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Category Archives: Folktales
Iejima Handuguwa (伊江島ハンドー小）
Written by Yukou Majikina (真境名由康),Iejima Handuguwa (伊江島ハンドー小）is an Okinawan play considered as one of the three tragic love stories of Okinawa along with Okuyama no Botan (奥山の牡丹) and Toumaiahkah (泊阿嘉). The story takes place 180 years ago in Iejima. A … Continue reading
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Birth of Star Sand
folktales of the birth of star sand Excerpted from Folktales of Okinawa Bank of the Ryukyus International Foundation Naha Okinawa Japan A long time ago, among the twelve signs of the zodiac were the Polar Star and the Southern Cross, … Continue reading
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Folktales
folktales of Excerpted from Folktales of Okinawa Bank of the Ryukyus International Foundation Naha Okinawa Japan English Translation by Terunobu Tamamori and Jayne A. Hitchcock Illustrations by Fumio Amuro selected folktales: the birth of star sand kajimaya
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