Items from Okinawa

[SammyT]

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[Nick Komiya]

The cloth is an unfinished or torn apart book cover from a book about Okinawan immigrants in the Philippines printed in Dabaw in 1929. Dabaw had a Japanese immigrant community of 18 thousand in 1938, 70% of whom were from Okinawa and working in the Manila hemp industry, making rope.

[SammyT]

Thanks for the info Nick, I never would have thought it was a book cover.


Sammy t

[Ryukyutunnelrat]

Nick, interesting history about Okinawans working in the Philippines, first I have heard of it. Thank you.

Sammy T., Great collection of items. Love the rifle with bring back papers from Okinawa. The coins are a mix if early cash coins to wartime coins. The bowls, cups etc look to be mix of wartime Chinese and Japanese don't see any Okinawan type pottery. If you decided to let the rifle with bring back papers go I would be interested. Thanks for sharing.

Best, David.

[Nick Komiya]

The town of Mintal outside Dabaw was founded by, Kyozaburo Ohta, a Japanese industrialist, who needed land to accommodate his Okinawan workers. He acquired land from the local Chief and named the place Mintal 民多留, meaning a place where many people will settle. This became a Japanese town.
http://www.barangaymintal.info/index...bout&Itemid=18

[Ryukyutunnelrat]

Thank you Nick for the history lesson. Always love learning something new about Okinawans working abroad in the early years.

Best, David.

[GHP]

Thank you Nick for the history lesson. Always love learning something new about Okinawans working abroad in the early years.

Best, David.

I always learn something when Nick posts.

--Guy