AboutWorldwide Uchinanchu Festival

In the first five World Uchinanchu Festivals, alongside paying homage to the achievements of those Okinawans and their descendants who have embarked on great adventures abroad, efforts have been made in many areas including culture, economics, human resource development, and sports, with the goal of establishing and expanding the Uchinanchu Network.

The first and second festivals were held with the goal of establishing the Uchinanchu Network, and expanding and developing it as a network for international exchange that would connect all those with ties to Okinawa. With our history of emigration, which exceeds a century and crosses multiple generations, the question of inheriting the Okinawan identity has become a big topic among the overseas Uchinanchu community. Consequently, the third and fourth festivals strongly focused on these ideas of passing down the Okinawan identity and the Uchinanchu Network to the next generation.