Enjoy night at the Okinawa Shima-uta izakaya

"Okinawa Kitchen Paikaji Uenoya Store" located in Naha New City. At the entrance, staff dressed in Ryuso will be greeted. Welcome to the uniqueness of Okinawa will be filled with smiles.

By the way, Ryuso is a traditional Okinawan dress. It is still worn at celebration seats and when performing Ryukyu dance. Such Ryuso has a relaxed design that does not use obi according to the high temperature Okinawa climate. Many are colored in the dyeing method called "Bingata", and typical colors are yellow, white, and red. Based on these colors, paintings such as flowers and birds are drawn colorfully.

The Uenoya store has a look like Ryukyu old folk house, and you can feel the traditional Okinawan atmosphere, which is slightly different from other Paikaji affiliated stores in Naha city.

When you enter the store, there are plenty of points where you can feel the atmosphere more strongly!　One example is tokonoma, which faithfully reproduces Ryukyu old folk house. In addition, old tools and figurines are arranged, so you can enjoy the feeling of visiting Okinawa's grandmother's house. Meals in a warm space should be even more delicious.

The dishes offered by such pikaji use plenty of local ingredients and are particular about traditional flavors. Among the many menus, the most recommended one is pork dish!
All of them have a distinctive texture, such as rafted, tebichi salt grilling, and stewed cartilage Soki. Once you eat it, you will surely get obsessed. You can eat it tightly or serve as a snack for sake. Please take this product in your favorite way of eating.

By the way, pikaji's cuisine has gained a high reputation from the local people. When you visit Okinawa, be sure to taste the exquisite gourmet that satisfies Uchinamchu.

Next time, let's focus not only on cooking but also alcohol. We have 65 kinds of awamori in various parts of the prefecture and have a lineup that are hardly found in other izakayas and restaurants. Because the taste varies depending on the brand, it may be a good idea to try several types and find your favorite.
awamori is a representative liquor from Okinawa. If you drink this, you will feel more like Okinawa.

At the Uenoya store, various events are held every day from 19:00 to 22:00 (planned). You can enjoy traditional Okinawan performing arts up close, such as Sanshin Live and Eisa folk dance (* Irregular) by local youth associations. By the way, you can request the desired song at Sanshin Live. The sound of Sanshin and the melody of Shima-uta make it a pleasant BGM.

In the finale of Eisa folk dance, Okinawa's hand dance "Kachashi" is performed to the cheerful Shima-uta. It's a good idea to dance while watching it, but why don't you ask a local customer to teach here?　Interacting with performers and local guests through Kachashi is also one of the ways to enjoy Paikaji. Please join us.

Enjoy Okinawan cuisine and alcohol, and enjoy the sound of Sanshin and Shima-uta, take a commemorative photo with Ryuso staff on the way home. One of the charms is that you can feel Okinawa until the last minute.

How was it? In Naha city, there are three other Paikaji affiliated stores in addition to the Paikaji Uenoya store.
Each atmosphere has a different atmosphere, so it may be a good idea to visit a different store every time you travel to Okinawa.