In 2006 Nozomi & I participated in the 4th World Uchinanchu Festival. Nozomi is from Itoman and the city invited all visiting Uchinanchu to participate in a tour of the area as well as a wonderful party on the beach in Itoman. They gave us many wonderful things from the area. We thank them all very much if they see this!!
These are videos and slide shows from the 4th World Uchinanchu Festival that was held on October 2006.
In 2006 Nozomi & I participated in the 4th World Uchinanchu Festival. Nozomi is from Itoman and the city invited all visiting Uchinanchu to participate in a tour of the area as well as a wonderful party on the beach in Itoman. They gave us many wonderful things from the area. We thank them all very much if they see this!!
This is a video I took in 2006 of the Naha Matsuri O Tsunahiki or Giant Tug Of War. This is very interesting because it is the biggest rope ever and thousands of people pull. This festival coincided with the 4th world Uchinanchu Festival in Okinawa Japan.
This is a film of the opening ceremony of the 4th World Uchinanchu Festival held in Okinawa Japan in 2006.
This is a video of the parade of flags at the 4th Worldwide Uchinanchu Festival in October of 2006. The fags shown represent countries where people of Okinawan heritage have settled around the world.
This is a performance by the Ryukyu symphony filmed during the 4th Worldwide Uchinanchu Festival.
This is a video of the Ryukyu Symphony taken during the 4th Worldwide Uchinanchu Festival in 2006.
This is the closing performance of the 4th Worldwide Uchinanchu Festival. October 2006.
This is my good friend Tom Pressley performing at Shima Umui while we were in Okinawa during the 4th Worldwide Uchinanchu Festival. The guy is great he plays sanshin like a pro and can sing in the Okinawan language.
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