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Hiji Falls (比地大滝, Hiji Ōtaki) is a National Park and a popular tourist destination on the island and prefecture of Okinawa, Japan. It is located in the northern part of the Okinawa Island , approximately 20 kilometers north of the city of Nago and close to the Yambaru National Park . [ 1 ]
Iriomote-Ishigaki National Park (西表石垣国立公園, Iriomote-Ishigaki Kokuritsu Kōen) is a national park in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.It is located on and around the Yaeyama Islands of the East China Sea.
Well into the 20th century, the martial arts of Okinawa were generally referred to as te and tii 手 in Japanese and Okinawan for "hand". Te often varied from one town to another, so to distinguish among the various types of te , the word was often prefaced with its area of origin; for example, Naha-te, Shuri-te, or Tomari-te.
This list is of the Cultural Properties of Japan designated in the category of historical materials (歴史資料, rekishi shiryō) for the Prefecture of Okinawa. [ 1 ] National Cultural Properties
Taidō [a] is a Japanese martial art created in 1965 by Seiken Shukumine (1925–2001). [1] [2] [3] Taidō has its roots in traditional Okinawan karate.Feeling that the martial arts, particularly karate, were not adapting to meet the needs of a changing world, Shukumine first developed a style of karate called Genseiryū around 1950.
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In what family members are calling a senseless act of violence, police in Southern California are investigating after a 19-year-old man was fatally shot in along a Los Angeles street just days ...
The 1st Okinawa International Movie Festival was held from March 19 to March 22, 2009, and took place at American Village in Mihama, Chatan, Okinawa. The inaugural events saw 38 films being shown and was supported by the Ministries of Economy, Trade and Industry, and Foreign Affairs, along with the Cabinet Office in Okinawa.