The Ryukyu dog (琉球犬, Ryūkyū-inu or Ryūkyū-ken) is an endangered, medium-sized, Japanese breed of dog indigenous to Okinawa and Ishigaki Island. There were...
15 KB (1,910 words) - 19:50, 14 September 2024
Mioritic Shepherd Dog Romanian Raven Shepherd Dog Rottweiler Rough Collie Russian Spaniel Russkiy Toy Russo-European Laika Ryukyu Saarloos wolfdog Sabueso...
34 KB (3,211 words) - 14:54, 10 October 2024
Okinawa Prefecture (redirect from Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands)
Prefecture. Okinawa was ruled by the Ryukyu Kingdom from 1429 and unofficially annexed by Japan after the Invasion of Ryukyu in 1609. Okinawa was officially...
101 KB (8,163 words) - 17:13, 23 September 2024
Amami rabbit (redirect from Amami Rabbit/Ryukyu Rabbit)
The Amami rabbit (Pentalagus furnessi), also known as the Ryukyu rabbit is a dark-furred species of rabbit which is only found on Amami Ōshima and Tokunoshima...
16 KB (1,766 words) - 13:21, 11 October 2024
Chinese guardian lions (redirect from Dog of Fo)
mythical creature in Chinese culture Sphinx Shisa similar lion statues in the Ryukyu Islands Tibetan Snow Lion Traditional Chinese Lions (Indianapolis Zoo) Xiezhi...
23 KB (2,608 words) - 03:01, 7 October 2024
The Ryukyu flying fox or Ryukyu fruit bat (Pteropus dasymallus) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is found in Japan, Taiwan, and...
9 KB (970 words) - 00:52, 14 June 2024
Northern pika Okinawa flying fox Ryukyu flying fox Ryukyu long-tailed giant rat Ryukyu mouse Ryukyu shrew Ryukyu spiny rat Ryukyu tube-nosed bat Sado mole Sado...
6 KB (496 words) - 02:38, 29 May 2024
Okinawan language (section Pre-Ryukyu Kingdom)
de facto standard, as it had been used as the official language of the Ryukyu Kingdom since the reign of King Shō Shin (1477–1526). Moreover, as the former...
101 KB (4,355 words) - 21:08, 30 August 2024
Ryukyuan religion (category Religion in the Ryukyu Islands)
religion (琉球信仰), Ryūkyū Shintō (琉球神道), Nirai Kanai Shinkō (ニライカナイ信仰), or Utaki Shinkō (御嶽信仰) is the indigenous belief system of the Ryukyu Islands. While...
46 KB (6,506 words) - 19:34, 5 October 2024
muenninki CR IUCN (MOE: CR) (endemic to Okinawa Island; Natural Monument) Ryukyu spiny rat, Tokudaia osimensis EN IUCN (MOE: EN) (endemic to Amami Ōshima;...
56 KB (3,829 words) - 11:10, 4 September 2024