Category: Rituals & Beliefs
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Hachigatsu Odori in Tarama
Tarama Island is located right in-between Miyako and Ishigaki Islands. … Continued
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Hinukan (god of fire)
Hinukan (god of fire) is usually enshrined near the kitchen … Continued
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Kami Asagi
In general, a building where the noro (priestess) performs religious … Continued
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Kudaka Island
An island situated 6 km to the east of the … Continued
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Naha Otsunahiki Festival
People are suffering from the heat all over Japan, yet … Continued
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Niraikanai
A world different from ours, where the gods live, an … Continued
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Praying for Rain
In Okinawa, typhoon and drought are two natural phenomena that … Continued
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Ryukyu Murasaki
Countless varieties of butterflies can be found on Okinawa Island … Continued
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Shichi (Arrival of the new season)
On the day to celebrate the new season1 in the … Continued
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Shīmī (Qingming Festival)
“We had shīmī yesterday.” “I guess you're having shīmī bento today … Continued
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Shishi-mai (Lion Dance)
Shishi-mai—the lion dance is a folk performing art traditionally handed … Continued
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Tanetori Festival (Seeds Picking Festival)
Tanetori is an agricultural event in which rice seeds are … Continued
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Tōtoganashi
In the Amami Islands, people pray to their ancestors at … Continued
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Turtleback Tombs
Kikkoubaka, the turtleback tomb, was named after its exterior shape … Continued