Overview of Okinawa: History

Once the independent kingdom of Ryūkyū, which was a tributary state of imperial China, the islands were first invaded and brought under the control of Satsuma in 1609, who continued to use them as a conduit for trade with China, to the profit of all three parties. Read More »

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Overview of Okinawa: History is based on Okinawa by Greg Martin, Claus Hansen, A.J. van Werven, Jani Patokallio, D. Guillaime, Paul Hildebrandt, Kambayashi, iGuide and others. Travel guides are available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. See background image credits.