January 10, 2016 Announcements | Neighborhood Church Okinawa
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Neighborhood Church Okinawa
Wednesday:
7:00pm Adult bible study, Fusion Youth, Middle School Ministry, Royal Rangers, Girls Ministries
Sunday:
8:30am Prayer
9:00am First Service
11:15am Second Service
Nursery and Japanese translations are available
671 Yagibaru Kitanakagusuku-son Okinawa, Japan 〒901-2304
DYA717 Okinawa 2016 04 14
April 14, 2016 – After another great businessman’s breakfast at the Toyoko Inn, I had to pack up. Looking out da window, it was raining so I said oh well, looks like I gotta postpone da shopping until next trip. OR, did I say “YIPEE, no need go shopping today!”. Well, today is moving day and I’ll be checking in to a hotel in Kitanakagusuku, a place about 40-minute drive from Naha. Cousins M, J & H picked me up at 9 a.m. and guess what! Da sun went come out! So, I guess I should go shopping this morning. I was looking for dark clouds but never had any so I told cousins M, J, & H, OK den let’s go HE-LE on straight to da place called Mija to pick up some Okinawa hotaru beads. Well, da guy we made arrangements with yesterday wasn’t there so I left an order for beads and told them we’ll check back later. So then, we went walk down 3 blocks and found the Junkudo book store but had to wait 15 minutes because we got there too early. Good thing my cousins were there because I was looking for Okinawan childrens’ books and had a hard time explaining exactly what I wanted. I told them how about books for 4, 5 to 6 years old. Wow, I looked at those books and I couldn’t read most of it. Anyways, with the clerk’s help I picked up 5 books. UUUUUUUUUUU da expensive. Two of the books had a child’s story written in Japanese and in Okinawan languages plus English. Others had different stories in Japanese and English. Whatevers. AND, guess what, they have a biiiiiig 100-yen DAISO on the 4th floor of that book store. Sorry, no more time to look at DAISO this trip.
So we went back to the bead store and got our beads. Didn’t realize it was duty/tax free for the amount we bought so I was way under budget but then my slow brain didn’t think of adding more beads because we saved sooooo much money with no duty/tax. Next time!
Drove up to Kitanakagusuku, dropped off my luggage and my shopping bags at the Costa Vista hotel high on the hills, about 5 minutes from cousin M’s house. Too early to check so we picked up Aunt “I” and we went to lunch at this place called “Daikon no Hana”. ONO stuffs; I ate too much! Then we went to visit the ruins of Nakagusuku Castle, a World Heritage site. This castle ruins is considered the best of the 300 or so castle ruins in Okinawan prefecure. It is a big place, lots of steep walkways, lined with uneven coral blocks so one needs to be careful and not trip.
Still too early for checking in so we went to the Aeon center for some refreshments. Then I finally completed signing da forms and officially checked in.
Met cousins M & J and aunt “I” for dinner at the Pub Lounge Emerald. We ordered family style so we could taste a bit of a lot of dishes. ONO, ONO, ONO!
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The Ryukyuan religion, Ryukyu Shinto (琉球神道), Nirai Kanai Shinkou (ニライカナイ信仰), or Utaki Shinkou (御嶽信仰) is the indigenous belief system of the Ryukyu Islands. While specific legends and traditions may vary slightly from place to place and island to island, the Ryukyuan religion is generally characterized by ancestor worship (more accurately termed ancestor respect) and the respecting of relationships between the living, the dead, and the gods and spirits of the natural world. Some of its beliefs, such as those concerning genius loci spirits and many other beings classified between gods and humans, are indicative of its ancient animistic roots, as is its concern with mabui (まぶい), or life essence.
Over time, Ryukyuan religious practice has been influenced by Chinese religions (Taoism, Confucianism, and folk beliefs), Buddhism and Japanese Shinto. One of its most ancient features is the belief onarigami (おなり神), the spiritual superiority of women derived from Amamikyu, which allowed for the development of a noro (priestess) system and a significant following for yuta (female mediums or shamans).