Historical sites on Okinawa Island (IMAGE)

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Historical sites on Okinawa Island

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Historical sites: (a) Shuri Kannondo, (b) Sogen-ji, (c) Miegusuku, and (d) Zampa on Okinawa Island, where 18th-century Ryukyuan voyagers prayed for safe ocean conditions and utilized monsoonal winds for their travels from Okinawa Island to Kyushu, Japan, as recorded in the pair of songs analyzed in the study.

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Higa, et al., 2025

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