Culture & arts・Okinawa

Kumi odoriKumi odori

Also known as: 組踊

A Ryukyuan musical play combining dialogue, music, and movement, created in 1719 by Tamagusuku Chokun to entertain Chinese investiture envoys. It was inscribed on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2010.

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