Gov. Tamaki announces 7th World Uchinanchu Festival: “Demonstrate Okinawan chimugukuru”

Gov. Tamaki announces 7th World Uchinanchu Festival: “Demonstrate Okinawan chimugukuru”

Participants enjoying the finale of the 6th World Uchinanchu Festival on October 30, 2016 at The Okinawa Cellular Stadium in Naha City.


January 17, 2020 Ryukyu Shimpo

Governor Denny Tamaki announced during a regular press conference on January 16 that the 7th World Uchinanchu Festival is planned to be held October 28-31, 2021.

The governor encouraged world-wide participation and support: “the festival unites uchinanchus (Okinawans) globally, and provides an opportunity to demonstrate the Okinawan chimugukuru (spirit) to the world.

We will work to further the preservation effort and expansion of the global uchinanchu network.”

The 7th World Uchinanchu Festival is scheduled to fall on October 30, which was declared World Uchinanchu Day during the previous festival.

Okinawa’s prefectural government will appoint an executive committee during the next fiscal year and begin preparations for the event.

The World Uchinanchu Festival first launched in 1990 and has successfully followed up with six festivals. The 6th World Uchinanchu Festival attracted a record 7300 attendees. 　

(English translation by T&CT and Monica Shingaki)

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