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An Okinawa park festival connects practice with community support

TELL’s November 15 fundraiser combines yoga, family activities and a clinician-led workshop at Yaeshima Park.

A small red shisa figure stands on a tiled roof in Okinawa City.
A roof detail in Okinawa City, Japan, 3 January 2025. Photo: Hyppolyte de Saint-Rambert / Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized. CC BY 4.0. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=163816510

TELL lists its 2026 Okinawa Yoga and Wellness Festival for Sunday, November 15, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Yaeshima Park in Okinawa City. The nonprofit’s official page confirms the date and venue.

Free entry, with a fundraising purpose

The organizer’s event listing describes yoga classes, vendors, a children’s area and workshops, including a free session led by a TELL clinician. Entry is free. That does not establish that every activity or purchase at the festival is free.

The event raises funds for TELL, which provides mental-health support to Japan’s international community. Its listing also describes a raffle supported by contributions from instructors and vendors. These are organizer announcements about a future gathering, not a report of attendance or money already raised.

The festival places movement beside other ways of spending time together in a public park. That community purpose is distinct from a promise of treatment. Prospective visitors should check the organizer’s current event information for any changes to the programme or joining arrangements.

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