“What’s Today’s Special Day?” Series September 18 is “Shimakutuba Day”: The Lost Words of the Ryukyu Kingdom and the Memory of “Kotodama”
Discover the deep history of Okinawa's "Shimakutuba Day" on September 18. Explore the Ryukyu Kingdom, the tragedy of dialect cards, the concept of Kotodama, and the modern fight to save Japan's endangered indigenous languages.