Bridgeway Press, 1966. — 200 p.Okinawa Prefecture (Japanese: 沖縄県 Hepburn: Okinawa-ken?, Okinawan: ウチナーチン Uchinaa-chin) is the southernmost prefecture of Japan. It comprises hundreds of the Ryukyu Islands in a chain over 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) long. The Ryukyus extend southwest from Kyushu (the southwesternmost of Japan's main four islands) to Taiwan. The Okinawa Prefecture encompasses the southern two thirds of that chain. Naha, Okinawa's capital, is located in the southern part of Okinawa Island.Okinawan culture bears traces of its various trading partners. One can find Chinese, Thai and Austronesian influences in the island's customs. Perhaps Okinawa's most famous cultural export is karate, probably a product of the close ties with and influence of China on Okinawan culture. Karate is thought to be a synthesis of Chinese kung fu with traditional Okinawan martial arts. A ban on weapons in Okinawa for two long periods after the formal annexation of the islands and abolition of the kingdom in 1879 by Japan during the Meiji Restoration period also very likely contributed to its development.[citation needed] Okinawans' reputation as wily resisters of being influenced by conquerors is depicted in the 1956 Hollywood film, The Teahouse of the August Moon, which takes place immediately after World War II.Another traditional Okinawan product that owes its existence to Okinawa's trading history is awamori—an Okinawan distilled spirit made from indica rice imported from Thailand.

Bridgeway Press, 1966. - 200页。冲绳县（日语：沖縄県 赫本：Okinawa-ken? ，冲绳语：ウチナーチン Uchinaa-chin）是日本最南端的县。它由数百个琉球群岛组成，链长超过1,000公里（620英里）。琉球群岛从九州（日本主要四岛的最西南端）向西南延伸至台湾。冲绳县涵盖了该群岛的南部三分之二。冲绳的首府那霸位于冲绳岛的南部。冲绳文化有其不同贸易伙伴的痕迹。人们可以在该岛的习俗中找到中国、泰国和南岛的影响。也许冲绳最著名的文化出口是空手道，这可能是与中国的密切联系和中国对冲绳文化影响的产物。空手道被认为是中国功夫和冲绳传统武术的综合体。日本在明治维新时期于1879年正式吞并冲绳岛并废除该王国后，在冲绳有两段很长的时间禁止武器，这也很可能促进了它的发展。 [在1956年的好莱坞电影《八月天的茶馆》中描述了冲绳人狡猾地抵抗征服者影响的声誉，该电影发生在第二次世界大战后不久。