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Welcome to the World Uchinanchu Center website!
We are hoping to have a World Uchinanchu Center, a place for all Uchinanchu around the world to meet, learn about each other, and keep in touch.
Please help and support this endeavor.
It is now over 100 years since the Okinawan emigrants were sent abroad.
In the process of this time, due to the efforts of overseas Uchinanchus and Okinawa Prefecture, a remarkable organization called “World Uchinanchus International Organization (Global Community and Network)” has been formed that should be noted even in the history of immigrants. It was. This can be said to be the world-famous historical heritage of immigrant prefecture Okinawa .
The “Uchinanchu World Championships” held in its roots, Okinawa Prefecture, has grown as a global event that symbolizes symbiosis and harmony in a diverse and modern world. The existence of Uchinanchu in the world that supports the tournament is an irreplaceable property of Okinawa Prefecture, as is well known.
The Uchinanchu Network, which is based on the bonds of these people, has been strengthened by establishing “World Uchinanchu Day”, disseminating information on the website, and holding various events.
Thanks to the efforts of Okinawa Prefecture so far, Uchinanchu Network has become a strong soft power. It is expected that contributing to the development of Okinawan society will be the succession and construction of this as a stronger one for the future.
In addition, considering that Uchinanchu children in Hawaii, North America, and South America are flowing and spreading globally beyond the residence of the first-generation immigrants, such as Asia and Europe , in order to maintain and strengthen the Uchinanchu network in the future , I think it is necessary to set up a facility to control the network in Okinawa.
To achieve this, we will establish a committee to support the establishment of the “World Uchinanchu Center (tentative name)” in collaboration with various private exchange groups .
The activities of the “World Uchinanchu Center” establishment support committee, which was established in January 2018, has entered the third year. On October 30th of this year, on the 3rd World Uchinanchu Day, we will publish a collection of articles in a booklet.
We hope that the interest of people related to Okinawa in Japan and abroad will be further raised, and that the “World Uchinanchu Center” will come to fruition in the concrete concept of the prefecture.
“I wish there were Mutoya from Uchinanchu in the world.”