Shimajiri-gun Zamami Village

Workshop “The Ryukyu Kingdom and Kerama and Sailors Thinking in a Pictorial Map”

  • Lecture / Seminar
  • Real-life event
  • Event streaming

Schedule

2025.03.22(土)

Start:13:30 End:18:30

Venue

Zamami Village History, Culture, and Health Promotion Center 〒901-3402 Zamami Village, Zamami-son, Shimajiri-gun, Okinawa Prefecture

Contents

Sailors who traveled back and forth between China and Ryukyu. How did they recognize this ocean, and what importance did Kerama have? Pictorial maps and nautical charts from the Ryukyu Kingdom period are exhibited and thought about.

13:30 - 14:00 Mini-lecture
14:00-15:00 Exhibit explanation
17:00-17:30 Mini-lecture
17:30 ~ 18:30 Exhibition explanation

Mini-lecture
Miyazato Satoshi (Zamami Village Mayor)
TAKARA Kurayoshi (Professor Emeritus, University of the Ryukyus)
Hiroyo Yamada (Associate Professor, Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts)

Exhibit explanation
Maeda Funako (Okinawa University Associate Professor)
Shinichi Asou (Professor, University of the Ryukyus)
Kuroshima Satoshi (Professor, University of Tokyo)
Masayuki Tana (Former Director, Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum)

Contact

Japan Institute of International Affairs Zamami Workshop Office

TEL:03-3503-7794

MAIL:zamami250322@jiia.or.jp