One Night at Shima Umui Minyo Bar

Okinawan Minyo is a popular style of music in Japan. Basically stated the minyo songs are songs of the common island people who inhabit the Ryukyu island chain. Many of the Odori style dances that accompany these songs include Okinawan karate movements. This was the way the okinawans hid the art of Karate from the Japanese when Japan invaded Okinawa and forbid any form of martial arts. This film was not taken by me but I decided to use it because of the great karate movements included in the dance performed by one of the customers to the bar that night.

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• okinawa
• music
• okinawan
• dance
• minyo

[tcorrao]

Sure as long as you enjoy minyo your welcome.

[tcorrao]

It's in Naha. I don't know the exact address but I will forward this to my friend who does know and try to get him to respond here.

[joshurebi]

Oseiwa ni narimasu, minna san arigatoo gozaimashita.  Subarashi mono de aru!

Kore Kara onegaishimasu!

[ChibiLokiRagnarok]

i love it:)

im goin to visit japan from june 1st to june 28th.

may visit your institution?

greetings from Holland :)

[mrkeel2]

I guess I should ask..... Are well-behaved Americans allowed there?!

[mrkeel2]

Is that Kazumi Tamaki singing/playing the 2nd part?  Reminds me of her....

[mrkeel2]

My kind of place. Next time I'm in Okinawa I'll go there (after I visit Prince Lounge).

I love Okinawa.

[futenma27]

I would like to visit this place when I go home next year. Can someone tell me where is it located?