Kingdom of Okinawa - The Venice of Asia DOCUMENTARY

Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the history of Japan and East Asia continue with a video on the kingdom of Okinawa, as we discuss the Forgotten indigenous culture of southern Japan, showcasing Ryukyu and beyond.

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[Hlodolog]

As an EU4 player, of course i know Ryukyu well. Especially how it conquered the entire world.
Great video as always, though!

[marc-antoinemarcoux]

You know what would be cool ? Having a series on Dai Viet, the Khmer and Champa. I would love to hear more about Dai Viet specifically.

[犬まにまに]

King saesar, who appeared in Godzilla, is a monster of this island, and it is also the place where he handed over the sword to uma Thurman in Kill Bill. Okinawa is a very small island, but it has a huge impact on pop culture and the geopolitics of East Asia.

[gleighteen]

As a half Ryukyu person, I'm 50% proud of this video.

[justcallmeSheriff]

My wife's grandmother survived the Battle of Okinawa as a child, so I'm glad you did a video about the history of her people. Can't wait for the Philippines video, as my wife's other side of the family endured that Japanese occupation.

[ibrahimcoskun]

After the quote from the inscription on the bell, I am more eager to learn on the Far East. Okinawa just might be a strong point of history and this especially spices up the idea of the Far East Trio, China, Japan and Korea, going through centuries of intreresting history. Thank you for this incredible documentary!

[theawesomeman]

During the Korean war, my grandfather hoped to see action since he was a liuetenant, instead the military posted him to a desk job on Okinawa. My grandfather was disappointed but instead of being bitter, he decided to make the most of his tour by befriending the natives and embracing the local culture, which often was surfing on waves, eating sushi, and playing Pong with Saki. After, the war was over, my grandfather was so content with living in Okinawa, that he had his wife join him there from the mainland US. They would end up raising their kids, including my mom there during the Fifties and early Sixties.

[LeoWarrior]

Gotta admire the cajones of the Shimazu clan trying to Weekend at Bernie's an entire Kingdom.

[fitzmeister]

Love the Ryukyus. Unique culture, good vibe, awesome music and cuisine. Their history deserves to be in the spotlight more often. Thanks for this video

[まる-hv]

As an Okinawan citizen living in Japan, I truly love both Okinawa and Japan.

[nasrezz]

As a Malaysian, the Ryukyu Kingdom does provide quite significance towards the Malaccan Sultanate's diplomatic relations and trade. But in the Malaysian historical subject syllabus, there is only little information regarding the Ryukyu Kingdom as just a trading partner with Malacca. I've learned a lot of Ryukyuan history and culture throughout this video. Shout out for Kings and Generals to release this video 👍

[dice]

Some obscure island nation in Asia? I honestly did not know what to expect of this video and if I should watch. But once again I blown away by the incredible and interesting story of these people. This is the best channel on YouTube!!! Thank You

[joshuaburke]

I really enjoy leaning about a Kingdom I have never learned of before. Its an adventure in a video with plenty of discovery for me! Cheers K&G!

[hotsecksi]

I love Okinawa. Beautiful place with an amazing aquarium!

[py]

What astonished me when I read about the history of Okinawa is that even without a large population and abundant resources the main island still split into warring states that continued for considerable period of time before they unified into a single kingdom.

[xjuliussx]

if you guys will do in future history of ancient Taiwan tribes as well would be lovely!

[collidinggamers]

The Ryukyu people have a very fascinating history. Thanks for taking the time to make this video because I learnt a lot from this video.

[shipmate]

As someone who was stationed on Okinawa and survived its summers, I appreciate this video

[TheAnonCritique]

One of the interesting cultural legacies in Okinawa/Ryuku from its history of international trade is Awamori, the local spirit of choice. It is made from indica rice which is not commonly found in Japan, but needs to be imported from Siam, along with its distillation methods. The popular stone lions (for good luck and warding-off of evil spirits, called Shi-Sa) also has significant Siamese artistic influence to its form. Quite fascinating how, just like the Vikings/Danes in the Dark Ages, there was far more international trade in the more 'remote' corners of the world than people first realised.

[kantakouzini]

the philippines ( i suppose bc people think its just a post spanish colony) is always glazed over the states of tondo, cebu and sulu were doing trade too with okinawa and china in partucular. tondo in fact held a treaty with china that stipulated even though they were not han could trade with chinese ports during its past isolation period and there is a sulu king paduka pahala -巴都葛叭哈喇 who during a tributary mission to the yongle emperor. he fell ill, died and was buried by the emperor with full honors since he could not return home. his tumulus is still in dezhou, shandong province