Three women were crossing the stone bridge in Shikinaen with parasols

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Shikinaen Garden was the former villa of the royal family that ruled the Ryukyus. Although ruled by the Satsuma clan, formally Okinawa was not a Japanese state until the disposal of Ryukyu, but an independent Ryukyu Kingdom that was also incorporated into the Tributary system of China. As evidence of this, Okinawa independently concluded the Treaty of Amity with the United States of America in 1854. Incidentally, after the disposal of the Ryukyu Islands, the Sho family, who had been the royal family, became the Japanese noble family.

A pond was placed in the centre of the garden and a Chinese-style stone bridge was built over it. While gazing at the bridge from a distance, three women came and began to cross it. All three were holding parasols to avoid the strong Okinawan sun.

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Oct 2007 OKINAWA PEOPLE

PHOTO DATA

No

1138

Shooting Date

Jul 2007

Posted On

October 12, 2007

Modified On

June 30, 2024

Place

Naha, Okinawa

Genre

Street Photography

Camera

CANON EOS 1V

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