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The OKINAWA BUNKA 101 (Vol.41, No.1) NOV. 2006, 2500yen per book Japanese Society for the Okinawan Studies

Writers : Kaien GO, Mototsugu NUKATA, Yuko OTAKE, Ayano SAKIHARA, Hitoshi HAMAGAWA

On the characteristics of the editing of Ryukyukoku-Kyuki
: Through Comparison with the editing of Ryukyukoku-Yuraiki ( Kaien GO )

On "OGYAKAHETOMOI" ( Mototsugu NUKATA )

On the "TAMA" in Omoro-saushi ( Yuko OTAKE )

Programs and the role of "ODORI-BUGYOU" of traditional performing arts in "OKANSEN" Ceremony
: With a Focus on "OKANSEN" Ceremony in 1838 ( Ayano SAKIHARA )

Eiki Matayoshi's Pig's Revenge
: The Dismemberment of a Community ( Hitoshi HAMAGAWA )

Introduction of new publications, Book Review

The OKINAWA BUNKA 100 (Vol.40, No.2) JUNE. 2006, 2500yen per book Japanese Society for the Okinawan Studies

Writers : Shuzen Hokama, Masao HIGA, Kurayoshi TAKARA, Fusaaki MAEHIRA, Katsuyasu TAIRA, Satoko UECHI, Kimiko SAIKI, Masaharu KASAHARA, Mizue TANAKA, Manabu Oshiro, Wayne LAWRENCE, Shigehisa KARIMATA, ChokujiN UCHIMA, Makoto TERUYA, RO GA I

The 100th Commemorative issue

The History of Japanese Society for the Okinawan Studies ( Shuzen Hokama )

Round-table Talk in Commemoration of the 100th Issue
“Retracing the History of OKINAWA BUNKA”( Shuzen HOKAMA, Masao HIGA et al.)

40 Years of the Study of the History of the Ryukyus ( Kurayoshi TAKARA )

Chinese Paintings Introduced into the Kingdom of the Ryukyus
――From the Point of View of Sovereignty and Introduction of Articles from China ( Fusaaki MAEHIRA )

The Birth of the Reward-rice System in the Sakishima Islands in the mid Tokugawa Period ( Katsuyasu TAIRA )

The Underpinnings of the Return-to-Japan Movement
――The Administration and the Okinawan Youth Union ( Satoko UECHI )

The Children’s Literature in Occupied Okinawa
――Using the Magazine Shurei no Hikari as a Clue ( Kimiko SAIKI )

How the Birth-Island is Depicted
――Revisiting the “Ikema People”( Masaharu KASAHARA )

The Process of N. Nevsky’s Studies on the Miyako Island
――With a Focus on his Thesis “Folk Remedies in Miyako”( Mizue TANAKA )

A Brief History of Studies on Okinawa Performing Arts ( Manabu Oshiro )

On the Subclassification of the Okinawan Dialects ( Wayne LAWRENCE )

Studying with the Cause of Vowel Narrowing in the Ryukyuan Dialects
――Aerodynamic and Muscular-elastic Conditioning ( Shigehisa KARIMATA )

A Review of the Ryukyuan Dialects Studies
――Past and Future ( ChokujiN UCHIMA )

Index of OKINAWA BUNKA articles and authors in issues 1-99 ( Makoto TERUYA, RO GA I )

Announcement of the 27th Annual Award of OKINAWA BUNKA Society etc.

The OKINAWA BUNKA 99 (Vol.40, No.1) JUN. 2005, 2500yen per book Japanese Society for the Okinawan Studies

Writers : Michiko HIGA, Junichi MATSUMURA, Hidemi NISHIMURA, Morihiro OOSHIRO, Hiroshi ISHIZAKI

The Historical Meanings of Okinawan Woman's Labouring Experiences
in the Mill Industry in Modern Japan ( Michiko HIGA )

Searching for FUSAKI Village and the Phantom-like URA Village
:The Story as Told from the Rocky Hills and the Historical Record ( Junichi MATSUMURA )

Horse Racing and Racecourse
:An Amusement of Okinawan Rural Communities ( Hidemi NISHIMURA )

Adoption of Japanese-Drums Accomplishments and Development to "Ryukyu-Wadaiko"
:"Okinawan Style" intentioned Chijinsyu-Wakateda of Urasoe City ( Morihiro OOSHIRO )

On the Loan Words from Chinese in Ryukyu Dialect ( Hiroshi ISHIZAKI )

Announcement of the 26th Annual Award of OKINAWA BUNKA Society etc.

The OKINAWA BUNKA 98 (Vol.39, No.2) JUL. 2004, 2500yen per book Japanese Society for the Okinawan Studies

Writers : Eikichi HATERUMA, Manabu Oshiro, Mariko KIYOMURA, Yasuhiko IIDA, Nagako Hateruma

Mournig Issue for Mr.Teruo Yano on Researching in Performing Arts

On the occasion of Mouring Issue for Teruo Yano
on Researhing in Performing Arts ( Eikichi HATERUMA )

Village Festival and the KUMIODORI(Ryukyuan Play)
"Chushin-gura(The Faithful Retainers)" on Ie Island ( Manabu OSHIRO )

Prolegomena to the history of KUMIODORI research
:from pre-World War 2 research into Okinawan performing arts ( Mariko KIYOMURA )

A study of the KYONGIN(Yaeyama Play)
"Haruya-nu Nigai(Farmhouse Prayer)" ( Yasuhiko IIDA )

Basic study for the Construction of a Movement-Unit Database of Ryukyuan Dance
:Extraction and Collection of Data Concerning
the Language of Instruction and Movement Characteristics ( Nagako HATERUMA )

Announcement, Newbooks in Print, Topics, Introduction of new publications

The Back Numbers (before 97 )

Rules of the Japanese Society for the Okinawan Studies
and Announcement of the Award of the Okinawa Bunka Society(Japanese Only)

Application form to enter the Society(Japanese Only)

Contribution Guide to the OKINAWA BUNKA(Japanese Only)

Editor and Publisher : The OKINAWA BUNKA Editorial Office

Eikichi HATERUMA lab,

Institute attached to Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts,

Shuri-Kinjo-cho 3-6, Naha City, Okinawa, Japan

Last up date: 2007/03/01/