Okinawa Studies 1-10

• The Early Meiji Period (1868-1912), Akio Yasuoka
• The Chronology of Articles in the Kumejima Family Records: Tetsuhito Umeki
• Annotations to the "Reki-tei-bunshu" (1) Nobuhiro Ando
• The Text and Commentary of "Shososho Nukusugan Sugar Control System
• A Reconsideration of the Idea of God and Worldview in the Nansei Islands: Focusing on the Noro Shukujo Worship of the Amami: Kleiner Josef
• Wedge Culture in Amami and the Interpretation of the Pearl Minato Inscription Yoshimori Ehara
• Rituals and Literature on Hatoma Island: Focusing on the Yugansai Festival Manabu Oshiro
• On the "Fushina" in "Omorosaushi" Koichi Shimamura

• Tile Making in Okinawa: Focusing on the Yonabaru Tile Kilns Hitoshi Uezu
• The Bunroku Survey of Shimazu's Domain and the Stone Height of Ryukyu Masakiyo Wataguchi
• In Honor of Katsure Amawari Asashin Kawahira
• The Tradition of Blacksmithing in Taketomi Island Toru Uesedo
• Aspects of Yaeyama Song Forms Eikichi Hateruma
• Notes on the Yaeyama Family History Toshio Shinjo
• A Study of Narrative Songs in the South Island: Focusing on the Miyako Islands

Introduction to the Materials

• Memoirs of a German Sailor in Distress Kaoru Shimoji

• Amami Oshima in the Ryukyu Islands L. Duderlein
• Kleiner, Josef, Translation: TABATA, Chiaki
• The Structure of the Amami Kami Matsuri and the Teruko Deity Shigeo Ono
• The Formation of the Manuscript Book "Nanshima Tanken" (The Exploration of Minamishima)
• The Case of Professor Yasuaki Nagatsuki's Refusal to Travel to Okinawa Masanao Kano
• Kyogen in Okinawa: Focusing on the Influence of Kyogen in Okinawan Performing Arts Teruo Yano
• Song Forms of Miyako Songs Masami Tamaki
• The Regions and People Sung in Omoro: An Analysis of "Local Omoro" and its Characteristics Shigeo Takeuchi

• The "Kunimi" Event in Minamijima Yahide Nakamatsu
• The Nantou Shape of Possessed Things: The Idea of Minamishima in the Shikoku Shikoku Legend of Hikamaru Higa Minoru
• Ryuka Hyakkinkan" and Amami's Current Songs - Gakuo Ogawa
• On the Shinto Songs of Miyako Island and their Currents: Yoshiko Kojima
• The Gods of Karimata: Based on Tavi Pyasi - Yukiaki Niizato
• A Trial of Okinawa War Records and Literature: On the Classification of Periods - Masanori Nakadori
• A Study of Human Trafficking and Yanchu in Amami Ringoro Oyama
• On the "Yamato Yokome Nikki Exception Yori" Fukuchi Tadakata
• The Buzei Documents, Kinyō Kenkyūkai

Preface

Part I

• The Concept of Ryukyu Etymology Dictionary Shiro Hattori
• Tenjo Shinza of the Moon and the Sun: Thoughts in Okinawa - Tetsu Nakamura

Part II

• The Nucleus of Okinawan Folk Song Religion: Noro Shukume-ism and Yuta Miko-ism - Tokutaro Sakurai
• Standing between Folklore and Human Geography: Thoughts on Okinawa Studies - Toru Ogawa
• The Prehistoric Okinawa Islands: Hiroe Takamiya
• The Tenpo Reforms of the Satsuma Clan and Amami and Okinawa Hirofumi Yamamoto
• From the Description of Verb Conjugation in the Okinawan Dialect Hiroshi Yahiku
• History of the Japanese Language and Japanese Dialectology Yukio Kamimura
• Modern Literature of Okinawa Keinori Okamoto
• The Literature of Okinawa as a Whole Moriyoshi Tomma

• Underworld Marriage Shamanism on the Main Island of Okinawa: The Involvement of Utah in Guso Nibiti Tokutaro Sakurai
• Kyora" in Amami Songs and Folklore Yoshimori Ehara
• The Yaeyama Christian Incident - Kurakichi Takara
• Characteristics of Yaeyama Song Yunta Yasuhiko Miyara
• A Study of Kumiodori Manuscripts in Yonaguni Island Ichiro Tohma
• Annual Rituals in Yaeyama: A Preliminary Note to the Study (1) - Akashi Uematsu
• Tanedori Festival and Performing Arts on Taketomi Island Keiichi Karimata
• The "Pig Muko-iri" and Its Surroundings Chiaki Tabata

• The Formation of the Household Ritual System in a Late Kingdom Village: An Introduction to the Gabeso Document and Ethnohistorical Considerations (2) Toru Ogawa
• Nakaoji Masataka's Diary of Deportation Katsutaro Shimajiri
• Around the Formation of Local Omoro - Encounter of Local Omoro and Characters Minoru Higa
• Children's Games in Tokunoshima: Shigenari Tokutomi
• Lily Riot in Okinoerabu Island Mitsuaki Saketa
• The Political Significance of the Blood Seal Covenant Formation Process: The Nation and the Neighborhood in the Integration Process Masao Gabe
• An Introduction to the Postwar History of Okinawa
• On the Kume-Gushigawa Magiri Kogicho Masaaki Kikuyama

• Performing Arts Historical Materials in the "Edo Ugei Shiryo" Eisho Miyagi
• The Structure of Omoro Masami Tamaki
• The World of Amami Folktales Kinichi Yamashita
• Ryukyuan Paper Shojo, Kenji Itokazu
• The Tree and the Bird of the Sun: "Omoro" and "Chushi" Tetsu Nakamura
• Kunio Yanagida and the "Road on the Sea" Naokazu Kokubu
• Urizun" and "Wakanatsu" in Omoro Language Moriyoshi Tohma

• Hiki-", "kin", and "Ichimon" in the Northern Okinawa Island: An Introduction to the Gabesoogawa Documents and a Study of the Documents Toru Ogawa
• The Structure of the "Akamata/Kuromata" Ritual: Shinichi Nakazawa
• Ryukyuan History in the Mid-Modern Period: Ki-Mo Higashi
• The Origin and Formation of Ryukyuan Songs Minoru Higa
• Okinawan Puppet Theater: Chondara Performing Arts and Nembutsu Songs Shoji Ikemiya
• Postwar Literary Activities in Okinawa Keinori Okamoto
• The Sound Values of "Ii" and "Tomi" in "Kojiki" from the Viewpoint of Ryukyuan Language Minoru Yamada

• Remarks on the Publication of the Bulletin "Studies in Okinawan Culture
• Ideas in the Formative Period of the Ryukyu Kingdom: As a Part of the History of Political Thought Tetsu Nakamura
• The Liberal Civil Rights Faction's "Theory of the Disposition of Ryukyu": Currents of Denunciation, Belonging, and Disposition of the Shikoku - Teruo HIYANE
• On the "Nakayama Seifu" of Cai Taku Hon, Kadena Munenori
• The Genealogy and Writings of the Goshusha Fuzoku
• What is Tungbyan (Tungbyan)? - A follow-up report on the research (forecast) Shinjun Tawada
• A Short Essay on Arashitsu Shibasashi Shigeo Ono
• Various Problems Concerning the Study of "Monchu": Focusing on Toru Ogawa's Essay Masao Higa
• An Introduction to the History of Okinawan Performing Arts (Trial Discussion) Teruo YANO
• A Glimpse of Omorobi Masazai Watakuchi
• Okinawa and Kunio Yanagida Takema Takafuji