Gov. Tamaki determined to “expand circle of trust” in the new year, Kudakajima Yuimaru-no-kai gifts ganshina
Kudakajima Yuimaru-no-kai Chair Yoshihisa Nishime (left) and Deputy Chair Nae Furugen presenting Governor Denny Tamaki (center) with the sacred Shinto shimenawa rope on December 28, at the Okinawa Prefectural Government Office.
December 30, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Masaaki Umeda
The Kudakajima Yuimaru-no-kai (chaired by Yoshihisa Nishime), which aims to conserve Kudaka Island’s tradition, met with Governor Denny Tamaki at the Okinawa Prefectural Government Office on December 28 and gifted a ganshina-shimenawa, a sacred Shinto rope (shimenawa) styled as a head ring for carrying items on the head (ganshina).
In Kudaka Island where the water supply was limited, ganshina head rings were used to carry water containers on top of the head and were considered a good luck charm. Governor Tamaki responded, “Various people have supported [my work] in prefectural government the past year. I hope to expand this circle of trust in the new year as well.”
(English translation by T&CT and Monica Shingaki)
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