Worldwide Uchinanchu Festival in Naha

Worldwide Uchinanchu Festival in Naha

Emigrants originally from Okinawa parade down a main street in the prefecture' capital Naha on Oct. 30, 2022, on the eve of the four-day 7th Worldwide Uchinanchu Festival. Held once every five years, the festival, not held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is an occasion for Okinawans who have moved abroad to gather back in their home prefecture.

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