Category: K~O

I first learned of flying foxes when I was asked … Continued

Spring water profitable for humans. A general term for springwater … Continued

Sitting in a circle surrounding a big one shō1 bottle … Continued

Kagiyadefū is regularly played and danced at the opening of … Continued

In general, a building where the noro (priestess) performs religious … Continued

To get senile. Okinawa is an island with a reputation … Continued

The year 1995 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the end … Continued

At the time of the Ryukyu Kingdom (before the abolition … Continued

Okinawa Prefecture was once the Ryukyu Kingdom. It enjoyed a … Continued

In traditional Ryukyu songs, “嘉例吉” is often sung as kareyoshi, … Continued

A man from Shuri once told me that he didn’t … Continued

Now that I think of it, I did come quite … Continued

My father's home island is a small island called Geruma. … Continued

Kibinago, the silver-stripe round herring, is called sururu in Okinawa. … Continued

A kind of trickster believed to be found in every … Continued

Kippan are sweets made from Okinawan citrus fruit specialties like … Continued

Kokusai Dōri in Naha is a street with a unique … Continued

Koza City, established after the war, was merged with Misato … Continued

It has become harder in city areas like Naha, but … Continued

Kūbu means konbu (kelp). It is one of the main … Continued

An island situated 6 km to the east of the … Continued

Kyūyō is the official history document compiled during the Ryukyu … Continued

Latin Americans are known for their love of music and … Continued

The legislative branch of the Ryukyu Islands government was called … Continued

People think of “Lequios” as the name of a weekly … Continued

Okinawa is the only prefecture in Japan without a railway.　However, … Continued

In Okinawa, mango means summer. It grows on an evergreen … Continued

I once flew over Iriomote Island by helicopter. 　Beyond the thick … Continued

Many different types of martial arts are practiced in Okinawa … Continued

Mass deaths that occurred on the violent battlefields during the … Continued

On May 15th 1972, the government of Okinawa was reverted … Continued

As its English name indicates, medaka (rice fish) is a … Continued

On a corner along the building of the Public Market … Continued

This is the story of when a certain minister of … Continued

“Do you know mibae (fruit flies)?” If you ask the … Continued

Working in the military bases is called “military labor” in … Continued

Homo sapiens of about 18,000 years ago. The first fossiled … Continued

Mīnishi is written with the characters 新北風—new north wind—and as … Continued

A minyō-sakaba is a pub where you can see live … Continued

Miruku is a god worshipped widely in Okinawa and has … Continued

The history of Miyako jōfu textiles goes back four centuries. … Continued

An early afternoon, a group of middle-aged women was enjoying … Continued

There are a lot of words unique to Okinawa that … Continued

Okinawan rice cakes used to be made by stone-grinding watered … Continued

Okinawan rock first started by copying American and British rock. … Continued

Muscovado is the go-to tea snack in any ordinary household. … Continued

Naha natives dearly love their city and are proud of … Continued

People are suffering from the heat all over Japan, yet … Continued

Mainland Japanese. People from mainland Japan are called yamatonchū (Yamato … Continued

A Russian scholar of Japan and the Orient (1892-1937). In … Continued

The Okinawan language can be very roughly divided into three … Continued

A world different from ours, where the gods live, an … Continued

My obaa (grandma) is a noro, and our family’s house … Continued

Potato. In Okinawa, sweet potatoes are just called potatoes, nmu. … Continued

N’tama Girū was a gentleman thief named Girū, who lived … Continued

“Nuchi du takara” means “your life is a treasure,” and … Continued

The women of Okinawa are powerful. Whether or not this … Continued

A fishing technique unique to Okinawa for which the fisherman … Continued

Okinawa Bunko is a series of mini encyclopedias about Okinawan … Continued

That descending glissando guitar riff from the Ventures spread the … Continued

It is well-known that the people of Hawaii are from … Continued

Tell a taxi driver “please take me to the Prefectural … Continued

A multi-purpose forestry road located in the northern part of … Continued

Onari or unai means “sisters.” We might say that the … Continued

They are said to be the two greatest female poets … Continued

Beer produced in Okinawa. It owns a one and only … Continued

A type of fabric. Albeit the fact that it is … Continued

“Is Okinawa part of Japan?” shouted (then) Okinawa Governor Ōta … Continued

Sea grapes’ classical Japanese name is kubiredzuta. In the Miyako … Continued

The Thirty-six Families of Kume are the Chinese people, and … Continued