DMOZ Internet Directory : Regional : Asia : Japan : Society_and_Culture : Ancient

Search:

Home About Submit Site

This category is for sites in English related to Ryukyu culture in Japan, including its lifestyle, origins, history, language, and related topics.

The Ryukyu Kingdom existed as a separate entity with extensive contact with China as well as Japan, especially the Satsuma Daimyo, and paid tributes to both. Japan formally annexed all of the Ryukyus in 1879, and held it until the end of World War II. After which the Americans controlled the islands until they were returned to Japan in 1972.

Sites [ Submit ]

CNN - Okinawa's Culture - Okinawa's culture not well-known to outsiders. (Multi-media presentation available.) Assimilation Policy in Okinawa: Promotion, Resistance, and Reconstruction - Examines Chinese contacts, the Meiji Period, assimilation, and effects of WWII. Ryukyu - International exchange to China, history of past colonial rule from Meiji period. Ryukyu Cultural Archives - Structure of culture, independent history from colonial occupation, dance, and music.

Click [ Submit ] above to Add a New Site, Update a Site, or Remove a Site from this Category.

This directory is made available through a Creative Commons Attribution license from the DMOZ Organization.