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“Okinawa Prefecture” as a book category covers fiction and nonfiction centered on Japan’s southernmost island chain—its people, places, and past. It includes works on Ryukyuan history and culture (from the Ryukyu Kingdom and gusuku castles to bingata textiles, karate, sanshin music, and cuisine), as well as language resources on Uchinaaguchi/Ryukyuan languages and collections of folklore and mythology. The category spans travel guides, photo books, nature and marine ecology, and studies of UNESCO sites and biodiversity. It also features histories and memoirs of the Battle of Okinawa, U.S. occupation and bases, and contemporary social, political, and identity issues. Literary fiction, poetry, children’s books, and diaspora narratives by Okinawan authors or set in Okinawa round out the shelf, offering both introductory and in-depth perspectives on the region.

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