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==Graves in Okinawa==

==Graves in Okinawa==

[[File:Ginowanudun-tomb.jpg|right|thumb|320px|The [[Ginowan-udun tomb]] in Sueyoshi Park. An 18th century tomb where members of the Gushichan and Ginowan-udun princely lineages were interred]]

[[File:Ginowanudun-tomb.jpg|right|thumb|320px|The [[Ginowan-udun tomb]] in Sueyoshi Park. An 18th century tomb where members of the Gushichan and Ginowan-udun princely lineages were interred]]

::''Main article: [[Okinawan graves]]''

::''Main article: [[Okinawan tombs]]''

Burial practices in Okinawa developed along a separate lineage from those of mainland Japan; though still closely tied to Buddhism, Okinawan graves and the practices surrounding them bear much more in common with customs from certain parts of southern China.

Burial practices in Okinawa developed along a separate lineage from those of mainland Japan; though still closely tied to Buddhism, Okinawan graves and the practices surrounding them bear much more in common with customs from certain parts of southern China.