September 13, 2011 Ryukyu Shimpo
On August 15 in the old lunar calendar or September 12 in the modern calendar, harvest festivals to pray for a good year were held throughout the prefecture. In the Itoman district of Itoman City, Itoman Ozunahiki, one of the three grand tugs-of-war in the prefecture, in which the participants prayed for a good harvest was held in style.
From the morning, National Highway No. 331, where the tug-of-war was held, was closed to traffic. According...
September 11, 2011 Ryukyu Shimpo
On a moonlit night on September 10, the 18th Shurijo Castle Park Mid-Autumn Celebration (organized by the Okinawa Commemorative National Government Park) was held at Shurijo Castle Park in Naha City.
On the special stage lit up in the Una Forecourt in...
September 2, 2011 Ryukyu Shimpo
At the 46th Ryukyu Classical Art Contest (sponsored by the Ryukyu Shimpo), held in August, three performers of Okinawan origin from Brazil and the United States were awarded passes in the top award section of the ryubu or Ryukyu Classical Dance. They are Satoru...
August 17, 2011 Ryukyu Shimpo
Sketches of Myahk (directed by Koichi Onishi), a documentary movie focusing on the spiritual songs passed on through the ages in the Miyako Islands was awarded Special Mention of the Critics Week Jury 2011, a second Grand Prize in the category of Critics’...
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