Category: Rituals & Beliefs

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

Hinukan (god of fire)
Hinukan (god of fire) is usually enshrined near the kitchen … Continued

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

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

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

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

Praying for Rain
In Okinawa, typhoon and drought are two natural phenomena that … Continued

Ryukyu Murasaki
Countless varieties of butterflies can be found on Okinawa Island … Continued

Shichi (Arrival of the new season)
On the day to celebrate the new season1 in the … Continued

Shīmī (Qingming Festival)
“We had shīmī yesterday.” “I guess you're having shīmī bento today … Continued

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

Tanetori Festival (Seeds Picking Festival)
Tanetori is an agricultural event in which rice seeds are … Continued

Tōtoganashi
In the Amami Islands, people pray to their ancestors at … Continued

Turtleback Tombs
Kikkoubaka, the turtleback tomb, was named after its exterior shape … Continued