Intangible Folk-Cultural Properties, etc.
【Designated by the City:Intangible Folk】Uruka Kuicha
Kuicha is a group dance in a circular formation that has been passed down over generations throughout Miyako. Being also referred to as “Voice Accord”[…] read more – >
【Designated by the City:Intangible Folk】Kuicha of Tomori
Long ago, women who engaged in weaving at a village guardhouse on orders are said to have likened white-crested waves on a reef to patterns of Jofu, o[…] read more – >
【Prefecturally Designated:Tangible Folk】Ceremony Site of Uipyamutu
At the Uipyayama Site at the southern side of the Sunagawa settlement are three structures of Maiuipya, Kusuuipya, and Uiusu, used for the Komori ritu[…] read more – >
【National Designation:Intangible Folk Culture Property】Kuicha Dance of Miyako
The Kuicha of Miyako is a group dance that has been passed on down the generations in various areas of the Miyako Islands. The people lively dance the[…] read more – >
【Nationally Selected:Selected Preservation Techinique】Choma Ito Teumi (Choma Thread Twisting)
The Choma Ito Teumi is a technique that hand-twists (connects) the fibers of ramie (Urticaceae family of perennial flowering plants, also referred to […] read more – >
【Irabu】Irau-Taogani
Taogani is said to be the first selection of long-sung old balladry, compiled and spread by Togani. Irau-Taogani is different from Miyako Togani in me[…] read more – >
【Designated by the City:Intangible Folk】Sarahama Myakuzutsu
Sarahama Myakuzuku is a large-scale festival, conducted for four days from the day of Kinoe-uma in August and September of the lunar calendar, involvi[…] read more – >
【National Designation:Intangible Folk】Pantu of Miyakojima
1. The Pantu Satupunaha (wishes for the home village) of Shimajiri, Hirara, takes place three times a year (between the end of March to the beginning […] read more – >
【National Designation:Craftsmanship】Miyako Jofu
It is said that the Miyako Jofu textile was created by Inaishi, the wife of Eiga Uji Shinei, at the end of the 16th century. Since its designation as […] read more – >
【National Designation】Harvest Festival of Tarama Island
The origin of “August Dance” of Tarama Island remains unknown. However, it presumably has something to do with the poll tax system as it was originall[…] read more – >