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Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Sanshin Testing In Okinawa

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I recently accompanied my wife and four other sanshin players from Hawaii, along with their sensei, to Okinawa to take part in the annual te...
Wednesday, April 17, 2013

The Ryukyu Kingdom is Reunited by Sho Hashi

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The Ryukyu kingdom split apart in 1314 when its ruler, Tamagusuku, lost the support of many aji (local lords) who separated and formed thei...
Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Okinawa and the China Connection

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The Ming Dynasty Sends Envoys to Okinawa In 1368 the Mongol dynasty in China was finally overthrown and the Ming Dynasty took its place...
Wednesday, April 3, 2013

The Three Kingdoms of Ryukyu - the Sanzan Period

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The Ryukyu Kingdom Splinters into Three Territories The Ryukyu kingdom started to fracture in 1314 when Tamagusuku took over the throne...
Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Kublai Khan’s Mongols and Okinawa

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Part of Okinawa’s history has been the balancing act it has had to play with the superpowers that surrounded it, especially China, Japan, an...
Wednesday, March 20, 2013

The Eiso Dynasty – Return to Prosperity

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Eiso – From Regent to King   The last of the Shunten Dynasty kings, Gihon, saw many disasters befall Okinawa and he appointed Eiso to ...
Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Shunten: The First Okinawan King of Historical Record

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Shunten - First Recorded Ryukyu King Shunten was the son of legendary warrior Minamoto Tametomo .   Raised by his Okinawan mother, he...