Frequently Asked Questions（FAQ） - Worldwide Uchina Network

I would like to get in touch with the kenjinkai (prefectural association).

Please check the kenjinkai information on the WUN Kenjinkai page. If contact details are provided, please reach out to them directly.

https://wun.jp/network#kaigai

If no contact information is listed, or if you have reached out but have not received a reply, please consult us through the WUN Contact page.
https://wun.jp/contact

I would like to interact with Uchinanchu from around the world here in Okinawa.

WUN shares information about events you can join in Okinawa on Instagram and Facebook. Please be sure to check them out.

【Instagram】https://www.instagram.com/w.u.n.1030/?hl=ja
【Facebook】https://www.facebook.com/wun.jpn/https://www.facebook.com/wun.jpn/

Is the Worldwide Uchinanchu Festival held every year? I would like to know about the next event.

The Worldwide Uchinanchu Festival is not held annually; it has been held in Okinawa approximately every five years. Past events were:
1st: 1990
2nd: 1995
3rd: 2001
4th: 2006
5th: 2011
6th: 2016
7th: 2022
8th: 2027 (scheduled around October 30, “Worldwide Uchinanchu Day”)
Information about the next festival will be announced about one year prior, after the secretariat is established in Okinawa. Updates will be shared on the Okinawa Prefectural Government’s official site and special event websites.

I would like to request an announcement for an event or training.

WUN’s website and social media share announcements for events and training related to the Uchina network and Okinawa. (We do not post announcements for political activities, religious activities, or those deemed for-profit.)
To request an announcement, please prepare:

Poster
Event name
Event details and how to apply

Contact information
If you wish to have the content posted in multiple languages, please also send the text in those languages.

I would like to request an interview or survey.

Please attach a proposal or research plan detailing the content when making your request. Depending on the content, we may not be able to accommodate your request

I would like to know about the Okinawan Emigrants' Descendant and Asian Scholarship Program (Prefectural-funded program).

Please see the Okinawa Prefecture Department of Culture, Tourism and Sports, Exchange Promotion Division’s page:
https://www.pref.okinawa.lg.jp/bunkakoryu/koryu/1009802/1009835/1030563.html
Applicants should contact the kenjinkai near their place of residence:
https://wun.jp/network#kaigai

I would like to know about the Uchina Junior Study Program.

Please see the Okinawa Prefecture Department of Culture, Tourism and Sports, Exchange Promotion Division’s page:
https://www.pref.okinawa.lg.jp/bunkakoryu/koryu/1009802/1009835/1030563.html
Applicants living outside Okinawa or overseas should contact the kenjinkai near their place of residence:
https://wun.jp/network#kaigai

I live outside Okinawa/overseas. I would like to know information about my Issei (first-generation) family.

The Okinawa Prefectural Library offers the "Okinawan Issei Roots Research and Consultation Service." Please contact them at the link below:
https://www.library.pref.okinawa.jp/about-okinawa/cat1/post-13.html

I want to contact relatives living overseas regarding inheritance matters.

As this involves legal matters, please consult with a professional. In the past, the Okinawa Judicial Scrivener Association has held consultation sessions.
https://wun.jp/blog/archives/5693
Okinawa Judicial Scrivener Association
TEL: 098-867-3526

I would like to invite a sanshin (Okinawan three-string instrument) performer to an event.

There is the Okinawa Sanshin Manufacturing Cooperative in Okinawa. Please contact them:
Okinawa Sanshin Manufacturing Cooperative
360-7 Asato, Naha City, Okinawa, 1st Floor, Wako Mansion
TEL: 098-884-8288
E-mail
URL https://okinawa34.jp/