posts

  • Five All Time Favorite Sunday's Silly Signs
    Here are five of the Sunday's Silly Signs that, Google Stats tell me, got the most giggles. SMOKERS AND CHEWERS  Maw, we better get a new ...
  • 2012 Nago Cherry Blossom Festival A 12 Photo Essay
    Here it is, fresh off the Nago Mountain from today's visit to the 2012 Nago Cherry Blossom Festival. These 12 photos should give you an i...
  • Orchid (蘭) Lovers A Travel Photo Thursday Essay For You !
    Yesterday was the first time in my life I ever attended an International Orchid (蘭) Show. Probably the last international thing, besides an ...
  • Welcome Chinese New Year with a Bang: That's My Plan
    Today is New Year's Eve by the Chinese calendar. So, when my camera shootin' buddies came by today my plan was to go find some fireworks t...
  • Then and Now (Photos) Kin Kannon Temple Okinawa, Japan
    This photo of Kin Kannon Temple was taken in 1966 by photographer Donn Cuson. Here is a photo of Kin Kannon Temple taken yesterday aftern...

Blog Archive

  • ►  2012 (60)
    • ►  February (28)
      • Sunday's Silly Sign (Photos) FEB 26, 2012 Swimsui...
      • Dog Photo Essay: Ryukyu Inu and Husky Mutts Meet a...
      • Editor's Picks (Photos) for the Month of February ...
      • Travel Photos: It's No Bull. This Bull Didn't Want...
      • Cool and Crazy Stuff at an Okinawan Museum (Photo ...
      • Today I Learned Some Russian in Okinawa, Japan (Ph...
      • A Scene From Within UNESCO Nakijin Castle Walls Ok...
      • This Sunday's Silly Sign Could Inspire A Redneck (...
      • Photo Essay: The Surprise at Tachigawa Waterfalls...
      • Watching The World Economy Tank: A Bird Photo
      • Ten More Photos: The Okinawa International Orchid ...
      • The Canon G12 Captures the Camouflaged Butterfly (...
      • These Birds on Valentine's Day Cracked Me Up (Phot...
      • Flowers for Muza-chan and a Get Well Soon, Gal !
      • Sunday's Silly Sign (Photo) FEB 12, 2012 Boat May...
      • Then and Now (Photos) Kin Kannon Temple Okinawa, ...
      • Infographic: Maybe It's Time for A Tick in the Bel...
      • Wildlife Photo: Osprey of Senaga-Jima Okinawa, Jap...
      • Flower Photo: Melastoma. Heck, Just Call It Forest...
      • A Real Angry Caterpillar Causes an Extremely Short...
      • Photo of the Week: It Really Is A Small World Afte...
      • Ten Photos: The 2012 Okinawa International Orchid ...
      • Sunday's Silly Sign (Photo) FEB 5, 2012 Crying Ci...
      • Wildlife Photo: Ryukyu Green Pigeon (Treron permag...
      • Then and Now (Photos) Hakugindo Shrine in Okinawa...
      • A Night at the Nakijin Castle Cherry Blossom Festi...
      • Photo Essay: Chasing Sakura (桜) Day and Night in O...
      • Okinawa's Fukugawa Waterfall (Photo) An Editor's P...
    • ►  January (32)
      • Mad Mike's Review: Here's A Guru Contact to Fix Yo...
      • Cowabunga ! The Ryukyu Dudes Did Fukugawa (Photo...
      • Five All Time Favorite Sunday's Silly Signs
      • 2012 Nago Cherry Blossom Festival A 12 Photo Essay...
      • Flower Photo: Sakura (桜) Cherry Blossoms in Naha O...
      • Sakura (桜) The Cherry Blossoms Are Popping Out Eve...
      • Then and Now (Photos) Suicide Cliff Mabuni Okinawa...
      • Photo Essay: A Fun-filled Day at the Ginoza Museu...
      • Sinking the Tsushima Maru (対馬丸) A Sad Day in Histo...
      • Sunday's Silly Sign (Photo) JAN 22, 2012 Surveilla...
      • Welcome Chinese New Year with a Bang: That's My P...
      • What's Taking The Sakura (桜) So Long To Blossom Th...
      • Friday Photo: UNESCO Katsuren Castle A Different V...
      • Then and Now (Photos) Todoroki Waterfall (轟の滝) Oki...
      • Year of the Dragon Chinese New Year Coming Soon (P...
      • Cherry Blossoms (桜) and Waterfalls (滝) in Okinawa,...
      • Sunday's Silly Sign (Photo) JAN 15, 2012 Stand As...
      • Wildlife: Whimbrel Watching at The Okukubi River i...
      • Chasing Cherry the Blossoms (桜) in Okinawa, Japan ...
      • Flower Photo: Yellow Angel Trumpet, The Dog Killi...
      • Sakura (桜) and Red Flowers (花) in Okinawa (Photo ...
      • First Cherry Blossom (Sakura, 桜 ) Photo for 2012...
  • ►  2011 (416)
    • ►  December (32)
    • ►  November (32)
    • ►  October (32)
    • ►  September (32)
    • ►  August (34)
    • ►  July (35)
    • ►  June (37)
    • ►  May (39)
    • ►  April (36)
    • ►  March (41)
    • ►  February (31)
    • ►  January (35)
  • ▼  2010 (186)
    • ▼  December (34)
      • HAPPY NEW YEAR 2011 From Mike's Ryukyu Gallery
      • Year of the Rabbit 2011 (Photo) Okinawa: An Inside...
      • Wildlife Photo (Ocean) Manta Ray (Manta birostris)...
      • Photography Tip: Shoot a Sketch and Five Reasons W...
      • The Year in Photos: Okinawa, Japan 2010
      • Japanese Karaoke: An Insider's History of Evolutio...
      • Santa's Cell Phone Top Five Photos
      • Wildlife Photo (Bird) Japanese White Eye (Zosterop...
      • Investigative Report: Santa Girl (Photo)
      • One of These is Not Like the Rest (Photo)
      • Austerity: Some Things Take Balls (Photo)
      • Readers Choice: My Top Ten Photo Blogs of 2010
      • Wildlife Photo (Osprey) You Lookin' at Me?
      • Saturday's Photos: Birds and Pottery
      • Dirty Rat Spammers (Photo) Rant
      • Outa Your Face Advertising
      • Buddha on Thursday (Photo) for Budget Travelers Tr...
      • Truck Culture in Japan: An Insider's Tip (Photo E...
      • Photography Tip: Crop a Digital Photo
      • A Rant from the Past: Plastic Typing Keys and Ciga...
      • Unidentified Fruit (Photos) and a Girl with Muscul...
      • SHOOT THIS BLOG CONTEST IS OVER: Results Pending
      • Photos: My Pictures of the Week that Became Editor...
      • UNESCO World Heritage : Nakajin-jo Castle and Trav...
      • Five Girls Worth A Google
      • Wildlife Photo (Bird) Common Moorhen (Gallinula ch...
      • Exploding Snails, Lawsuits and Theraflu
      • SHOOT THIS BLOG AND WIN! A CONTEST WITH SOME RUL...
      • Wildlife Photo Essay: Territorial Dispute: Grey He...
      • Wildlife Photo (Bird) Little Ringed Plover (Charad...
      • Wildlife Photo: Pigeons in Flight + A Girl Named I...
      • How I Became Santa, Forever
      • Wildlife Photo: An Osprey with Fish in Flight
      • Wildlife Photo (Bird) Grey Heron: Coming in for a ...
    • ►  November (31)
    • ►  October (34)
    • ►  September (30)
    • ►  August (21)
    • ►  July (5)
    • ►  June (2)
    • ►  May (6)
    • ►  April (12)
    • ►  March (3)
    • ►  February (3)
    • ►  January (5)
  • ►  2009 (40)
    • ►  December (2)
    • ►  November (1)
    • ►  October (5)
    • ►  September (2)
    • ►  August (1)
    • ►  July (1)
    • ►  June (1)
    • ►  May (3)
    • ►  April (3)
    • ►  March (10)
    • ►  February (11)

Followers

Photos and text Copyright:. Awesome Inc. template. Powered by Blogger.

Blog Top Sites

Photo Blog Blogs
Photo Blog Blog Directory & Search engine Photo blog blogs A Photographer and Freelance Writer\\\'s Blog wher
Visit Travel Blog Exchange
Blogarama - The Blog Directory Featured Japan Blog on GO! Overseas RyukyuMike - Find me on Bloggers.com Bloggers' Rights at EFF