Category: Literature

Iha Fuyu (1876-1947) was one of the founders of Okinawan … Continued

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

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

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

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

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

An assumption says that what was simply called “uta”—song or … Continued

(1682~1761) The most prominent statesman representing the early-modern Ryukyu Kingdom. … Continued

I don’t know who started it; sashiba are sometimes called … Continued