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Archive for April, 2009

Okinawan Language – Greetings

Posted by okinawatime on 2009/04/30

Here’s some greetings in the Okinawan Language.

If you’re interested to learn more Okinawan language it is listed on my page “Okinawan Language”

Enjoying communicating with Okinawans.

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Okinawan Language – Body

Posted by okinawatime on 2009/04/28

uchina-guchi-body

沖縄語 Okinawan Language – Body

The listed vocabulary meanings are in Nihongo (In Japanese), Japanese Rômaji, Uchinâ(Okinawa)Guchi, Uchinâ Guchi Rômaji, and in English.

The listed words are below and if you’re

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Whoa! It’s an amazing performance in Sanba 三板(さんば)

Posted by okinawatime on 2009/04/27

aiko-yohenAiko Yohen’s Sanba  饒辺愛子さんの三板

Aiko Yohen 饒辺愛子(よへんあいこ) is an Okinawan folk musician 民謡歌手and in this video, at Koza Music Guide, she is giving lessons and courses of Okinawan folk music.

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Okinawan Language – Numbers

Posted by okinawatime on 2009/04/27

uchina-guchi-numbers 沖縄語 ,Okinawan Language – Numbers

The listed vocabulary meanings are in Nihongo (In Japanese), Japanese Rômaji, Uchinâ(Okinawa)Guchi, Uchinâ Guchi Rômaji, and in English.

The listed words are below and if you’re

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Okinawan Language – Family and Relative

Posted by okinawatime on 2009/04/26

uchina-guchi-family

沖縄語 ,Okinawan Language – Family

The listed vocabulary meanings are in Nihongo (In Japanese), Japanese Rômaji, Uchinâ(Okinawa)Guchi, Uchinâ Guchi Rômaji, and in English.

The listed words are below and if you’re

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Ryukyu Glass 琉球グラス

Posted by okinawatime on 2009/04/22

ryukyu-glass

If you are interested in making a beautiful Ryukyu Glass 琉球グラス, you can craft your own hand made Ryukyu glass in the glass making lessons in Okinawa…

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Ryukyu Kaiensai 琉球海炎際

Posted by okinawatime on 2009/04/19

ryukyu-kaiensai Ryukyu Kaiensai 6th, 2009 「琉球海炎祭」

In the City of Ginowan, Okinawa, they celebrate the beginning of summer with a large display of fireworks.

You can watch and enjoy a beautiful display of fireworks in Okinawa.

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Ryukyu Mura (琉球村)

Posted by okinawatime on 2009/04/16

ryukyu-village Ryukyu Mura (Ryukyu Village)

Ryukyu Mura is model village that has been built in the park. This Village gives flavor to the old time Okinawan life style. There are original Okinawan style houses that have been collected from various places in Okinawa.

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Bitter melon tips: How to remove an acquired taste…

Posted by okinawatime on 2009/04/08

bitter-melon Bitter Melon

Many people said they’re an acquired taste, and that is why many people don’t like bitter melons at all. However, she says in video “some people use salt to remove acquired taste from Bitter melon but…instead”

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Japan’s crime rate is rising?

Posted by okinawatime on 2009/04/04

japans-crime-rate Japan’s crime rate?

A former NHK newscaster informs them that they are wrong…

Things he points out in the video…..

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Is the crime rate of the U.S. Military troops in Okinawa high?

Posted by okinawatime on 2009/04/04

is-the-crime-rate-of-the-us-military-troopsSubject 1.

There was question about…
米軍兵士の犯罪発生率は高い?
Is the crime rate of the U.S. Military troops high?

The answer to the question is…
総合的に見て高いとは言えないという見方がある.
It is not high as you see the overall perspective.

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Eiko Miyazato’s Kusarigama chain sickle! 宮里榮弘さんの鎖ガマ

Posted by okinawatime on 2009/04/02

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Eiko Miyazato’s Kusarigama chain sickle! 宮里榮弘さんの鎖ガマ

“I’ve been doing this (chain sickle) for 50 years, but I’ve never hurt a single person,” says Miyazato.
All you can do is trust his word and enjoy the show in Naha, Okinawa…

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