The new “Tingara Terrace” area offers a contrast to the light-up, focusing on natural darkness and sparkle. Guests can relax in reclining chairs on a private beach, listening to the waves while admiring the starry sky, enhanced by delicate, planetarium-like lights on the white sand. To complement this debut, the “Kubakago Sweet Basket” is introduced. This folk-craft basket features built-in lighting and is filled with small Okinawan sweets, such as tankan-scented canelés and brown sugar tiramisu, perfect for starlit dessert time.
The fantastical “Floating Ball Lanterns” illuminating the white-sand beach were created by upcycling Banta Cafe’s empty bottles into Ryukyu Glass, modeled after fishing floats. Guests enjoy the illuminated ocean surrounded by 50 of these lights. The “Night Picnic Set” is also sold, featuring Okinawan soul food, “Pork Tamago Onigiri,” luxuriously arranged with roast beef and served in a basket. Purchasers can rent a lantern and beach mat to enjoy their picnic anywhere, from the beach to the hilltop terrace.
The event will alternate weekly between the “Night Lights Marche,” featuring Okinawan craft artists, and the “Uchinā Jazz Live,” offering historical jazz performances.
The “Night Lights Marche” brings together craft artists who value Okinawan nature and culture, showcasing warm works such as ocean-themed candles, wooden lampshades, and metalwork related to Okinawa.
At the “Uchinā Jazz Live,” local musicians will perform jazz, which has a history of over 70 years in Okinawa. The live performances take place on the large roof deck, which is designed to incorporate the sounds of the waves from the sea. The merging of the wave sounds and the music creates a unique session only found at Banta Cafe.
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