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[[File:Shuri-seiden.jpg|right|thumb|320px|The rebuilt ''Seiden'' (Main Hall) of [[Shuri castle]].]]

[[File:Shuri-seiden.jpg|right|thumb|320px|The rebuilt ''Seiden'' (Main Hall) of [[Shuri castle]].]]

[[File:Futenma.jpg|right|thumb|320px|A banner hung by protestors on the fence at Futenma Air Station, 2013. It reads roughly "Revoke the deployment of Osprey. Close the dangerous Futenma!"]]

[[File:Futenma.jpg|right|thumb|320px|A banner hung by protestors on the fence at Futenma Air Station, 2013. It reads roughly "Revoke the deployment of Osprey. Close the dangerous Futenma!"]]

Shortly after reversion, Okinawa hosted the 1975 Ocean Expo, a major expo in the tradition of the [[world's fairs]], celebrating maritime history and culture, and in particular that of the Pacific.

Shortly after reversion, Okinawa hosted the 1975 Ocean Expo, a major expo in the tradition of the [[world's fairs]], celebrating maritime history and culture, and in particular that of the Pacific. The prefecture's population first reached one million around this time.<ref name=popchart/>

The 1970s saw a considerable resurgence in efforts by individuals, especially in the arts, to revive Okinawan traditions and pride in Okinawan identity. Paralleling the "Hawaiian Renaissance" taking place around the same time,<ref>Adrienne LaFrance, "[http://www.civilbeat.com/2011/10/13158-who-remembers-the-hawaiian-renaissance/ Who Remembers the Hawaiian Renaissance?]," ''Honolulu Civil Beat'', 7 Oct 2011.</ref> this so-called "Okinawan Renaissance" saw revived activity and interest in many of the traditional arts, and the emergence of pop music groups like Champloose, Nenes, and Rinken Band who incorporated ''[[sanshin]]'', classical and folk music elements, Okinawan language, and other cultural elements into their music; this was accompanied, too, by increased interest in Okinawan culture by people in mainland Japan, and elsewhere, aided along by the broader boom in world music at that time. While many arts are still struggling to some extent today, as are efforts to have Okinawan language, culture, and history incorporated in a larger way into public school curricula, to a large extent this cultural "renaissance" continues today.

The 1970s saw a considerable resurgence in efforts by individuals, especially in the arts, to revive Okinawan traditions and pride in Okinawan identity. Paralleling the "Hawaiian Renaissance" taking place around the same time,<ref>Adrienne LaFrance, "[http://www.civilbeat.com/2011/10/13158-who-remembers-the-hawaiian-renaissance/ Who Remembers the Hawaiian Renaissance?]," ''Honolulu Civil Beat'', 7 Oct 2011.</ref> this so-called "Okinawan Renaissance" saw revived activity and interest in many of the traditional arts, and the emergence of pop music groups like Champloose, Nenes, and Rinken Band who incorporated ''[[sanshin]]'', classical and folk music elements, Okinawan language, and other cultural elements into their music; this was accompanied, too, by increased interest in Okinawan culture by people in mainland Japan, and elsewhere, aided along by the broader boom in world music at that time. While many arts are still struggling to some extent today, as are efforts to have Okinawan language, culture, and history incorporated in a larger way into public school curricula, to a large extent this cultural "renaissance" continues today.