Category: Performing Arts

During the Okinawan music boom in the early 1990s, there … Continued

Eisā (July Eisā) is an event celebrating Kyūbon, especially popular … Continued

When the kachāshī starts, anyone there would instantly begin whistling … Continued

The Ryukyu archipelago has walked history on a different path … Continued

Tarama Island is located right in-between Miyako and Ishigaki Islands. … Continued

The song of kukkaru (ruddy kingfisher) brings the nagashi (rainy … Continued

After World War II, there was strong demand for jazz … Continued

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

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

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

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

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

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

Movies shot in Okinawa, movies set in Okinawa, movies about … Continued

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

The Okinawan traditional eisā dance has gained nationwide popularity over … Continued

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

They say that long ago bandits and highwaymen began to … Continued

“Senpai1, my dog is gone…”  … Continued

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

“Hello,” “Nice to meet you” and hand your business card—a … Continued

Shishi-mai—the lion dance is a folk performing art traditionally handed … Continued

Tachigan, Tonbara, Twungan, Tachise—called by various names on various islands, … Continued

Tanetori is an agricultural event in which rice seeds are … Continued

When me and my wife found out we were having … Continued