Okinawa

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Okinawa

• Created by KETAN RAMAKRISHNAN
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General Information
Interesting Okinawan Facts
Questions and Answers
History of Okinawa
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Culture
Religion
Cuisine
Folktales
Language
Eisa
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Travel
Interesting Sightseeing Information For Okina
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U.S. Dollar To Japanese Yen Conversion
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Pictures

• There are pictures throughout slides, so please
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Interesting Facts

• When Okinawans immigrated to Hawaii, they kept
  their culture intact.
  
• Karate originated in Okinawa, and spreaded when
  civilians carrying weapons were banned.
  
• Okinawan cuisine, unlike the rest of Japans, has
  a huge emphasis on pork.
  
• Okinawa used to be separate from Japan. It only
  became a prefecture of Japan when the Meiji
  government decreed it so in 1879.
  
• Okinawa has a different language than the rest of
  Japan.
  
• This language is spoke throughout Okinawa, but
  other Ryukan islands inhabitants speak different
  dialects.
  
• Okinawa did not revert to Japan, unlike the rest
  of it, from its U.S. occupation, until twenty
  seven years after the end of World War II.

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Questions and Answers

• WHERE CAN OKINAWA BE FOUND? Okinawa can be
  found between Taiwan and the rest of Japan.
  
• IS OKINAWA OFFICIALLY A PART OF JAPAN? Yes.
• DOES THE OKINAWAN CULTURE DIFFER FROM THE
  JAPANESE CULTURE? Yes.
  
• DOES THE OKINAWAN LANGUAGE DIFFER FROM
  JAPANESE? Yes.
  
• WHAT WAS OKINAWA CALLED IN THE TIMES OF SHOGUNS
  AND EMPERORS (FEUDAL JAPAN)? The Kingdom of
  Ryukyus.

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History

• In the mid eleventh century, along with the
  inhabitation of mainland Hokkaido and other
  Japanese islands going on, numerous political
  factions were formed when castles began to sprout
  up all over Okinawa. With these castles and
  political factions, party leaders also began to
  emerge. Soon there would be a huge power struggle
  between all of the parties and their
  leaders. In the late twelfth century, one
  such leader formed the Shunten Dynasty
  (1187-1259). Then came the Eiso Dynasty
  (1260-1349). Then came the Satto Dynasty
  (1350-1405). Then the first of two Sho Dynasties
  came up (1406-1469). Then came the second and
  final Sho Dynasty (1470-1879). Later the
  second Sho Dynasty became a Japanese prefecture
  with officials from Tokyo governing. When the
  United States of America arrived and started
  occupying Japan in World War II, Okinawa was also
  occupied. It was ruled for twenty seven years by
  the American imperialists. In 1422 The
  First Sho Dynasty politically and officially
  unified Okinawa.

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Folktales

• Here is a brief listing of folktales
• THE BIRTH OF STAR SAND
• And the other one
• KAJIMAYA.

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Language

• The language of Okinawa was first the language of
  the kingdom of Ryukkus. Within this language
  there were many variations between different
  Okinawan islands. (Like Queens English and
  American English.) The language is called Uchina
  Guchi. One dialect is called the Shuri dialect,
  in which most songs and ballads are written.
• SELECTED VOCABULARY
• KUMANKAI KUWAA- Come here.
• JIN-GWAA- Money.
• NIBUU- Sleepy.
• YAA- Head.
• YUNTAKU- Talkative.
• WARABI- Child.
• NINGURUGWAA- Sweetheart (not wife) girlfriend.
• UNJUU- You Polite Politest.
• MASAAN- Very Tasty.

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Eisa

• Eisa is a spirited dance done during the Okinawan
  festival of Bon. It is a circular dance performed
  by both genders. On the eve of July fifteenth
  dancers gather in the village worship center, and
  dance to appease and praise the gods with their
  eisa dance. Then they continue, making rounds
  throughout their village, dancing. Eisa is
  somewhat derived from Buddhist rituals and other
  Buddhist ceremonies and various prayers.

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Religion

• SHAMANISM AND AMANISM
• NOTE Both are basically the same.
• These religions are not Shinto or Buddhist, but
  many believe that they have been greatly
  influenced by them. In Shamanism, the KAMINCHU
  and YUTA are two big figures. Shamanists believe
  that evil and good spirits can be summoned
  through mediums, in this case earthly monks and
  such. Both are the mediums, and both have to be
  women, or the summoning wont work. The SANJISO
  is a fortuneteller who determines ones earthly
  fate in Shamanism. The fire god is called
  HINUKAN. When many Buddhist and Shinto customs
  were transferred from Japan, Okinawans also began
  to devote shrines to and worship their ancestors.
  
• Both religions, although influenced by outside
  ones, have their own mythology, and like most of
  Okinawan culture, are very different from the
  Japaneses.

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Cuisine

• HERE ARE SOME POPULAR FOODS
• Egg Flower Soup
• Tofu w/ bittermelon.
• Shoyu Pork
• Tofu w/pork
• Soba noodles with vegetables
• Soba noodles with pork as a side dish
• Okinawan mochi
• Dofu, saltier tofu (all Tofu dishes are normally
  made w/ dofu)
  
• A specialized, Okinawan type of Sushi. (IT
  usually is not made in Okinawan homes, though.)

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Sightseeing Information

• Okinawa has the biggest rope in the world.
• Okinawa is the place where Karate originated, so
  you can see many Karate schools.
  
• Okinawan people live on average much longer than
  anyone else in the world (one hundred up), so you
  can see very old people in Okinawa!
  
• A wild species called the Irimote Wildcat can
  only be found in Okinawa.

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Dollar to Yen Conversion

• 1 U.S. Dollar 120.1 yen.
• 0.008323 yen1
• Heh, heh, the money in Okinawa is the same as the
  money in the rest of Japan heh heh

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