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The 16th<\/sup> Sunshine City Okinawa Mensore Festival opened on Friday, May 23rd<\/sup> at Sunshine City in Ikebukuro. The event is co-organized by Sunshine City and Onna Village in Okinawa, and was originally launched by the Coral Project, a coral conservation initiative that has been ongoing since 2006. 10 days of Okinawa-themed events will be held until Sunday, June 1st<\/sup>. In 2024, a record 92,000 people visited the festival.<\/p>\n

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Shisa lion-dogs greet visitors at Higashi Ikebukuro Station.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The \u201cOkinawa Products Exhibition\u201d features 49 vendors offering Okinawa\u2019s local specialties as well as lesser-known soul food. 12 companies are exhibiting for the first time at Mensore Festival, and for 3 vendors, it\u2019s their sales debut outside of Okinawa. An eat-in corner has been set up in the venue where visitors can enjoy Okinawan cuisine, and the \u201cMensore Beer Terrace presented by Orion Beer\u201d offers a 120-seat outdoor venue with live performances of sanshin, a traditional Okinawan stringed instrument.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, \u201d5th<\/sup> Orion Beer Snack Championship\u201d is being held to determine which snack tastes the best with Orion beer, and the terrace also features a variety of programs to experience Okinawan culture, such as Ryukyuan dance performances.<\/p>\n

In conjunction with the festival, Sunshine Aquarium is presenting \u201cAnimal Discovery: Mensore version\u201d where visitors can learn about the wildlife of Okinawa, as well as a special exhibit on coral conservation efforts. During the event, a special booth has been implemented to introduce Onna Village\u2019s environmental initiatives, and hands-on workshops will be held.<\/p>\n

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First time vendor sea grape farm ~uminichi~. They offer various sea grape cuisines, sea grape ice cream, and sea grape merchandise, and a sea grape scooping game is also available.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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