Category: Geography

Coral Reef
Rachel Carson classified the seashore into three types: (1) a … Continued

Field Party (Mō-ashibi)
Mō (毛) means “wild field” in the Okinawan language. It … Continued

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

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

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

Panari Earthenware
Okinawan wares can be roughly divided into two, Jō-yachi and … Continued

Ryukyu Ayu-fish
A while back, ayu-fish different from those of mainland Japan … Continued

The Ryukyuken
Just as there are uchinānchu humans—in other words, Okinawans—there are … Continued

Ryukyu Limestone
Rock created by the coral reefs that rose from the … Continued

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

Sea Grapes (N’kyafu)
Sea grapes’ classical Japanese name is kubiredzuta. In the Miyako … Continued

Senkaku Islands
The Senkaku Islands is a group of islands located north-northwest … Continued

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

Suzu-Ishi (Ringing Stones)
A rounded stone, with a size that would fit nicely … Continued

Tōri-Ike (Passage Pond)
A 40~50 minutes boat ride to the west from the … Continued

Yonaguni Horse
At a meadow on top of a sheer cliff, the … Continued