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  2. Kariyushi shirt - Wikipedia

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    Kariyushi shirts manufactured in Okinawa for local Okinawan residents are usually adorned with characteristic Okinawan designs found in traditional Okinawan arts, shisa temple guardian designs, and simple floral patterns in muted colors. They are often used to promote tourism in Okinawa, and have been established in replacing the standard white ...

  3. Bingata - Wikipedia

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    Bingata (Okinawan: 紅型, literally "red style") is a traditional stencilled resist dyeing technique originating in Okinawa Prefecture. Bingata typically features a busy pattern of repeating nature motifs such as fish, flowers and fauna in a number of bright colours. Bingata is worn during traditional Ryukyuan festivals and traditional arts ...

  4. Shisa - Wikipedia

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    Shisa (Japanese: シーサー, Hepburn: shīsā, Okinawan: シーサー, romanized: shiisaa) is a traditional Ryukyuan cultural artifact and decoration derived from Chinese guardian lions, often seen in similar pairs, resembling a cross between a lion and a dog, from Okinawan mythology. Shisa are wards, believed to protect from some evils.

  5. Shisha (embroidery) - Wikipedia

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    In Sindh, cotton fabric is resist-dyed or block-printed before being embroidered. The shisha mirrors are attached and surrounded by filling and ladder stitches, as well as counted cross stitch. Popular motifs include trefoil, peacock, lotus, flowers, paisley, and delicate geometric patterns.

  6. Ryusou - Wikipedia

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    Ryusou can be made of high quality plain weave hemp fabric called jōfu, [4] and bashōfu (芭蕉布), which is banana fibre textile. [10] Bashōfu was the preferred textile for summer due to its airiness, for its smooth surface and because it does not stick to the skin in hot weather, making it suitable for the hot climate of Okinawa. [ 10 ]

  7. Heiwa-dōri - Wikipedia

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    The street features many gift shops selling Okinawan products that range from stone Shisa dogs - traditional statues placed on the roofs of many Okinawan homes, Awamori, a traditional Okinawan alcohol, [4] various foods, colored Ryukyu glassware, Kariyushi shirts (similar to Hawaiian shirts) and geta clogs.

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