Hai Sai! Hajimita Wuga Nabira. Hajimiti Uganabira! Ii Misooree.

Hello, My name is Tom Corrao and I am the blogger behind the Okinawaology Blog. I do not claim to be all knowing of everything Okinawan but I do have some experience after living in Okinawa for ten years, being married to an Okinawan for 30 years, and being involved with the Chicago Okinawa Kenjinkai as their Public Relations Officer since 1996. I do believe I have a few things stored away in my head about Okinawan life and its traditions.


My hope with this blog is to bring Uchinanchu people around the world a little closer to their cultural roots by expressing information that has started to fade in light of a more modern world. We should never forget our culture or the people who came before us and through the Blog my intention is to meld the old with the new and implant knowledge that will help maintain the traditions and culture of an island people.

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

The First in a Series of Playlists about the 5th Worldwide Uchinanchu Festival

This year I spent all of October in Okinawa. While I was there I attended the 5th worldwide Uchinanchu festival where I was treated like a VIP due to my Minkan Taishi status. This presented me with an opportunity to capture some wonderful videos of the event from some prime locations. Please watch the attached video and enter your thoughts on how Okinawans will go all out to welcome home people descended from the uchinanchu people.




Visit my YouTube channel for more videos about Okinawa and its people.

http://www.youtube.com/user/tcorrao
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