Publications

Okinawa Studies 41-50

Bulletin of the Institute for Okinawan Studies

No. 50 March 2023

The 50th Anniversary of the Institute for the Study of Okinawan Culture: Contributed Essays by Past Directors

  • Okinawa Culture Research50 Cover of No.2.jpgPresident Tetsu Nakamura President Hosei University President Institute for the Study of Okinawan Culture Taizo Iida
  • Inheriting Yoshio Nakano's Thoughts - First Start with Knowing - Munehiko Yaka
  • After Two Experiences as Director Hitoshi Nakamata

Papers

  • Expressions of Ryukyuan Literature, Myths Chanted - "Kume Nakazato Makiri Jukki" as a Source - Koichi Shimamura
  • The Development of Karimata Village and Rituals in Miyako Island as Seen in the Excavation of "Za" - Ryuta Ishii
  • The "Grabbing of the Ryukyu Islands" and the Function of the Birth Certificate in Early Modern Ryukyu: Morimichi Iju
  • Negotiations on the Borrowing of Silver between Ryukyu and Satsuma in the First Half of the Kanbun Period: The Formation Process of the "Karatsu Shogyo System" - Ito Yohju
  • Why the Self-Defense Forces Were Accepted in Okinawa after the Restitution - 1972-1975 - Kohei Oguchi
  • Invitation and Face-to-Face with Goddesses in Omorosaushi - From an Examination of the Twelfth and Seventh Omoro - Mayo Sawai
  • Regional Disparities in Production Activities by Village and Yosotaka in Kikai Island, Amami Islands before the Land Tax Reforms - SHIMAZAKI Tatsuya
  • The Ming-Ching Alternation and the Transformation of Ryukyuan Calendars - Focusing on the Chunan Family's Former Collection of " " - Xu Shijia
  • Shushi by Cai Wen and the Genealogical and Mausoleum System of the Second Shang Clan - Yoshiyuki Maemura

Research Note

  • On "Omorosaushi" in the Former Collection of Nikolai Nevsky - "Omorosaushi", Vol. 10, in the Collection of Tenri Library, Commentary, Interpretation and Reprinting - Satoshi Suetsugu

No. 49 March 2022

Papers

  • Unfinished Map: Morisaki Kazue and the Age of Struggle in Okinawa - Buto OhataOkinawa Culture Research49 Front cover.png
  • The Process of Organizing Principals in Modern Okinawa: An Analysis of the Actual Operation of the Principals' Association Kenichi Fujisawa
  • Li Hongshang's Diplomacy on the Disposition of Ryukyu: The Survival of Ryukyu and the Proposal for the Revision of the Sub-Island Agreement Tomofumi Yamashiro
  • Opening a Place of Mourning: Through Narratives of Families of Battle of Okinawa Survivors - Machiko Yamamoto

Research Note

  • Population and Livestock by Village in Kikai Island, Amami Islands, in the Early Meiji Era: Toward the Verification of the "Geographical Table of the Villages in Kikai Island" - Tatsuya SHIMAZAKI
  • The Health and Medical System in Okinawa under Long-term Occupation: Focusing on Public Health Centers - Akiko Sugiyama

No. 48 March 2021

Papers
  • Mihaitsuzu in Ryukyu - Koichi Shimamura Untitled.png
  • A Study on the Creation of Stone Monuments in the Ryukyu Kingdom Misako Yano
  • The Funerary Grave System and Its Transformation in 19th Century Okinawa: A Case Study of the Northern Okinawa Island - Masaharu Kato
  • On the Operation of Large Horse Ships Travelling along the Ryukyu-Satsuma Route Daigo Saegusa
  • Transformation of the Name of Hometown in Baku Yamanokuchi's Psalms Yumi Inoha
Research Note
  • Transformation of Rituals and the Problem of Succession: The Case of Unjami and Sinugu of Aza Tana, Iheya Island Cars Barbara

No. 47 March 2020

Papers
  • A Narrative of the Family History of the Nakasone Family of the Chudo Clan on Miyako Island: A Tragic Tale of "Conquest" and "Conquest" of Yaeyama - Koichi Shimamura47 No.2.jpg   &nbsp nbsp; &nbsp & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp nbsp; & nbsp;
  • Okinawa Tourism in the 1960s - Makoto Sakurazawa
  • The Drifting of German Merchant Vessels in Miyako Island (1873) as Revisited from New Documents: Focusing on the Involvement of the British Ship Curlew and the Number of Crew Members - Tomoki Tsuji
  • Mausoleum discussions at the end of the Ryukyu Dynasty: The arrangement of priests in the Ne-myo and Ta-myo Yoshiyuki Maemura
  • Passage to the "Shima Universe" - Miyako, South Seas, and Yaeyama - Mayo Sawai
  • The Sound of the Wind" in Reciprocating Media: Film Adaptation, Authorship, and Context Kosuke Fujishiro
Research Note
  • The Ruling of Okinawa after the Disposal of the Ryukyu Islands and the Rumors about it: Focusing on the "Kumejima Business Trip Reinstatement Letter" - Yuuki Maeda
  • From "Military Rule" to "Civil Rule": Okinawa's Health and Medical System during the Transition to U.S. Rule Akiko Sugiyama
Special feature in memory of Dr. Morihki Niizaki
Chronology
Major Works
Memorial Letters
  • My Father and I in Okinawa
  • My Father and I Who Lived in Okinawa Shogo Shinzaki
  • The Image of Human Beings Born Only in Postwar Okinawa Masami Umeda
  • Words, Lifestyles, and Yuko Ochikawa
  • Mr. Morihki Niizaki and Dr. Masagen Miyazato Masaaki Gabe
  • Around Mr. Morihki Shinzaki
  • Reminiscences on the Gathering of "Keishi Kaze" Atsushi Toriyama
  • Hiroshi Nakachi, Founder of Okinawa University
  • 47 Years with Mr. Morihki Shinzaki
Book Review Papers
  • Morihki Shinzaki, My Modern History of Okinawa: Living in Japan (Yamato) during the Era of U.S. Military Rule, Iwanami Shoten, 2017 Koryo Abe
Research Note
  • Learning from the Work of Shinsaki Morihki Yaka Munehiko
  • From the Okinawa Documentation Center to the Institute of Okinawan Studies, Hosei University Tomoko Osato
Memorial Papers
  • A Boy Waiting for the Wind to Blow Back: Mineo Higashi's "Okinawan Boy" and Okinawa in the 1950s - Chiyo Wakabayashi
  • How to Resist the Repeated Deprivation of the Commons: Moriki Niizaki and the 1970s-1980s - Kozue Uehara
  • How the U.S. Viewed the Miyako Farmers' "Riot" of 1965 Kohakura Qi

No. 46 March 2019

Papers
  • Seirikaku Fumikichi = Ismail B. Selikyak's Journey: Okinawa, Iwo Jima, and Indonesia Goto, Kenichi &nbsp nbsp; &nbsp nbsp; &nbsp ; 46 No.2.jpg
  • Tanedori and Nigirimeshi: A Comparative Study of Seasonal Rituals in the Sirah Setting by Kouji Fujii
  • Missionary Doctor Bettelheim's Mission to the Kingdom of Ryukyu and Its Significance in the History of the British Imperial Mission Kimio Watanabe
  • The Transformation Process of Office Holders in the Modern Okinawa Education Association: Human Composition from the 1880s to the Early 1940s Kenichi Fujisawa
  • The Formation of Oshiro Tatsuyu's Literature and the Effects of "RyĆ«dai Bungaku": On Okinawan Literature in the 1950s Takashi Yanai
Research Note
  • A Comparison of Spatial Composition of Traditional Dwellings in Okinawa and Jeju Island
Report
  • Ritual and Fishery in Ikema Island, Miyakojima: Toward the Footsteps and Revival Hisako Kato

Issue 45 March 2018

Papers
  • The Formation of Onna-dachi : The Modernization of Gokansen Odori and Ryukyuan Dance Toru Itaya & nbsp; &nbsp ; & nbsp; & nbsp nbsp; &nbsp & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp ;       &nbsp nbsp; &nbsp ; 45 No.2.jpg
  • Peculiarities and Possibilities of "Okinawan Literature" Sadatoshi Oshiro
  • Rain-making Rituals of the Ryukyu Kingdom : The Sho Family Documents "Amegyo Nikki" and "Amegyo Goyosai Nikki" and the Omoro of Amegyo Koichi Shimamura
  • Marine Corps Cooperation Film, U.S.-Japan-Ryukyu Cooperation Film, and "Battlefield Forever" as a Propaganda Film (1960) Lisa Nakayama
  • Missionary Aspects and Christian Prohibition in Ryukyu in the Mid-19th Century : Focusing on French Missionaries Erina Shimooka
  • The Inauguration of Saifu in Early Modern Ryukyu : The Relationship between Tabiyaku and the Distribution of the Estate of the Head of the Estate Hiroyo Yamada
  • Government and Public Investigations in Ryukyu (Fiefdom) in the Early 1870s : Focusing on the Period of Kagoshima Prefecture Jurisdiction and the Period of Ministry of Foreign Affairs Jurisdiction Yuki Maeda
  • Negotiation Process over Land Confiscation and Compensation for Living in Occupied Okinawa : From the Sit-in of Petitioners on Iejima Naomi Okamoto
  • How the Military Land Use of the Northern Training Area Was Conducted under the U.S. Administration Keisuke Mori
  • The Transformation Process of Academic Staff in Modern Okinawa: Human Composition from Around 1900 to the Beginning of the 1940s Kenichi Fujisawa
  • The Introduction of the Six-Three-Three System and Textbooks in the Early Occupied Okinawa Archipelago: Mami Hagiwara
  • A Study of Bolivian Migration from Okinawa after World War II: Focusing on the Group Migration in Yomitan Village Hiroko Nakayama
  • Aspects of Karate in Okinawa Prefecture during the Meiji Period as Seen in the "Press" : An Analysis of "Ryukyu Shimpo" by Akiyuki Abe
Research Note
  • The Health and Medical System in Okinawa in the Early Period of the Occupation : The Formation Process by Archipelago Akiko Sugiyama

No. 44 March 2017

Papers
  • On the Implementation of the Ryukyu "Kasho" Examination Masaharu Mizukami & nbsp; &nbsp ; & nbsp; & nbsp nbsp; &nbsp ; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp ; & nbsp; 44 No.2.jpg
  • The Spread of Dialect Tags and the Struggle: Focusing on the "Report on Methods of Encouraging the Use of the Common Language" (1915) - Kenichiro Kondo
  • The Occupation of Okinawa and Labor Policy: The Intervention of the International Federation of Liberal Workers' Unions and the Transformation of U.S. National Government Labor Policy Kohazura Qi
  • A Story of Internal Conflict over the Battle of Okinawa: Tatsuhiro Oshiro's "Stick Soldiers" Theory Takashi Yanai
Research Note
  • Ryukyuans Who Performed in Front of Emperor Gosuio and Emperor Meisho Hironari Kido
  • Okinawan Immigrants' Relief Activities and Performing Arts in Argentina Kaeko Tsukino
  • Multiple Okinawan Identities: The Case of Minami-Daito Island, Okinawa Naoko Shin

No. 43 March 2016

Papers
  • The Okinawa Reversion Movement in Amami: What the Historical Experience of the Okinawa Reversion Movement Brought to Amami - Yuriko Ono &nbsp ;   &nbsp nbsp; &nbsp & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp nbsp; & nbsp   & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp nbsp; &nbsp ; & nbsp; 43 No.2.jpg
  • Eiki Matayoshi's "The Boar George Shot" Theory - On the Violence of Occupation Time and Space - Takashi Yanai
  • Noboru Shaikan and the Formation of Okinawa Club Shinichi Isa
  • The Process of Formation of the "Scale Book" and "Public Affairs Book," Documents of Royal Decree to Yaeyama in the Early Modern Period: Hisami Tokuno
  • The Tai-ken issue and the Ryukyu-French Treaty: The issue of French sojourners in 1855 and 1856
  • The Actual Management of the Okinawa Prefectural Office Immediately after the Abolition of Ryukyu Prefecture: Focusing on the Problem of Recruitment of Officials of the Shuri Royal Government - Yuki Maeda
  • A Study of Funeral Rites and Funerary Devices: A Case Study of Funerals on Yonaguni Island, Yaeyama District, Okinawa Prefecture- Yoko Furuyano
Research Note
  • Did Okinawan Children Continue to Attend Elementary School until Graduation - Based on the "Annual Report of the Ministry of Education" from the Mid-1920s to the Mid-1940s - Moaoi Tanaka

No. 42 March 2015 (Memorial Commemorative Special Issue for Dr. Moriyoshi Sotoma, Dr. Hirofumi Yamamoto, Dr. Eiji Musha, and Minoru Higa)

Introduction
Chronology and Major Works
Memorial Letters
  • 42 No.2.jpg Moriyoshi Sotoma, the Oki Bunken Kenkyujo, and I MAMIYA Atsushi
  • Mourning the Passing of Dr. Hirofumi Yamamoto Koji Yasue
  • In Memory of Dr. Eiji Musha: In Search of Architecture and Okinawan Minka and Community Space Katsumi Nagase
  • In Memory of Dr. Minoru Higa Koichi Shimamura
Papers
  • Research on Ryukyuan Literature in the Past Half Century and in the Future Eikichi Hateruma &nbsp ;   &nbsp nbsp; &nbsp & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp nbsp; & nbsp & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp nbsp;
  • Omorosashi no epicness Shigeo Takeuchi
  • Omoro's musical lyrics Akira Matsunaga
  • Myths, Traditions, and Views of the Other World in Omorosaushi: On the King's Gyoko and "Sousei Omoro" - Kazuyuki Koyama
  • A Reconsideration of the Notation of the Particle Ga in Omorosaushi Atsushi Mamiya
  • Moriyoshi Sotoma, The Systematization of Miyako Songs: Yoshiaki Nisato
  • On "Neelaagu" in Karimata, Miyako Island Kozo Uehara
  • Celadon Ware from Koshu Kiln: Kikaijima, "The Tale of Genji" and Karamono - Hiromi Fuku
  • Tsubaki Setsu Kyubarigetsu" from the Ryukyuan Perspective - Koichi Shimamura
  • The Emergence of a New Aesthetic Sense: The Findings of Meiji Ryukyuan Poetry - Masanori Nakadonari
  • On King Shonei's Return to Sunpu and Edo: A Study of "Kian Diary" (1) - Tetsuto Umeki
  • On Fukugi (Memorandum) Masayuki Tana
  • The Economic Structure of the Ryukyu Islands in the Early Modern Period: With Reference to the Research of Prof. Hirofumi Yamamoto - Yasuo Kuraiuma
  • Miyagi Yotoku and His Surroundings in the U.S.: A Portrait of a Solitary Immigrant Painter - Teruo HIYANE
  • The Spying (Counterintelligence and Counterintelligence) Debate during the Okinawa War and the Military Aircraft Protection Law - Masao Abe
  • Rebuilding Villages Lost in the Battle of Okinawa and Occupation Policy under U.S. Governing Laws Hisako Kato
  • The Possibility of Utilizing Records in Okinawa Ikuko Saito
  • Development and Prospects of Okinawa: Toward Eco-Houses Inheriting the Okinawan Traditional Dwelling - Park Sung-Pil
  • Uchina Ichiri-Ikat Road: Retrospective Reflections - Koji Yasue
  • A Study of Dr. Hirofumi Yamamoto's Research on Okinawa -Kimochi Azuma

No. 41 March 2015

Papers
  • The Succession System of Sanpeisho and Tezumura Shinto Rituals in Tokunoshima: Including Documents Influenced by Ryukyu and Satsuma Clan and the Management of the Shimas - Masami Yuge &nbsp ;   &nbsp nbsp; &nbsp ; & nbsp; & nbsp ; 41 No.2.jpg
  • On the Study of Chinese Books by the Central Ryukyuan Warriors: A Rudimentary Study with a Focus on the Chunan Family Books - Masaharu Mizukami
  • Changes in Japanese Diplomacy at the End of the Edo Period as Seen from the Ryukyuan Envoys' Visit to Edo: From the Early Modern Period to the Modern Period - Tinello Marco
  • A Study on the Shinshu Buddhist Difficulties in the Ryukyu Islands during the Meiji Period - Focusing on the Zengyoji Documents - Yudai Kawabe
  • Fisheries Engineer Shinsho Miyagi and the "Promotion" and "Revival" of His Hometown Okinawa - Chihiro Yamamoto
  • Aspects of Island Logic and Realism from Before and After the Return of Okinawa to Japan: A Contrastive Examination of the Theory of Opposition to the Immediate Return of Okinawa to Japan and the Theory of Okinawa Initiative - Michihiro Akiyama
  • MATSUMATOSHI MEDORUMA, "Uogunki": Politics, Economy, and Desire of Taiwanese Female Workers: Kana SAKUMOTO
  • Textual Transitions and Eyes on the Battlefield in Shigemi Furukawa's "The Last of Okinawa": Issues in the First Publication and Differences in the Revised Version - Takashi Yanai