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• Toiyaku
  ...d officials. The position was filled from among the scholar-aristocracy of Naha, and rotated on a yearly basis. *''Naha shizoku no isshô'' 那覇士族の一生 (Naha: Naha City Museum of History, 2010), 14.
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• Naha City Office
  ...City Office, in a model of central Naha in the 1930s, Naha City Museum of History.]] *''Japanese'': 那覇役所 ''(Naha yakusho)''
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• Shinoboseza
  ...boseza ôyako'' (仕上世座大屋子), this office oversaw the collection and transport of goods to be sent to [[Kagoshima]], or to be handed over to the ''[[zaiban b ...m among the scholar-aristocracy of [[Shuri]], and the other from that of [[Naha]].
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• Natsume Soseki
  ...ght|400px|Soseki as depicted by [[Okamoto Ippei]] in a series on patriotic history.]] ...ded today as one of the most famous and influential figures in the history of Japanese modern literature.
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• Ufunitii bujo
  ...an official of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]] who oversaw a number of responsibilities related to the royal fleet. ...'' also oversaw performance reviews of captains and crew, and the awarding of commendations.
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• Ikezaki Tadataka
  Ikezaki Tadataka was a ''[[waka]]'' poet, literary critic, and politician of the Taishô and early Shôwa periods. ...Soseki|Natsume Sôseki]], and is known as the author of the first biography of Sôseki.
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• Yamashiro Seichu
  ...in particular as one of the most prominent and influential Okinawan poets of the early 20th century. ...ikawa Takuboku]]. He is considered one of the three chief Okinawan writers of his time, alongside [[Sho Jun (1873-1945)|Shô Jun]] and [[Jahana Unseki]].
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• Yamato yokome
  ...to [[Kumejima]] and elsewhere in conjunction with the kingdom's reception of [[Chinese investiture envoys]]. *''Naha shizoku no isshô'' 那覇士族の一生 (Naha: Naha City Museum of History, 2010), 3.
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• Chiyoganemaru
  ...re]] of Japan. It is held in the collection of the [[Naha]] City Museum of History, where it is regularly displayed. ==History==
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• Okumiza
  The ''Ôkumiza'' was an office of the government of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]] which handled family registers. *''Naha shizoku no isshô'' 那覇士族の一生 (Naha: Naha City Museum of History, 2010), 3.
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• Nanyokan
  ...d for a time as the town hall (''kôkaidô'') and from [[1905]] housed the [[Naha]] Business High School, but by 1918, the wooden structure had fallen into d ...wa.jp/archives/item3/32983 那覇／沖縄風景　南陽館（沖縄最初の洋風建築）]," [[Naha City Museum of History]], 2015.
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• Sho Kei (b. 1889)
  [[File:Sho Kei1918.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Shô Kei in a 1918 photo of the Shô family.]] Shô Kei was the second son of [[Sho Ten|Shô Ten]], final Crown Prince of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]].
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• Gi Gakusei
  Gi Gakusei was a [[scholar-aristocracy of Ryukyu|Ryukyuan scholar-bureaucrat]] known for his superb skills at music a ...nshô" 琉球宮廷における中国系音楽の演奏と伝承, in ''Uzagaku no fukugen ni mukete'' 御座楽の復元に向けて, Naha, Okinawa: Uzagaku fukugen ensô kenkyûkai 御座楽復元演奏研究会 (
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• Oyamise
  ...ûkyû Kingdom]] which oversaw the administration of the four districts of [[Naha]], the royal government's trade efforts, and relations with the ''[[zaiban ...stiture envoys]]), and ''zaiban bugyôsho''. A road extending from the gate of the ''oyamise'' down to the harbor served as the dividing line between the
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• Sho Rin
  [[File:Sho Rin.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Shô Rin as seen in a 1918 photograph of the Shô family]] ...n]], who was in turn the second son of [[Sho Tai|Shô Tai]], the final king of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]].
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• Omonogusuku
  [[File:Umungusuku.jpg|right|thumb|500px|The former site of the Omonogusuku, as it appears today]] ...d according to vintage.<ref>Gregory Smits, ''Maritime Ryukyu'', University of Hawaii Press (2019), 92-93.</ref>
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• Iejima
  ...of Okinawa Peace Memorial Museum"), Nanjô, Okinawa: Okinawa Peace Memorial Museum (2004), 62-63.</ref> American journalist Ernie Pyle was among them; a monum ==History==
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• Kamiyama Seiryo
  [[File:Kamiyama-grave.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Grave of Kamiyama Seiryô at Tama Cemetery, Tokyo]] ...granted a position in the [[Ministry of Finance]]. In 1931, he became head of the Nagoya Government Monopoly Office; he was reassigned to the equivalent
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• Jiganemaru
  ...s, 1989. Description of Plates 81-82.; George Kerr. ''Okinawa: The History of an Island People''. Revised Edition. Tuttle Publishing (2000), 118, 121-122 ...by the royal court, and following his death was honored with the privilege of being buried near [[Shuri castle]].<ref>Plaques on-site at Aijô-ufumichi i
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• Ryukyu Royal Sho Family Documents
  ...eum of History]] and considered collectively to be a [[National Treasure]] of Japan. ...eld at the home of Matsumoto Hiroshi, son-in-law to Shô Hiroshi, 22nd head of the former royal lineage.
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• Bai Izen
  ...family]] of the [[scholar-aristocracy of Ryukyu|scholar-aristocracy]] of [[Naha]]. ...the ''Oyamise'', along with the rank of ''chikudun zashiki'' and the title of Takazato ''chikudun''.
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• Kin Yuka
  Kin Yûka was a [[scholar-aristocracy of Ryukyu|Ryukyuan scholar-bureaucrat]], who served as a musician (''gakushi'' ...playing music, performing dances, and participating otherwise in a variety of court ceremonies.
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• National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties in Okinawa
  ...and small stone marking the former site of [[Oki Shrine]], now within the Naha Wharf Port Facility]] ...ichi, Miyamoto Chôjirô and Ushikawa Yoshiyuki. "Ryûkyûan Architecture: Its History and Features." in ''Okinawa bijutsu zenshû'' 沖縄美術全集. vol. 5. O
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• Bai family
  ...s even served as head of the [[Omonogusuku]], the highest post a person of Naha could be appointed to. ...earlier, the family relocated from Wakasa to the Izumisaki district of the city.
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• Hananchi
  *''Titles: Lord of [[Nakijin gusuku|Nakijin]], King of [[Hokuzan]] (1397-1416)'' Hananchi was the third and final king of the Okinawan kingdom of [[Hokuzan]].
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• Umundasui udun gofushin nikki
  ...castle]], in the ''Momourasoe udun gofushin ezu chô''. Naha City Museum of History.]] ...ucted on [[Shuri castle]] (royal palace of the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]], in [[Shuri]], [[Okinawa Island]]) between [[1842]] and [[1846]]
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• Dragon boats
  ...ha-ri-sen'' representing [[Tomari]], on display at the Naha City Museum of History.]] ...n as ''ha-ri-'' in Okinawa, the tradition of dragon boat racing has a long history in China, and is practiced today in many places in mainland China, Hong Kon
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• Ryukyuan pottery
  ...e molds used to make them, on display at the [[National Museum of Japanese History]]]] ...s, and roof tiles, Ryukyuan pottery is especially known for the production of funerary urns, and ''[[shisa]]'', lion-like guardians placed on rooftops an
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• Sho Sho
  [[File:Sho Sho.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Shô Shô as seen in a 1918 photograph of the Shô family.]] ...s head of the Shô family, ''kôshaku'' (Marquis), and member of the [[House of Peers]].
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• Ryukyu investiture crown
  [[File:Hibenkan.JPG|right|thumb|400px|A replica of the Naha City Museum of History crown, on display at [[Shuri castle]]]] ...s sent by the Chinese Court]]; the investiture ceremonies involved the use of special ritual garments called ''hibenfuku'', including a Chinese-style cro
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• HMS Alceste and Lyra
  The HMS ''Alceste'' and ''Lyra'' were a pair of British Royal Navy vessels which carried a diplomatic mission led by [[Lord ...Uranda ga yatte kita!," バジル・ホール来琉200周年記念 ウランダーがやってきた！, Naha City Museum of History, October 2016.
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• Hidari gomon
  ...a-like shapes organized together to form a circle, with the circular heads of the three pointing in a clockwise fashion; this shape, common throughout Ja ...n of these by Shô Toku.<ref>Gregory Smits, ''Maritime Ryukyu'', University of Hawaii Press (2019), 118.</ref>
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• Scholar-aristocracy of Ryukyu
  ...traditional Ryukyuan court costume, on display at the Okinawa Prefectural Museum]] ...tions in the central government, those from the aristocratic families of [[Naha]] and [[Tomari]] occupied other positions.
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• Sho Shoki
  Prince Gushikawa Chôri Shô Shôki was a royal prince of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]], who served as the Lead Envoy (''se ...ince Kume-Gushikawa Chôtsû (aka [[Sho Kohaku|Shô Kôhaku]]), the eldest son of King [[Sho Gen|Shô Gen]].
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• Bai Ien
  ...family]] of the [[scholar-aristocracy of Ryukyu|scholar-aristocracy]] of [[Naha]]. ...for 26 months), along with the title of Takazato ''chikudun'' and the rank of ''chikudun zashiki'' (Junior Ninth Rank).
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• Bai Iki
  ...f Ryukyu|scholar-aristocracy]] of [[Naha]]. It was during his time as head of the family that the Bai were elevated from ''shinsan'' status to being a '' .... That same year, following the [[Chinese investiture envoys|investiture]] of the king, Bai Iki was named Kanagusuku ''chikudun''. His second daughter, U
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• Fireworks in Ryukyu
  ...the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]] in a number of ways and on a number of occasions. ...annual [[Naha Tug-of-War]],<ref>Uezato, 80.</ref> and to have been a part of events organized to entertain visiting [[Chinese investiture envoys]].<ref>
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• Noro
  ...seum display recreating a traditional ''noro'' ritual. Okinawa Prefectural Museum]] ...rchy.<ref>Aike Rots, "Strangers in the Sacred Grove: The Changing Meanings of Okinawan Utaki," ''Religions'' 10:298 (2019), 7.</ref>
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• Toyohira Ryoken
  ...ounders of the ''[[Okinawa Times]]'' and for his involvement in protection of cultural properties. ...ground headquarters beneath [[Shuri]] up until May 1945 (during the Battle of Okinawa).
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• Shuri
  ...the [[Shureimon]] and [[Aijo-ufumichi|Aijô-ufumichi]] leading off the top of the image, and [[Engaku-ji (Okinawa)|Engaku-ji]] and the [[Ryutan|Ryûtan]] [[File:Shuri-skyline.jpg|right|thumb|320px|The rooftops of [[Shuri castle]], as seen from the [[Ryutan|Ryûtan]] Pond, 2014.]]
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• Famous Samurai Swords
  ...al figure, any given figure owned and used multiple swords over the course of their lives. ...able, there is an ''oshigata'', a professional drawing showing the details of the blade. Historical accuracy here is sometimes flexible due to the high e
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• Ie udun
  ...King [[Sho Sei (尚清)|Shô Sei]] (r. [[1527]]-[[1555]]). Each successive head of the family was nominally associated with [[Iejima]] as his domain. ...the family, [[Ie Chochoku|Ie Chôchoku]] (Shô Ken), was born the fifth son of King [[Sho Ko (尚灝)|Shô Kô]] and was adopted into the Ie lineage.
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• Tamagusuku Chokun
  ...Kumiudui-sueyoshi.jpg|right|thumb|400px|A monument to ''[[kumi udui]]'' in Naha's Sueyoshi Park]] ...e grave of Tamagusuku Chôkun, just outside the Maeda Tunnel, in [[Urasoe]] City]]
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• Tsuboya pottery
  ...ceramic vase with fish motifs by [[Kinjo Jiro|Kinjô Jirô]], representative of Tsuboya style]] ...ized around Yachimun-dôri ("pottery street"), as well as a Tsuboya Pottery Museum.
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• Zaiban bugyo
  ...The ''zaiban bugyô'' and his men parading through [[Naha]], in the ''Shuri Naha-kô byôbu'']] ...bugyô'' exercised any significant degree of power or influence, and then, of course, only in accord with his orders from Satsuma.
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• 36 Min families
  ...Interpreting Parades and Processions of Edo Japan]" symposium, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 11 Feb 2013.</ref> ...e also introduced to Okinawa the ''[[sanxian]]'', a musical instrument out of which the Okinawan [[sanshin]] would later develop.<ref>Thompson, Robin. "T
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• Mo Teichu
  ...ingdom|Ryukyuan]] scholar-official who served as the ''[[gieisei]]'' (head of street musicians) in the [[1790]] [[Ryukyuan embassy to Edo]]. ...name=mino>''Minoji wo aruku Ryûkyû shisetsu'' 美濃路をゆく琉球使節, Bisai Museum of History and Folklore 尾西市歴史民俗資料館, Bisai, Aichi (2004), 9.</ref>
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• Ryukyuan court costume
  ...cial.jpg|right|thumb|250px|A man in the costume of a [[scholar-aristocracy of Ryukyu|scholar-aristocrat official]], with purple (First or Second Rank) '' ...lors in the court costume of male officials is included in the description of [[Ryukyuan court ranks]].
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• Kumemura
  ...s on missions to [[Edo]] and [[Beijing]], as well as heading the reception of [[Chinese investiture envoys]] in Ryûkyû, and drafting official diplomati ...e number of unrelated families over a period of some years, from a variety of places - in other words, to a more general immigration event.
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• Okinawa Prefectural University of the Arts
  ...pg|right|thumb|400px|The main campus of the Okinawa Prefectural University of the Arts]] ...acquerware]]), it is the only public university of the arts in Japan south of [[Hiroshima]].
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