Kagoshima’s Yoron-jima commemorates the 50th anniversary of Okinawa’s reversion to Japan
Yorontou island residents light a bonfire topped with a sign reading “Kunigami-Yoron bonds of friendship” and overlooking the main island of Okinawa. At the Yoron Castle Ruins, Kagoshima Prefecture, on April 28, 2022.
April 29, 2022, Ryukyu Shimpo
By Kenta Masuda
On April 28, locals of Yorontou island, Kagoshima Prefecture, commemorated the 50th anniversary of the reversion of Okinawa to Japan with a large bonfire and sent their thoughts across the ocean to Kunigami Village, Okinawa. An anniversary parade took place at the Yoron Castle Ruins, attended by 100 people, including 19 members of an exchange group from Kunigami Village.
During the event, Kozo Tanoue, chairman of the Kagoshima Prefectural Assembly, highlighted the severed comings and goings between the two islands and said, “We must never forget [the history].”
(English translation by T&CT and Monica Shingaki)
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