Gone back in time? Pupils experience traditional Ryukyu dress at Nakijin Castle during class trip

Gone back in time? Pupils experience traditional Ryukyu dress at Nakijin Castle during class trip

Sixth graders of Nakijin Kaneshi Elementary School smiling in traditional Ryukyu dress (October 22, in front of the Nakijin Castle Ruins in Nakijin)


December 1, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo

By Takahiro Shinjo

 

Nakijin – The sixth graders at Nakijin Kaneshi Elementary School went on a class trip on October 21 and 22. Usually, the pupils go to Naha for a trip that involves an overnight stay, but due to the coronavirus, this year the school decided to stay local for an experience-based trip to “rediscover Nakijin.”

 

With the help of Churasan Planning, located in Imadomari in Nakijin, the sixth graders got to try making Shisa. Then all of the pupils dressed up in traditional Ryukyu dress and took commemorative photos in front of the Nakijin Castle wall.

 

Each student got to enjoy wearing traditional clothing in their own way, with some of the boys choosing to wear traditional women’s clothing. Bunta Nakazato says, “Since I had the chance, I wanted to try wearing women’s clothing for the first time. It’s a good memory of one of my last experiences in elementary school. If there’s another chance, I want to come back here and take pictures with everyone again.”

 

Michiko Yonamine helped plan the trip as a representative of Churasan Planning. “I’m glad that the kids seemed to enjoy themselves,” she says.

 

(English translation by T&CT and Ellen Huntley)

 

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