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Okinawa’s guardian shisa has its own day… [History Travel & Beach]
April 3rd is the “Day of Shisa” in Okinawa as four (April) is “shi” and three is “san” in Japanese. The day was established in 2002 to promo...Read More
Former Japanese Imperial Navy Undergroun… [History]
The Former Japanese Imperial Navy Underground Headquarters was built as a bombproof shelter for the Japanese Navy in 1944 towards the end of...Read More
Remembering Reversion and Driving on th… [History]
When Okinawa was returned to Japan on May 15th, 1972, part of the package was an entirely new set of challenges that needed to be met. For O...Read More
2012.12.08
Museum of History introduces Naha’s Shrines & Temples [History]
It’s said that Buddhism was introduced by visiting monk Zenkan to the Ryukyu Kingdom around 1265~1274, an action that appears to have brought the temple of Zen Buddhism’s Rinzai se...
2012.12.08
Peace Library photo exhibition features ancient Cambodia [History]
A special free photographic exhibition showcasing the stone carvings of the pre-encore dynasty of the Kingdom of Cambodia is in progress at the Okinawa Peace Prayer Library through...
2012.11.02
Awamori: Okinawa’s royal beverage [History]
By Bill Charles Awamori is Okinawa’s indigenous beverage, distilled for centuries at the behest of the royal families and continued to this very day, where it’s the crown jewel of ...
2012.10.05
Hajiti tattoo told woman’s status [History]
By Sanae Nadoyama “Hajiti” means nudging with a needle, a decoration Okinawan women used to tattoo on the back of their hands in the past. It was also a symbol of their status in s...
U.S. Senkakus Return in ’72 upset Beijing, Taipei [History]
The raging controversy over ownership of the Senkaku Islands in southern Okinawa Prefecture is a long brewing issue, stemming all the way back to the U.S. Reversion of Okinawa to J...
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