Ryukyu History
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Traditional sweets in Okinawa, its since… [CULTURE Gourmet Ryukyu History]
Though Okinawa is part of Japan, the island has had many influences from China, as well as from other cultures from around the world. One of...Read More
Radiating Relics of the Past. Now at th… [Ryukyu History]
From September 14th to October 28th, the Urasoe Art Museum will be hosting the “Kira-kira Hikaru Exhibition”, where some of the world’s most...Read More
Shuri-jo Harvest Celebration, The ‘Chush… [CULTURE Ryukyu History]
Chushu-no-Utage, the Mid-Autumn Harvest Celebration, was one of seven banquets put forth by the Shuri royalty during the Ryukyu Kingdom Era ...Read More
2018.10.04
Traditional sweets in Okinawa, its since the Ryukyu Era [CULTURE Gourmet Ryukyu History]
Though Okinawa is part of Japan, the island has had many influences from China, as well as from other cultures from around the world. One of those influences came in the form of sw...
2018.10.03
Radiating Relics of the Past. Now at the Urasoe Art Museum! [Ryukyu History]
From September 14th to October 28th, the Urasoe Art Museum will be hosting the “Kira-kira Hikaru Exhibition”, where some of the world’s most illustrious relics of the past will be ...
2018.09.20
Shuri-jo Harvest Celebration, The ‘Chushu-no-Utage’ [CULTURE Ryukyu History]
Chushu-no-Utage, the Mid-Autumn Harvest Celebration, was one of seven banquets put forth by the Shuri royalty during the Ryukyu Kingdom Era in order to entertain guest envoys, the ...
2016.07.10
Performing arts of the Ryukyus are spreading throughout world [Ryukyu History]
By Hoshin Nakamura Instructor NPO Okinawa Language Center Ryukyu karate, music and dance were created, evolved and performed by the island people for hundreds of years. The Ryukyu ...
2016.06.22
Irei-no Hi is day to remember war dead of Okinawa [Ryukyu History]
June 23, known as ‘Irei-no Hi’ or ‘the Okinawa Mamorial Day’, is a holiday in Okinawa Prefecture. It marks the day when the Battle of Okinawa ended, and was made a holiday in Okina...
2016.05.23
Defeat of Japan and U.S. Occupation of Ryukyu Islands [Ryukyu History]
By Hoshin Nakamura Instructor NPO Okinawa Language Center On Sunday morning Dec. 7, 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy attacked the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor in which ...
2016.04.18
Meiji Invasion of Ryukyu Kingdom [Ryukyu History]
By Hoshin Nakamura, Professor Emeritus of Okinawa University, NPO Okinawa Language Center Satsuma, the southernmost clan of feudal Japan in Kyushu, invaded independent Ryukyu Kingd...
2016.03.28
Satsuma invasion marked end of Ryukyu Kingdom prosperity [Ryukyu History]
By Hoshin Nakamura Over 130 years the people of Ryukyu Kingdom enjoyed their peace, prosperity, and longevity while the Japanese had been suffering from long civil wars, poverty, d...
2016.03.14
2nd Sho Dynasty built prosperity of Ryukyu Kingdom [Ryukyu History]
By Hoshin Nakamura, NPO Okinawa Language Center Because of the revolt of Lord Amawari of Katsuren Castle against Lord Gosamaru of Nakagusuku Castle and against King Sho Taikyu of S...
2016.03.10
Music Town event to focus on Okinawa’s mixed culture [Ryukyu History]
An interesting event combining photo exhibition and a panel discussion is scheduled to take place Saturday at Koza Music Town. The event aims to explore the mixed culture of the U....
2016.03.07
Akainko made first music to Okinawan sanshin [History Ryukyu History]
Friday, Mar. 4, is known as the Sanshin Day, and everyone knows that sanshin is the instrument of choice for Okinawan music, but where did that music originally come from? Accordin...
2016.03.07
What happened before and after the First Sho Dynasty? [History Ryukyu History]
Ryukyu Kingdom seems to have had several dynasties early in its history, such as Tenson and Shunten dynasties, An old history document called “Chuzan Seikan” (中山世鑑) tells that ther...
2016.02.23
Emergence of Ryukyu Kingdom [History Ryukyu History]
By Hoshin Nakamura According to archeological findings in the Ryukyu Islands between 1962 and 1983, the oldest human skeleton on Okinawa was found in the Yamashita Cave. The skelet...
2016.02.14
NPO offers comprehensive two-semester course into Ryukyus [Education Ryukyu History]
By Hoshin Nakamura Okinawa Language Center is offering a course on the history and culture of the Ryukyus titled, “An Introduction to A History & Culture of the Ryukyu Islands”...
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