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Newly discovered photos of Futenma from 1925 provide a clear view of locals as well as pine forest destroyed in the Battle of Okinawa

Newly discovered photos of Futenma from 1925 provide a clear view of locals as well as pine forest destroyed in the Battle of Okinawa

March 18, 2020 Ryukyu Shimpo
By Kazuki Furugen

Recently, 88 pre-war photographs such as the one above, which shows locals gathered on the day of a folk art festival taken in 1925 at the “Ginon Nanmachi,” a national natural monument consisting of a row of pine trees connecting Futuenma in Ginowan, were discovered.

According to the Ginowan museum, pictures of the Futenma pine forest have been previously found, but this is the first time in which the faces of the local can...

 

Violinist from Okinawa returns to her hometown to perform

Violinist from Okinawa returns to her hometown to perform

October 8, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
Yoko Takaesu

Ryoko Berkes (maiden name Sunagawa), 47, originally from Naha is a violinist who is a part of a Hungarian orchestra.

Classical music is popular in Hungary, which is located in Eastern Europe. According to a representative of the Friends...

Okinawa art troupe performs Ryubu at Hue festival in Vietnam

Okinawa art troupe performs Ryubu at Hue festival in Vietnam

May 1, 2016 Ryukyu Shimpo

By Naoki Isa in Hue, Vietnam

On the evening of April 29, Hue festival 2016 opened in Hue, the ancient capital of Vietnam. The Okinawan traditional dance troupe led by performing artist Hisae Takamine appeared on the stage at the opening ceremony held in front...