Visiting Okinawa - Celebrating Okinawan Culture

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This video was made for a presentation to the Ohio Okinawan Tomono Kai at their annual spring gathering. It briefly explores some Okinawa's land and culture through the eyes of someone seeing it for the first time.

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[LittleMsMadness]

I have been living in Okinawa for the past 12 years and will move back to Ohio soon. I never knew Ohio was represented in a parade. I have been in touch with the Okinawa club in my hometown, Columbus. Even though I look American I am truly Okinawan at heart. Thanks for letting others know the beauty of Okinawa.

[AgileHProductions]

@LittleMsMadness My mother-n-law is in the Ohio Okinawa Tomonokai. I'm usually at the gatherings. Make sure you say hi if you show up at one of their functions.

[palestein]

How Kukusai street has changed! Are there any small wooden shops left? They were there in 1968 when I lived in Naha. The character of Okinawa doesn't seem to have changed a bit. I still think of my friends and co workers and all the laughter we shared in those days.Surely most of them are still alive. I had my own car and drove all over the place. We were so young then. I'm 62 now and I still have the shamisen I was given that I never quite learned to play. Thank you all. Tony

[AgileHProductions]

There are no more wooden shops, but I would have loved to see it. The closest you can find to that might Heiwa-Dori - which I made a video about.

[W0nd3rw0m4n]

I have never been to Okinawa but my dad and his family are Okinawan and all we got a chance to experience is the music. I love how in the dance sequences you can see the different cultures that have had an impact on the Ryukyu islands and the Okinawan people.  My fammily wants to go to Okinawa and thi makes me want to go even more. I cried watching this. I am missing out on so much ='(

[AgileHProductions]

Not sure whether you saw it or not, but I have a whole episode about Okinawan Musical Traditions in my series about Okinawa.

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[iamearthbornami]

thankyou i really enjoyed seeing and learning of Okinawa and her people

[lukaluei]

Cool! My mother grew up in Okinawa for a few years at one of the American Air Force bases located there. I think it was from 1960-1963, and I'm so glad that traditonal story books and this culture was introduced to my home. :)

[edsmovie]

Yep. Just about 8 blocks south of Kokusai Dori!

[xxxCheeryCherryxxx]

I don't meet too many people from Okinawa. Are you from there, Ed?

[edsmovie]

Yeah, me too. I was last there in 1987.

[WanchaiFerryWonton]

Interesting!

[Odor1o1]

Mainland Japan is responsible for having many of the old businesses close or to be sold because of Progress and development in Naha and around the island even to the point of changing the street names to Japanese.

[hagolan]

the name of the song is "ashibina"