@sakulacostar: Do you think the preservation of ancestral wisdom is important? More on hajichi in part 2! #hajichi #okinawa #ryukyu #ainu #japan #indigenous #ryukyuan #okinawan #hafu
my first boyfriend was Ryukyuan. At the yime I did not know anything about it. He ecplsined that is why he didn't look like typical Japanese. he got lazer surgery to remove bodyhair to assimilate
2025-05-01 14:34:29
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Tofu4 :
In China we still call Okinawa冲绳 Liuqiu 琉球, it’s known that Liuqiu used to be self autonomous and indigenous population, hope you guys get a say on the US military situation 💚
2025-05-01 13:43:08
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Zaid Ennyl :
#LANDBACK 🌌🔥
2025-06-27 07:23:58
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✨ neeks 🍉 :
Damn. Why did everyone get rid of their indigenous ppl 😭
2025-05-01 04:50:03
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reignbot :
okinawan here. there's so little about our culture online. whenever okinawa is brought up it's either in refrence to vacation ideas or WW2 history. there is so much more
2025-05-01 02:06:48
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Renna Historia Strange :
My friend is Ainu! She and her family still speak the dialect and translates stories for our horror / folklore community on Facebook 🫶🏻
2025-05-01 04:07:19
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Cookie Hotaru :
my obasan and most of the older family in okinawa still don't speak Japanese out of sheer stubbornness and I love it.
2025-05-01 13:20:40
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Joe Kendrick🇬🇧🏴 :
Yep the Japanese invaded and annexed Okinawa and forced them to assimilate into Japanese society and banned the Okinawa people from speaking Okinawa language and customs just like the Aniu people for a western comparison what Japan did to Ainu is like what the us did to native Americans and Okinawa is like when America annexed Hawaii though military force and made it the 50th sate
2025-05-01 03:11:20
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BibZilla :
Isn’t everyone in Japan…indigenous?
2025-05-02 03:40:03
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Trico :
so where’s the yayoi originally came from?
2025-06-15 13:15:46
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Halston :
Tons of Okinawans here in Hawaii. Been to Okinawa twice and tried to learn as much of the language as I could! I always call them Okinawan and not Japanese! Respect!!
2025-05-01 10:09:43
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goop :
indigenous cultures are always so interesting. I think part of it is the thought of what knowledge/wisdom has been overlooked, forgotten, or even erased due to colonization.
2025-05-01 13:13:27
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sav :
Did my undergrad thesis on indigenous okinawan film
2025-05-01 11:33:17
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Moxie and his Mama :
I always wondered if other Okinawans say they are Okianwan or Japanese. I saw I'm Okinawan but I know others say Japanese, thoughts?
2025-05-01 15:21:52
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Suzie Roycroft Clark🇳🇿🇵🇸✌️ :
ty for sharing your whakapapa ( history, culture and genealogy) Mauri Ora from Aotearoa New Zealand ✌️
2025-04-30 03:19:23
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☽☾🜏𓃠🜏☽☾ :
colonization truly is an evil that knows no bounds 😔 it destroys everything and everyone it touches
2025-05-01 21:16:36
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Shipwrecked_reader📚🆘🇺🇸 :
I know Okinawa doesn’t care for the US military being there, but I was stationed there and it was the most spiritual place I’ve ever been. I can’t describe how connected I felt to everything
2025-05-01 12:17:02
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Lie :
I love this!! But one question, who are the japanese then today?? Are they mixed with the portugese? I find this so interesting!!
2025-05-01 06:00:31
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Kat / キャット :
I agree, the Ryukyu culture is beautiful and deserves to be protected!
2025-04-30 22:24:20
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NolanO :
My mother and sister have both gotten Hajichi to honor our ancestors. My mom went to visit our family in Okinawa and the culture is soooo unique. I want to go and study there eventually.
2025-05-01 19:11:26
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Charm of Crows :
it's so interesting seeing the parallels between Okinawa and Hawaii.
2025-05-01 20:22:45
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Chriz :
yes!! I also think Japan should fund the preservation of the culture. I stumbled upon a small exibition of the Ainu in February while visiting Sapporo.I would love to learn more about other indigenous
2025-05-01 19:39:17
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tim41562 :
bro what do you mean indigenous "races" 😭😭
2025-05-01 09:20:53
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Neapolitina :
Ah yes there’s always a U.S. military base being somewhere it shouldn’t 😒😤
2025-05-01 22:25:10
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MADIONA Studios :
In general, did you find any issues with having tattoos while in Japan?
2025-05-22 20:54:03
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