Okinoerabujima
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Okinoerabujima, also known as Okinoerabu, is one of the Satsunan Islands, classed with the Amami archipelago between Kyūshū and Okinawa.
Aerial view of the island (2013)
Ryukyu Kingdom
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The Ryukyu Kingdom was a kingdom in the Ryukyu Islands from 1429 until 1872, when it was reorganized as the Ryukyu Domain, before being fully abolished in 1879. It was ruled as a tributary state of th
Okinoerabujima
…ruled by the Aji nobility who built numerous gusuku fortifications from the 8th century onwards. From 1266 it was part of Hokuzan, and from 1422 the Ryukyu Kingdom. The island was invaded by samurai from Satsuma Domain during the 1609 Invasion of Ryukyu and its incorporation into the official holdings of Satsuma…
The main building of Shuri Castle
Traditional Ryukyuan clothes in late period, which were much closer to the Japanese kimono
Location of the Ryukyu Islands
Hokuzan, Chūzan, Nanzan