Iha Fuyū

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Iha Fuyū (伊波普猷 1876-1947), the father of Okinawaology, was a Japanese scholar who studied various aspects of Japanese and Okinawan culture, customs, linguistics, and lore. He studied lingusitics in the University of Tokyo. He devoted himself to the study of Okinawan inguistics, folklore, and history. His most famous book on the subject, the Ko Ryūkyū (Japanese for Old Ryūkyū, published in 1911) remains one of the best works on Okinawan studies. He devoted much time to discover the Origins of Okinawan people and to establish their prehistory. He had considerable influence not only on the study of forklore of Okinawa, but also the folkore of Japan.

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• Wonder-Okinawa on Iha Fuyu
• Visions of Ryukyu
• Okinawa: The History of an Island people