Category Archives: Okinawa no Kokoro

Arakaki Ankichi’s Hanging Scroll of a Thunder God

Posted on August 24, 2023 by Andreas Quast

In 1928, at the request of Dr. Iha Magobei, who owned a hospital in Chatan’s Yara Village, Ankichi painted a hanging scroll depicting a god of thunder and composed a poem for it while at a party near Murochi. This … Continue reading →

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Online exhibition: Shihan certificates in Okinawa

Posted on August 18, 2023 by Andreas Quast

Recently, there was a social media discussion about the difference between sensei and shihan. Both sensei and shihan mean teacher, but while sensei is used extensively in general, shihan is an older term used particularly in the world of budō and other traditional arts such as calligraphy, flower arranging, … Continue reading →

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The costumes of karate – dogi, pants, or khaki

Posted on July 2, 2023 by Andreas Quast

On March 5, 1898, Imperial Decree No. 36 promulgated the Ordinance of the Okinawa Garrison Headquarter. The headquarter functioned solely as a conscription office and no soldiers were deployed on Okinawa itself. On April 12, five officials assumed office under … Continue reading →

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Lawsuit at Naha District Court about a 1,500-square-meter cemetery

Posted on June 25, 2023 by Andreas Quast

Before, I have written about the little known issue of Plots of land of unknown ownership in Okinawa, which divides the hearts of Okinawas in their very own religion of ancestor whorship. Here is another recent case. It is a … Continue reading →

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Plots of land of unknown ownership in Okinawa

Posted on June 25, 2023 by Andreas Quast

Land registers are formal records kept worldwide by authorities or other government bodies according to specific rules that can differ regionally. They list all land, land rights, the existing ownership and associated rights and encumbrances. It is most often known … Continue reading →

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