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Ryukyu / Okinawa Society
Some things about the way Okinawans lived long ago and even today
This page became active Sep 12, 2018
Latest update: May 19, 2020

I'll be migrating features from the website to this page over time. Please be patient. Domo. If you'd like to see a topic here, contact me Mick-Admin@ClickOkinawa.com The Ryu̅kyu̅ Creation Myth MUSIC Sanshin - the Okinawan shamisen Uniquely Okinawan, the traveled ear can easily distinguish that which derives from Uchina. Beautiful to hear wafting from the heart of villages all across the ken. Listen! Karaoke Box DANCE Traditional Ryu̅kyu̅ Folk Dance Eisa Nuchibana CUISINE Okinawa Soba Food and Recipes BELIEFS Achoo!! (when "gesundheit" just won't do) Protective Charms Ishiganto Shiisa Hinpun Shimenawa Shibasashi Good Luck talismans Meneki-neko Ishiganto Teru Teru Bozu MARTIAL ARTS Ryukyu Martial Arts, historical overview Ryukyu/Okinawa Kobudo LIFESTYLES POTPOURRI Oshibori Pets Bo̅so̅zoku Boyz Kyodo-Baiten Preserving a 220+ year old fresh water well on Nago Seijin no Hi Iha (Ifa) Fuyu, Father of Okinawaology Humming Bulb Arrow

LANGUAGE - some helpful words and phrases English-to-Japanese Japanese-to-English Some Uchinaaguchi is included too. Meanwhile, this is a good resource for some of the old Okinawan language. Intro to Uchinaaguchi. Are the Ryukyuan Languages distinctly separate languages or are they "dialects" of Japanese? That question has been bandied about for a long time. Here's an opinion worth reading: “Wanne Uchinanchu – I am Okinawan.” Japan, the US and Okinawa’s Endangered Languages Patrick Heinrich and Fija Bairon added 2-19-18 The Dialect Card - Hogen fuda MUSEUMS Higashionna Museum or, what used to be. It's gone now (2018) My Visit to the Higashionna Museum in 2015 Urumaichi Tateishikawa History & Folklore Museum Okinawa Himeyuri Peace Museum Karate KaikanMuseum, Tomigusuku Urasoe-jo Museum Okinawa Peace Memorial Museum Haebaru Japanese Army Hospital "Bunker 20" Keibin Yonabaru (Railroad) Station Building Museum Yonabaru Choritsu Tsunahiki Tug-o-War Museum Yaese Town Gushikami Museum of History & Folklore OTHER BELIEFS & TRADITIONS What about the Poo? Ogimi: Village of Longevity Kajimaya - celebration of 97 years of age Okinawa Soba Hajichi The art of hand tattoos Bunagaya That little woodland spirit Okinawan Family Names

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