National Heritage Body
National Theatre Okinawa (国立劇場おきなわ)
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Overview
One of Japan's national theatres, located in Urasoe City, Okinawa, dedicated to the preservation and transmission of traditional Okinawan performing arts. Its English pages state that visitors can experience "authentic Ryukyuan performing arts including the Kumiodori and Ryukyuan dance", and note that Kumiodori is listed on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. It also presents Okinawan drama, folk entertainment and sanshin music. Opening year and operator not stated on the pages read.
Source
This entry records what National Theatre Okinawa (国立劇場おきなわ) publishes about itself. We have not written an editorial profile for it yet. Source ↗
National Theatre Okinawa official English site, "Traditional Okinawan Performing Arts" page naming Kumiodori and Ryukyuan dance, read August 2026
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