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centuries and at its height from the second half of the 11th to the first half of the 12th century. It was characterized by a near-total absence of the native Kaneku Type pottery, which prevailed in coastal communities. What were found instead were goods imported from mainland Japan, China and Korea. Also found was the
2832:. During this period, Ryukyu kings were selected by a Japanese clan, unbeknownst to the Chinese, who believed the Ryukyus to be a loyal tributary. In 1655, the tributary relations between Ryukyu and Qing were formally approved by the shogunate. In 1874, the Ryukyus terminated tribute relations with China.
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of the Twelve
Islands among others. After the Kamakura shogunate was destroyed, the Shimazu clan increased its rights. In 1364, it claimed the "eighteen islands" of Kawanabe District. In the same year, the clan's head Shimazu Sadahisa gave his son Morohisa properties in Satsuma Province including the
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Outside of
Okinawa Prefecture, the word "Okinawa" is used to refer to Okinawa Prefecture and does not include Kagoshima Prefecture. (People from the Amami Islands, Kagoshima Prefecture object to being included in "Okinawa".) Inside Okinawa Prefecture, "Okinawa" is used to refer to Okinawa Island, and
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Humanities scholars generally agree that the Amami, Okinawa, Miyako, and
Yaeyama Islands share much cultural heritage, though they are characterized by a great degree of internal diversity as well. There is, however, no good name for the group. The native population do not have their own name, since
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described the comments by said scholars as well as military figures as appearing to constitute "a semiofficial campaign in China to question
Japanese rule of the islands", noting that "almost all the voices in China pressing the Okinawa issue are affiliated in some way with the government". Taiwan
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on the route, which may refer to modern-day
Okinawa Island. An article of 754 states that the government repaired mileposts that had originally been set in the southern islands in 735. However, the missions from 777 onward chose another route that directly connected Kyūshū to China. Thereafter the
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Ancient Japan's commitment to the southern islands is attributed to ideological and strategic factors. Japan applied to herself the
Chinese ideology of emperorship that required "barbarian people" who longed for the great virtue of the emperor. Thus Japan treated people on its periphery, i.e., the
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is the principal candidate because it roughly corresponds to the maximum extent of the Ryūkyū Kingdom. However, it is not necessarily considered neutral by the people of Amami, Miyako, and
Yaeyama, who were marginalized under the Okinawa-centered kingdom. The Ōsumi Islands are not included because
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Tanegashima is known in
Japanese history for the introduction of European firearms to Japan. Around 1543, a Chinese junk with Portuguese merchants on board was driven to Tanegashima. Tanegashima Tokitaka succeeded in reproducing matchlock rifles obtained from the Portuguese. Within a few decades,
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Some scholars group the Amami and
Okinawa Islands together because in some respects (e.g. from a linguistic point of view) Amami is closer to Okinawa than to Miyako and Yaeyama, but there is no established single-word term for the group since the native population had not felt the need for such a
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During the
American occupation of Amami, the Japanese government objected to the islands being included under the name "Ryukyu" in English because they worried that this might mean that the return of the Amami Islands to Japanese control would be delayed until the return of Okinawa. However, the
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The literature-based theory that Kikai Island was Japan's trade center of the southern islands is supported by the discovery of the Gusuku Site Complex in 2006. The group of archaeological sites on the plateau of Kikai Island is one of the largest sites of the era. It lasted from 9th to 13th
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The Geospatial Information Authority of Japan, another government organization that is responsible for standardization of place names, disagrees with the Japan Coast Guard over some names and their extent, but the two are working on standardization. They agreed on February 15, 2010, to use
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or geographically, with the islands north of the Tokara Strait (Ōsumi and Tokara) being the Northern Ryukyus, those between the Tokara Strait and Kerama Gap (Amami and Okinawa) being the Central Ryukyus, and those south of the Kerama Gap (Miyako and Yaeyama) being the Southern
1806:. This term was originally used by the imperial court of Ancient Japan. Yanagita hypothesized that the southern islands were the origin of the Japanese people and preserved many elements that were subsequently lost in Japan. The term is outdated today.
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came to rule Tanegashima on behalf of the Nagoe family but soon became autonomous. It usually allied with, sometimes submitted itself to, and sometimes antagonized the Shimazu clan on mainland Kyūshū. The Tanegashima clan was given Yakushima and
1852:). They noted that the people were small but pugnacious. The Chinese could not understand the local language and returned to China. In 607, they sent another expedition to trade, and brought back one of the islanders. A Japanese embassy was in
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was established around 702. Tane Province consisted of four districts and covered Tanegashima and Yakushima. Although the tiny province faced financial difficulties from the very beginning, it was maintained until 824 when it was merged into
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either administratively, with the Northern Ryukyus being the islands in Kagoshima Prefecture (known in Japanese as the "Satsunan Islands") and the Southern Ryukyus being the islands in Okinawa Prefecture (known in Japanese as the "Ryukyu
2204:(630–840). The 702 mission seems to have been the first to successfully switch from the earlier route via Korea to the southern island route. The missions of 714, 733 and 752 probably took the same route. In 754 the Chinese monk
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The English and Japanese uses of the term "Ryukyu" differ. In English, the term Ryukyu may apply to the entire chain of islands, while in Japanese Ryukyu usually refers only to the islands that were previously part of the
1841:, some scholars believe that these expeditions succeeded in reaching Japan and launched a social and agricultural revolution there. The Eastern Islands are again mentioned as the land of immortals in the Annals of the
2768:'s conquest of Kikai Island in 1466, a failed Satsuma invasion of Amami Ōshima in 1493, and two rebellions on Amami Ōshima during the 16th century. The islands were finally conquered by Satsuma during the 1609
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by Shimazu Motohisa in 1415. In 1436, it was given the Seven Islands of Kawanabe District, Satsuma Province (the Tokara Islands) and other two islands by Shimazu Mochihisa, the head of a branch family.
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of mainland Kyūshū in 1595. Although it moved back to Tanegashima in 1599, Yakushima and Kuchinoerabu Island fall under the direct control of the Shimazu clan. These islands all constituted
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The Amami Islands were a focal point for dispute between the southward-expanding Satsuma Domain and the northward-expanding Ryukyu Kingdom. In 1453, a group of Koreans were shipwrecked on
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are traditionally spoken on these islands, and the major islands have their own distinct languages. In modern times, the Japanese language is the primary language of the islands, with the
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The islands other than Tanegashima were grouped as the Twelve Islands and treated as part of Kawanabe District, Satsuma Province. The Twelve Islands were subdivided into the Near Five
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from the 11th to 14th centuries. The skewed distribution of Kamuiyaki peaked at Kikai and Tokunoshima suggests that the purpose of Kamuiyaki production was to serve it to Kikai.
2301:, a fictional work written in the mid-11th century, introduced a merchant named Hachirō-mauto, who traveled all the way to the land of the Fushū in the east and to Kika Island
1977:. In 679, the imperial court sent a mission to Tane Island. The mission carried some people from the southern islands who were described as the peoples of Tane, Yaku, and
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cover only the Okinawa, Miyako, and Yaeyama Islands, while in English it includes the Amami and Daitō Islands. The northern half of the island chain is referred to as the
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The Ōsumi and Tokara Islands, the northernmost of the islands, fall under the cultural sphere of the Kyushu region of Japan; local inhabitants speak a variation of the
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American occupational government on Amami continued to be called the "Provisional Government for the Northern Ryukyu Islands" in English, though it was translated as
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recorded that in the 1020s, local governors of southern Kyūshū presented to the author, a court aristocrat, local specialties of the southern islands including the
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In the early 8th century, the northern end of the island chain was formally incorporated into the Japanese administrative system. After a rebellion was crushed,
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under the jurisdiction of the Foreign Ministry. In 1875, jurisdiction over the Ryukyus changed from the Foreign Ministry to the Home Ministry. In 1879, the
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created a set of inheritance documents that made reference to various southern islands. The islands mentioned were not limited to the Twelve but included
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in historical sources was not limited to modern-day Yakushima but seems to have covered a broader area of the island chain. In 657, several persons from
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Today, numerous issues arise from Okinawan history. Some Ryukyuans and some Japanese feel that people from the Ryukyus are different from the majority
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is the official name for the whole island chain in Japanese. Japan has used the name on nautical charts since 1907. Based on the Japanese charts, the
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over the islands. They faced little opposition from the Ryukyuans, who lacked any significant military capabilities, and who were ordered by King
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does not include the Miyako and Yaeyama Islands. People in the Yaeyama Islands use the expression "go to Okinawa" when they visit Okinawa Island.
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Miyake's line for insects lies between Kyūshū and the Ōsumi island groups, and Hachisuka's line for birds between the Okinawa and Miyako groups.
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Articles of the late 7th century give a closer look at the southern islands. In 677, the imperial court gave a banquet to people from Tane Island
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The series of reports suggest that there were groups of people with advanced sailing technology in Amami and that Dazaifu had a stronghold on
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also claims the Senkaku islands but made it clear on multiple occasions that they will not work with China over the Senkaku Islands dispute.
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literally means "southwest", the direction of the island chain relative to mainland Japan. Some humanities scholars prefer the uncommon term
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era (1135–1141), Tanegashima became part of Shimazu Estate on southern Kyūshū. The Shimazu Estate was said to have established at Shimazu,
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and the Southern Islanders to the south, as "barbarians". The imperial court brought some of them to the capital to serve the emperor. The
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in 1951. In 1952, the U.S. was formally granted control over Ryukyu Islands south of 29°N latitude, and other Pacific islands, under the
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held by the Hōjō clan describes Amami as a "privately owned district". The Shimazu clan also claimed the rights to the Twelve. In 1227
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became another representative of the southern islands. It is noted by scholars that the character representing the first syllable of
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of the Amami Islands. An article of 714 reports that an investigative team returned to the capital, together with people of Amami,
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in the north, but there are problems about the ethnicity of the residents of the central and southern groups of the island chain.
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to surrender rather than to suffer the loss of precious lives. After that, the kings of the Ryukyus paid tribute to the Japanese
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Economy, Elizabeth C. (July–August 2017). "History With Chinese Characteristics: How China's Imagined Past Shapes Its Present".
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Yakushima in Ōsumi is the southern limit of the Palearctic realm. It features millennium-old cedar trees. The island is part of
2392:. It was noted that the imperial court objected the military expedition claiming that it was beyond Japan's administration. The
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when the expedition returned, and one of the Japanese exclaimed that the islander wore the dress and spoke the language of
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of the Okinawa Islands. Around this time "Southern Islands" replaced Yaku as a collective name for the southern islands.
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in Okinawan, is originally a native name for the largest island in the island chain. The island was referred to as
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Izumi Haraguchi 原口泉, Shūichi Nagayama 永山修一, Masamori Hinokuma 日隈正守, Chitoshi Matsuo 松尾千歳, Takeichi Minamura 皆村武一:
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in the definition but limits its scope to the Amami, Okinawa and Sakishima (Miyako and Yaeyama) in the content.
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concept. Japanese scholars use "Amami–Okinawa" while American and European scholars use "Northern Ryukyuan".
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was chosen by the Meiji government for the new prefecture when they annexed the Ryukyu Kingdom in 1879.
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in the west. The goods he obtained from the southern islands included shells of Green Turban Shell and
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of the Ōsumi portion of Shimazu Estate, both of which controlled Tanegashima, were succeeded by the
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heard of "happy immortals" living on the Eastern Islands, so he sent expeditions there to find the
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between the Allied Powers and Japan. The Ryukyu Provisional Central Government then became the
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which existed from 1952 to 1972. Administrative rights reverted to Japan in 1972, under the
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family. The Tokusō family let its retainer Chikama clan rule Kawanabe District. In 1306,
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during the summer. Winter temperature is mild with optimal clearness of the ocean water.
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marks a major biogeographic boundary. The Ōsumi islands north of the line belong to the
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between China and Japan over the Senkaku Islands intensified in the early 21st century,
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of the Yaeyama Islands because Komi is an older name for Iriomote. Others consider that
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who traveled to Song China in 1243. Later, some Chinese sources used "Great Ryukyu" (
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The return of the Amami Islands: the reversion movement and U.S.–Japan relations
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Okinawa and the U.S. Military: Identity Making in the Age of Globalization
4671:喜界島城久遺跡群と古代南島社会, Kodai chūsei no kyōkai ryōiki 古代中世の境界領域, pp. 17–48, 2008.
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The island chain appeared in Japanese written history as Southern Islands
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was formed, which evolved into the Ryukyu Provisional Central Government
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of 1177. The island depicted, characterized by sulfur, is identified as
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arrived at Kyushu, reporting that they had first drifted to Amami Island
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5131:"Edward E. Bollinger. ([[Wiktionary:circa |c]]. 1965).
4862:"China criticizes Japan's protest over question of Okinawa sovereignty"
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4449:. Vol. 17 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 99.
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Waga kuni no kōiki na chimei oyobi sono han'i ni tsuite no chōsa kenkyū
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and forcing the Ryukyu king to move to Tokyo. When China signed the
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4684:城久遺跡群とキカイガシマ, Nichiryū Bōeki no reimei 日琉交易の黎明, pp. 121–149, 2008
4635:南島人の來朝をめぐる基礎的考察, Higashi Ajia to Nihon 東アジアと日本, pp. 347–98, 1987.
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The coral-reef related porcelaneous larger foraminiferal species
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The indigenous Ryukyuan religion is generally characterized by
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East Asia Before the West: Five Centuries of Trade and Tribute
4533:"Radar AMeDAS Live: Amami-Okinawa Region (レーダーアメダス実況 奄美・沖縄地方)"
3487:. The flora and fauna of the islands have much in common with
3051:, which sought to assimilate the Ryukyuan people as Japanese (
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central government lost its interest in the southern islands.
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5294:"Preliminary survey of the amphibians of the Riu Kiu Islands"
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from the end of the 12th century to the early 13th century.
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Japanese Assimilation Policies in Colonial Korea, 1910–1945
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and many other beings classified between gods and humans.
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of Satsuma and Ōsumi (and later Hyūga) Provinces by first
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The islands were held by the United States after the 1951
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who traveled to Tang China in 858 to an informant of the
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4159:. Geospatial Information Agency of Japan. Archived from
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United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands
2861:, China officially abandoned its claims to the Ryukyus.
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In 1872, the Japanese government established the Ryukyu
5499:"Okinawan Perspectives on Japan's Imperial Institution"
4922:"Taiwan wants a say in Senkaku talks | DW | 09.04.2013"
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come from Okinawa Prefecture. These include the groups
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United States Military Government of the Ryukyu Islands
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they do not recognize themselves as a group this size.
4889:"Sentiment Builds in China to Press Claim for Okinawa"
4535:. Weather Service Inc. (ウェザー・サービス株式会社). Archived from
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for the entire island chain. In geology, however, the
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4521:. Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). 1895.
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3693:Various venomous species of viper known locally as
3319:Roman Catholics are pastorally served by their own
3292:Ryukyuan religious practice has been influenced by
2442:made sulfur Japan's major export, Sulfur Island or
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1244:. It is significantly warmer than the main islands
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2196:Sea routes used by Japanese missions to Tang China
1632:. These spellings were based on the Okinawan form
4819:. October 27, 2006, translated and abridged from
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2554:was overthrown in 1203. He lost the positions of
2550:. Tadahisa lost power when his powerful relative
2496:Shimazu Estate and Kamakura shogunate's expansion
619:), while the southern part of the chain makes up
529:have a native population collectively called the
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6674:Comprehensive Economic Partnership for East Asia
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5010:"Globe Encyclopaedia of Universal Information"
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5587:A Brief History of the Uchinanchu (Okinawans)
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1837:, to no avail. Based on Ryukyuan folklore on
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525:of Japanese. The Amami, Okinawa, Miyako, and
30:"Ryukyu" redirects here. For other uses, see
5572:Globe Encyclopaedia of Universal Information
5525:
5362:"The making of imperial subjects in Okinawa"
4700:
3473:, a rock formation along the south coast of
3333:Nansei Islands subtropical evergreen forests
3006:Globe Encyclopaedia of Universal Information
5425:Dubinsky, Stanley; Davies, William (2013).
5158:
4859:
4695:Rettō nan'en ni okeru kyōkai ryōiki no yōsō
4190:"Ryukyu Islands North and South of Okinawa"
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1328:includes subsurface structures such as the
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3721:. Other snakes native to the Ryukyus are
3383:Learn how and when to remove this message
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2987:Ryukyu delegates in Peking in 1761. 万国来朝图
2325:was not mere fiction; the Golden Hall of
1442:equates the Ryukyu Islands with Japanese
658:List of islands in the Ryukyu Archipelago
545:dialect prevalently spoken. The outlying
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4733:The Samurai Capture a King: Okinawa 1609
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4276:dictionary / Yahoo Japan. Archived from
4247:dictionary / Yahoo Japan. Archived from
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2790:Okinawa Islands during the Sanzan Period
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1992:in the article of 682. According to the
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1390:representative of the prefecture in the
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5402:. New York: Columbia University Press.
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5159:Komaki, Shohei; Igawa, Takeshi (2017).
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3585:Birds found in the Ryukyus include the
3562:Mammals endemic to the islands include
3559:in the western Indo-Pacific Warm Pool.
475:The climate of the islands ranges from
460:the westernmost. The larger are mostly
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6689:East Asian Bureau of Economic Research
5616:Perry–Castañeda Library Map Collection
5496:
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5300:. The Field Museum. pp. 297–352.
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4606:from the original on 25 September 2016
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4016:Nihon-dai-chizuchō (Grand Atlas Japan)
3802:Lizards native to the islands include
3130:, while referring to the Okinawans as
3058:The residents of the island chain are
3004:An article in the 1878 edition of the
2689:Tanegashima under the Tanegashima clan
2546:in 1197. He became the founder of the
2208:managed to reach Japan. His biography
2052:of the Yaeyama Islands. Some identify
1217:for the Amami Islands; prior to that,
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5604:Ryukyu Chuzano ryoshisha tojogyoretsu
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1954:, which is the first attested use of
1240:The climate of the Ryukyu islands is
561:, with the people there speaking the
5397:
5304:from the original on 6 November 2012
5193:from the original on 4 December 2021
4060:participating institution membership
3697:also inhabit the Ryukyus, including
3365:adding citations to reliable sources
3336:
2398:(13th century) depicted Kikai Island
2272:. This is the first attested use of
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420:islands that stretch southwest from
5513:from the original on 12 August 2020
4569:
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3461:Amami, Okinawa, Miyako, and Yaeyama
1782:
1704:(唐大和上東征傳). It is also specified as
1512:) for Okinawa and "Lesser Ryukyu" (
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6981:Archipelagoes of the Pacific Ocean
5334:. University of Washington Press.
4868:from the original on March 4, 2016
4860:Rajagopalan, Megha (May 9, 2013).
4841:from the original on July 23, 2012
4558:Handbook of the Ryukyuan Languages
4325:. Britannica Online Encyclopedia.
4270:"Ryūkyū Shotō (りゅうきゅう-しょとう【琉球諸島】)"
4175:
4084:from the original on July 11, 2022
3482:subtropical moist broadleaf forest
2953:popular singers and musical groups
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1890:(720) which states that people of
1468:(636). Its obscure description of
25:
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4817:Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus
4682:Gusuku isekigun to Kikai-ga-shima
4459:G. Marin (1939) tounz in luːtʃu.
4107:Ajiro Tatsuhiko and Warita Ikuo,
4078:the opri center of island studies
3878:Ryukyu black-breasted leaf turtle
3652:. Endemic amphibians include the
1719:in hiragana in the collection of
1401:In Japanese, the "Ryukyu Islands"
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6853:Ludwigshafen East Asia Institute
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4735:. Osprey Publishing, 2009. Pp 9.
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3682:. Other rare amphibians include
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3283:roots, such as those concerning
2916:1971 Okinawa Reversion Agreement
2912:Government of the Ryukyu Islands
1864:Ancient Japan's Southern Islands
1700:in the 8th century biography of
1608:
1374:is strongly associated with the
1339:Rinji Hokubu Nansei-shotō Seichō
578:1971 Okinawa reversion agreement
267:
131:
5558:from the original on 2016-11-21
5497:Rabson, Steve (February 2008).
5485:from the original on 2017-02-17
5453:from the original on 2018-10-23
5386:from the original on 2021-05-19
5348:from the original on 2021-05-19
5229:from the original on 2016-03-03
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5141:from the original on 2014-04-24
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4574:. World Scientific publishing.
4572:Japan: Between Myth and Reality
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4138:from the original on 2018-09-28
3352:needs additional citations for
3001:, which was published in 1785.
2975:Historical description of the "
2564:and only regained the posts of
2488:pottery, which was produced in
2202:Japanese missions to Tang China
1392:Japanese football league system
490:(Köppen climate classification
6800:EAFF E-1 Football Championship
6775:East Asian Football Federation
5039:, ABC-CLIO, pp. 231–233,
4920:Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche.
4887:Perlez, Jane (June 13, 2013).
4196:. July 1, 2020. Archived from
4124:
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3644:Approximately one half of the
3506:The coral reefs are among the
3321:Roman Catholic Diocese of Naha
2991:The islands were described by
2798:in 1429, a tributary state of
1849:
1526:
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6848:Journal of East Asian Studies
6785:East Asian Judo Championships
6632:East Asia Climate Partnership
6190:
5574:, a work in the public domain
5471:. Columbia University Press.
4708:Bunken kara mita Kikaigashima
4596:"Okinawa Hai – Kudaka Island"
4463:, vol. 17 (54), no. 68, p. 66
3995:
3027:
2857:after its 1895 defeat in the
2438:. Since China's invention of
2332:Some articles of 1187 of the
1821:The Eastern Islands of Liukiu
1816:History of the Ryukyu Islands
582:disputing the Senkaku Islands
481:Köppen climate classification
332:333.93/km (864.87/sq mi)
6871:Horses in East Asian warfare
6414:other ethnic groups in China
5465:Inoue, Masamichi S. (2017).
5281:10.1016/j.palaeo.2023.111764
5008:Ross, J.M. (editor) (1878).
4762:Council on Foreign Relations
4000:
3595:Japanese paradise flycatcher
3572:Ryukyu long-tailed giant rat
3447:Kirishima-Yaku National Park
3429:
1434:they are culturally part of
638:
635:part of Okinawa Prefecture.
623:. The divide is between the
537:that ruled them. The varied
155:On the boundary between the
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5108:, p. 49–50, 63, 66–67.
4833:Masami Ito (May 12, 2009).
4823:, No. 1084. 24 August 2006.
4474:
3883:
3648:species of the islands are
3549:, southern Ryukyu Islands (
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773:in the North-Eastern Group,
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488:tropical rainforest climate
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391:
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244:1,936 m (6352 ft)
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6925:Needham Research Institute
6833:East Asia Image Collection
6828:East Asian Economic Review
6263:
5599:National Archives of Japan
5320:
5094:Dubinsky & Davies 2013
5033:Minahan, James B. (2014),
4226:Robert D. Eldridge, 2004.
4014:Tsuneyoshi, Ukita (1993).
3843:Ateuchosaurus pellopleurus
3706:Protobothrops flavoviridis
3330:
3326:
3268:
3036:
2963:, as well as solo singers
2908:San Francisco Peace Treaty
2883:Rinji Ryūkyū Shijun Iinkai
2779:
2508:in 1020s and dedicated to
2422:were exiled following the
2362:sometime around 1160. The
2291:, redwoods, and shells of
2240:(c. 11th–12th centuries),
2232:Kikaigashima and Iōgashima
2002:visited the capital (then
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6704:Human rights in East Asia
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6589:Sino-Xenic pronunciations
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5360:Christy, Alan S. (2004).
5292:Inger, Robert F. (1947).
4556:Heinrich, Patrick et al.
4494:University of the Ryukyus
4481:
4440:"Luchu Archipelago"
4394:University of the Ryukyus
4365:University of the Ryukyus
4047:Oxford English Dictionary
3748:Cyclophiops semicarinatus
3684:Anderson's crocodile newt
3230:
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5534:Harvard University Press
5503:The Asia-Pacific Journal
5372:. Taylor & Francis.
4651:Kagoshima-ken no rekishi
4570:Lee, Khoon Choy (1995).
4519:The Geographical Journal
3935:
3930:Tanegashima Space Center
3849:Cryptoblepharus boutonii
3712:Protobothrops tokarensis
3396:Biogeographic boundaries
2752:Amami and Tokara Islands
2720:firearms, then known as
2608:Kuchigoshima/Hajigoshima
2568:of Satsuma Province and
1655:", which in Mandarin is
6790:East Asian martial arts
6737:Archaeological cultures
5398:Kang, David C. (2010).
5298:Fieldiana:Zool. Vol. 32
4774:Kang, David C. (2010).
4706:Shūichi Nagayama 永山修一,
4446:Encyclopædia Britannica
4310:Esunishiti to aidentiti
4308:Takahashi Takayo 高橋孝代,
4052:Oxford University Press
3804:Kishinoue's giant skink
3008:describes the islands:
2939:Chinese Communist Party
2901:Ryūkyū Rinji Chūō Seifu
2859:First Sino-Japanese War
2814:, thereby establishing
2525:including Tanegashima.
1791:and his followers used
1440:Encyclopædia Britannica
1332:and extends to Kyushu.
1256:. There are occasional
570:Treaty of San Francisco
533:, named for the former
464:and the smaller mostly
32:Ryukyu (disambiguation)
6966:Archipelagoes of Japan
6917:Science and technology
6901:The Book of Five Rings
6795:East Asian Youth Games
4821:Academia Sinica Weekly
4722:鹿兒島縣史 Vol.1, pp. 1933.
4667:Yasutami Suzuki 鈴木靖民,
4631:Yasutani Suzuki 鈴木靖民,
4213:Yoshinari Naoki 吉成直樹,
3837:Scincella vandenburghi
3808:Kuroiwa's ground gecko
3790:Laticauda semifasciata
3537:Bassi and Iryu, 2023 (
3499:, and are part of the
3477:
3449:and was designated as
3442:
3261:
3183:in the Amami Islands,
3033:Ryukyuan native people
3023:
2998:Sangoku Tsūran Zusetsu
2988:
2791:
2716:
2576:of Ōsumi Province and
2370:, who soon became the
2197:
1010:, the "Further Isles")
675:
670:in Japan is seen from
648:
502:. Except the outlying
241:Highest elevation
6200:Countries and regions
5614:Historic maps in the
5328:Caprio, Mark (2014).
4693:Osamu Takanashi 高梨修,
4680:Osamu Takanashi 高梨修,
4080:. February 17, 2015.
3825:Plestiodon marginatus
3819:Plestiodon stimpsonii
3760:Dinodon semicarinatum
3700:Protobothrops elegans
3676:Ryukyu tip-nosed frog
3468:
3437:
3246:
3012:
2986:
2971:, among many others.
2855:Treaty of Shimonoseki
2849:, establishing it as
2789:
2726:, were spread across
2709:
2515:Fujiwara no Yorimichi
2424:Shishigatani Incident
2420:Fujiwara no Naritsune
2195:
1835:source of immortality
1804:, "Southern Islands")
1767:after 1702. The name
665:
646:
6940:Traditional medicine
6838:East Asia Law Review
6694:East Asian Community
6384:Indigenous Taiwanese
5664:prefectures of Japan
5435:Japan Studies Review
4804:Lin, Man-houng Lin.
4461:Le Maître Phonétique
4241:"(りゅうきゅう〔リウキウ〕【琉球】)"
3856:Apeltonotus dorsalis
3784:Calliophis japonicus
3754:Cyclophiops herminae
3730:Achalinus formosanus
3599:narcissus flycatcher
3522:, which result from
3361:improve this article
3115:call themselves the
3105:, people of Okinawa)
2613:and the Remote Seven
2544:Minamoto no Yoritomo
2529:Koremune no Tadahisa
2368:Minamoto no Yoritomo
2346:fled to Kikai Island
2088:to the east and the
1492:Hyōtō Ryūkyū-koku ki
1232:had also been used.
613:Ōshima Subprefecture
605:Kumage Subprefecture
597:Kagoshima Prefecture
378:, also known as the
292:Kagoshima Prefecture
6971:Ecoregions of Japan
6365:Khalkha in Mongolia
4837:. The Japan Times.
4731:Turnbull, Stephen.
4346:Tanaka Fumio 田中史生,
4050:(Online ed.).
3954:[ɾʲɯːkʲɯꜜː]
3831:Scincella boettgeri
3813:Japalura polygonata
3772:Calamaria pfefferri
3766:Lycodon rufozonatus
3718:Ovophis okinavensis
3508:World Wildlife Fund
3451:World Heritage Site
2935:territorial dispute
2933:from Japan. As the
2800:Ming Imperial China
2700:Kuchinoerabu Island
2680:'s position as the
2434:, which is part of
2210:Tō Daiwajō Tōseiden
1380:national university
184: /
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6843:East Asian studies
6539:Hip-and-gable roof
6534:Chinese characters
5592:2016-08-25 at the
5529:Japan encyclopedia
5072:, p. 173–175.
5015:2016-06-24 at the
4992:2016-06-04 at the
4894:The New York Times
4811:2014-11-09 at the
4134:. Volcano.si.edu.
4118:2019-05-18 at the
3874:yellow pond turtle
3870:Chinese box turtle
3868:Subspecies of the
3862:Takydromus toyamai
3688:Kampira Falls frog
3639:Okinawa woodpecker
3631:Ryukyu wood pigeon
3478:
3443:
3421:Tokara archipelago
3262:
3259:Okinawa Prefecture
3128:, people of Erabu)
3107:and the people of
2989:
2944:The New York Times
2851:Okinawa Prefecture
2828:as well as to the
2792:
2770:Invasion of Ryukyu
2734:Toyotomi Hideyoshi
2717:
2293:Green Turban Shell
2198:
676:
649:
621:Okinawa Prefecture
601:Kagoshima District
539:Ryukyuan languages
486:) in the north to
297:Okinawa Prefecture
249:Highest point
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6976:Marine ecoregions
6948:
6947:
6699:Four Asian Tigers
6158:
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5543:978-0-674-01753-5
5532:. Cambridge, MA:
5478:978-0-231-51114-8
5379:978-0-415-20857-4
5341:978-0-295-99040-8
5263:Johannes Pignatti
5255:Sunichi Kinoshita
5046:978-1-61069-018-8
4950:Aspinwall, Nick.
4720:Kagoshima-ken shi
4581:978-981-02-1865-2
4560:. 2015. Pp 13–15.
4417:Hawk, Francis L.
4200:on March 2, 2021.
4194:Facts and Details
4058:(Subscription or
4025:978-4-582-43402-6
3796:Hydrophis ornatus
3724:Achalinus werneri
3615:Ryukyu kingfisher
3568:Ryukyu flying fox
3501:Indomalayan realm
3471:Yonaguni Monument
3409:Indomalayan realm
3393:
3392:
3385:
3294:Chinese religions
3271:Ryukyuan religion
3060:Japanese citizens
3015:Loo-Choo, Lu-Tchu
2804:Shimazu Tadatsune
2678:Shimazu Tadayoshi
2659:Okinoerabu Island
2395:Tale of the Heike
2181:Okinoerabu Island
2163:and "Iran Island"
1606:, all pronounced
1581:Kunigami language
1264:Names and extents
995:Sakishima Islands
693:Japan Coast Guard
543:Okinawan Japanese
523:Kagoshima dialect
468:. The largest is
446:Sakishima Islands
416:, are a chain of
357:
356:
103:Southwest Islands
85:Japanese language
54:Okinawan language
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6883:Miyamoto Musashi
6780:East Asian Games
6752:Former countries
6684:East Asia Summit
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1027:Miyako-rettō
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872:Kakeromajima
864:Amami Ōshima
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91:Nansei-shotō
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18:Nansei-shoto
6732:Archaeology
6624:Environment
6489:Calligraphy
6333:in Sakhalin
6289:Han Chinese
6252:South Korea
6247:North Korea
5795:Prefectures
5715:Kōshin'etsu
5308:8 September
5168:biorxiv.org
5106:Caprio 2014
5082:Rabson 2008
4864:. Reuters.
4610:14 November
4600:Okinawa Hai
4167:23 November
3611:Lidth's Jay
3526:as well as
3524:agriculture
3493:Philippines
3413:Akusekijima
3224:Myaakunchuu
3186:Yeeyamabitu
3132:Uchinaanchu
3095:Uchinaanchu
3043:During the
2965:Namie Amuro
2758:Gaja Island
2744:during the
2723:tanegashima
2711:Tanegashima
2655:Tokunoshima
2500:Around the
2490:Tokunoshima
2338:state that
2312:Kikanoshima
2066:Kume Island
2012:Tokunoshima
1932:, possibly
1858:Yaku Island
1843:Han dynasty
1827:Qin dynasty
1527:Xiǎo Liúqiú
1480:Book of Sui
1465:Book of Sui
1421:("South of
1220:Amami-shotō
1205:Amami-guntō
1179:Daitō-shotō
1154:Kita Kojima
1150:Taisho Jima
1142:Uotsurijima
1050:Kurima-jima
952:Iōtorishima
948:Ie (Iejima)
880:Tokunoshima
857:Amami-guntō
828:Akusekijima
816:Nakanoshima
759:Tanegashima
750:Ōsumi-shotō
631:, with the
589:prefectures
574:Pacific War
555:Izu Islands
516:coral reefs
193:26.5; 127.9
191: /
167:Coordinates
6955:Categories
6907:Yi Sun-sin
6742:Bronze Age
6679:Capitalism
6604:Typography
6599:Television
6569:Philosophy
6554:Mādhyamaka
6549:Literature
6504:Sinosphere
6424:historical
5676:subregions
5562:2015-10-18
5517:8 February
5489:2020-07-15
5457:2020-07-15
5390:2020-07-15
5352:2020-07-15
5233:2022-03-09
5197:4 December
5145:2017-08-21
5118:Inoue 2017
5057:2019-10-18
5023:2009-03-18
4982:. (1832).
4966:2021-05-05
4936:2021-05-05
4543:2007-05-06
4504:2012-01-01
4404:2012-02-08
4375:2012-01-01
4333:2012-01-04
4284:2007-05-04
4255:2007-05-06
4142:2013-05-09
4062:required.)
3996:References
3668:Otton frog
3591:Izu thrush
3512:Global 200
3439:Jōmon Sugi
3331:See also:
3255:Miyakojima
3028:Population
2816:suzerainty
2810:and 2,500
2746:Edo period
2409:Kikaishima
2387:Kikaishima
2357:Kikaishima
2048:should be
1887:Nihonshoki
1346:臨時北部南西諸島政庁
1326:Ryukyu Arc
1186:Kita Daitō
1034:Miyakojima
840:Takarajima
683:Islands"),
508:Kerama Gap
399:Ryukyu Arc
321:Population
284:Prefecture
6823:CrossAsia
6810:Education
6564:Mythology
6544:Languages
6524:Festivals
6472:Taiwanese
6379:Ryukyuans
6294:subgroups
6213:Hong Kong
6192:East Asia
6128:Kagoshima
6065:Tokushima
6047:Yamaguchi
6042:Hiroshima
5941:Yamanashi
5855:Fukushima
5720:Shin'etsu
5447:1550-0713
5418:562768984
4001:Citations
3960:English:
3950:Japanese:
3646:amphibian
3543:Borelinae
3485:ecoregion
3457:in 1993.
3430:Yakushima
3373:June 2017
3281:animistic
3248:Harimizu
3219:Yoronjima
3205:Yunnunchu
3171:Shimanchu
3156:Amaminchu
3137:Naafanchu
3118:Erabunchu
3084:Ryūkyūjin
3019:Lieu-Kieu
2979:" islands
2931:secession
2877:臨時琉球諮詢委員会
2714:matchlock
2676:affirmed
2661:) of the
2631:Jōkyū War
2582:Hōjō clan
2486:Kamuiyaki
2444:Iōgashima
2440:gunpowder
2327:Chūson-ji
2263:Kikashima
2186:Engishiki
2158:Amamijima
1949:Amamijima
1934:Dvaravati
1509:Dà Liúqiú
1484:cannibals
1396:J2 League
1384:FC Ryukyu
1312:Ryūkyū-ko
1194:Oki Daitō
1146:Kuba Jima
1098:Kuroshima
1040:, Ōgami,
976:Tokashiki
938:, Iheya,
888:Yoronjima
876:Yoroshima
868:Kikaijima
832:Tairajima
785:Kuroshima
777:Takeshima
771:Mageshima
763:Yakushima
666:The last
639:Geography
557:south of
411:Ryūkyū-ko
315:Ryukyuans
147:Geography
6930:Printing
6863:Military
6747:Iron Age
6661:Politics
6609:Yogācāra
6594:Surnames
6574:Religion
6484:Buddhism
6462:Japanese
6389:Tibetans
6360:in China
6350:Mongolic
6328:in Japan
6323:in China
6306:Japanese
6242:Mongolia
6223:Mainland
6150:Category
6123:Miyazaki
6113:Kumamoto
6108:Nagasaki
6009:Wakayama
5956:Shizuoka
5931:Ishikawa
5903:Kanagawa
5850:Yamagata
5812:Hokkaido
5804:Hokkaidō
5769:Southern
5764:Northern
5710:Hokuriku
5683:Hokkaidō
5610:7 (1710)
5590:Archived
5556:Archived
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5384:Archived
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5139:Archived
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4990:Archived
4960:Archived
4930:Archived
4905:June 13,
4899:Archived
4866:Archived
4845:March 1,
4839:Archived
4809:Archived
4782:, p. 81.
4604:Archived
4327:Archived
4274:Daijisen
4245:Daijisen
4136:Archived
4116:Archived
4088:July 11,
4082:Archived
4041:"Ryukyu"
3884:See also
3872:and the
3686:and the
3637:and the
3310:Buddhism
3265:Religion
3231:ミャークンチュー
3193:イェーヤマビトゥ
2977:Loo-Choo
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2414:, where
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1972:Tanejima
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1419:Satsunan
1388:football
1258:typhoons
1110:Yonaguni
1106:Hateruma
1090:Taketomi
1086:Ishigaki
1082:Iriomote
820:Gajajima
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672:Yonaguni
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609:District
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458:Yonaguni
456:), with
418:Japanese
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344:Ryukyuan
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159:and the
152:Location
6888:Sun Tzu
6724:History
6657:Economy
6637:Monsoon
6579:Scripts
6529:Gardens
6499:Cuisine
6457:Chinese
6436:Culture
6399:Uyghurs
6355:Mongols
6318:Koreans
6133:Okinawa
6098:Fukuoka
6057:Shikoku
6037:Okayama
6032:Shimane
6027:Tottori
6019:Chūgoku
5921:Niigata
5888:Saitama
5878:Tochigi
5873:Ibaraki
5774:Okinawa
5754:Shikoku
5737:Chūgoku
5672:Regions
5660:Regions
5618:by the
5429:(ed.).
5368:(ed.).
5321:Sources
5267:Borelis
4475:Duuchuu
4230:, p. 25
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3650:endemic
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3528:fishing
3327:Ecology
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1688:Okinawa
1683:Okinawa
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6257:Taiwan
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6090:Kyūshū
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6208:China
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940:Izena
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5662:and
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5548:OCLC
5538:ISBN
5519:2017
5473:ISBN
5443:ISSN
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5310:2012
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