{"id":784742,"date":"2018-08-13T14:05:49","date_gmt":"2018-08-13T18:05:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/?p=784742"},"modified":"2018-08-13T14:05:49","modified_gmt":"2018-08-13T18:05:49","slug":"heres-why-okinawas-sneaker-culture-is-growing-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/heres-why-okinawas-sneaker-culture-is-growing-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s Why Okinawa&#8217;s Sneaker Culture Is Growing \/\/ Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Primarily centered in Tokyo, the streetwear and sneaker culture in Japan is on another level. Tokyo however, isn&#8217;t the only city that has a robust sneaker culture as Okinawa has burst on to the scene in a big way thanks in large part to Kris Drone.<\/p>\n<p>The owner of the sneaker shop, <strong>Get &#8216;Em Kicks<\/strong>, Drone not only helps to build the culture in Okinawa through his boutique, he also organizes an annual sneaker convention in the city. Wanting to find out more about sneaker culture in Okinawa, Coiski&#8217;s George Kiel traveled to Drone&#8217;s shop to talk with him in the latest episode of <em>Outside the Box<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the episode below to learn more about Get &#8216;Em Kicks and the sneaker culture in Okinawa below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Meet the Man Behind the Ever-Growing Sneaker Culture of Okinawa, Japan | Open the Box\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/na3TUwCts-g?start=70&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Primarily centered in Tokyo, the streetwear and sneaker culture in Japan is on another level. 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