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The song ''[[Asadoya yunta]]'' also originates from Taketomi. Though more widely-known today by [[Japanese language|Japanese-language]] lyrics invented and promoted in the 20th century, the traditional [[Yaeyama language]] lyrics tell the story of a young woman who resists being given to (married to) a [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Shuri]] official; in this respect, the song was originally associated with local pride and resistance to Shuri's control.
The song ''[[Asadoya yunta]]'' also originates from Taketomi. Though more widely-known today by [[Japanese language|Japanese-language]] lyrics invented and promoted in the 20th century, the traditional [[Yaeyama language]] lyrics tell the story of a young woman who resists being given to (married to) a [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Shuri]] official; in this respect, the song was originally associated with local pride and resistance to Shuri's control.
The island is home to at least 27 ''on'' ([[Ryukyuan religion|traditional Ryukyuan sacred spaces]], known as ''[[utaki]]'' in the [[Okinawan language]]).<ref>"聖地 Sacred Spaces," map on display on Taketomi.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/53889857342/in/photostream/]</ref>
==Modern History==
==Modern History==