Explore: Ryukyu Songs

Ryukyu Islands (琉球列島, Ryūkyū Rettō), also known as the Nansei Islands (南西諸島, Nansei Shotō; lit. 'Southwest Islands') or the Ryukyu Arc (琉球弧, Ryūkyū-ko)

Ryukyuan music (琉球音楽, Ryūkyū ongaku), also called Nanto music (南島歌謡, Nantō kayō), is an umbrella term that encompasses diverse musical traditions of the

article is about the history of the Ryukyu Islands, located southwest of the main islands of Japan. The name "Ryūkyū" originates from Chinese writings.

The Ryukyu Kingdom (1372–1879) on Okinawa Island used various writing conventions, all of which were markedly different from spoken registers. A unique

Ryukyuans are a Japonic-speaking East Asian ethnic group indigenous to the Ryukyu Islands, which stretch from the island of Kyushu to the island of Taiwan

describe songs that emerged after the kingdom was abolished in 1879. Ryukyuan classical music (琉球古典音楽, Ryūkyū koten ongaku) was the court music of Ryūkyū. Uzagaku

Ryūka (琉歌, lit. "Ryūkyū song/poem") is a genre of songs and poetry originating from the Okinawa Islands, Okinawa Prefecture of southwestern Japan. Most

The Ryukyuan languages (琉球語派, Ryūkyū-goha; also 琉球諸語, Ryūkyū-shogo or 島言葉 in Ryukyuan, Shima kotoba, literally "Island Speech"), also Lewchewan or Luchuan

The Gusuku Period (グスク時代, Gusuku jidai) is an era in the history of the Ryukyu Islands, an island chain now part of Japan. The period corresponds to the

Ryukyu Mura (Japanese: 琉球村, Hepburn: Ryūkyū Mura; lit. 'Ryukyu Village') is a theme park and folk museum in Onna, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It is an open-air