In May 2017, the Okinawa Museum of History and Folklore was relocated and opened inside the Okashigoten Nago store.
Our company's advisor, Yasunobu Sawashin, has collected over 40 years of valuable materials such as pottery, lacquerware, old folk implements and dolls that allow us to learn about the history and culture of Okinawa.
You can look at the materials while thinking about the many exhibits that tell the history built by ancient people, such as the lives and wisdom of our predecessors who ran through the times, pottery and tableware made by master craftsmen.

Standing in front of the Shureimon Gate is the production of the bell of the Bankoku Shinryo, the King Sho Taihisa, who is said to be a wise ruler, and his wife, along with their kimonos and accessories that have been meticulously reproduced.
The carefully crafted dolls vividly convey historical events that occurred during the Ryukyu Dynasty.
You can watch various traditional events such as the ceremony for inauguration as the highest priest in the Ryukyus, Aoraori, the procession of the Grand Priest, Hamauri, a ritual for women to purify themselves, and Eisa. can. Why not experience the history and culture of Okinawa?

On the left side of the entrance to the building, there are old folk tools lined up, and you can feel the wisdom and ingenuity of life and the change of history.
The hearth and furnace are faithfully reproduced in the tatami room, and the many tools used by Okinawan predecessors, such as weaving, grinding mills, and foot-operated threshing machines, create a space that makes you feel as if you have traveled back in time.
You can get a sense of what life was like in those days, with items that were used until shortly after the war, such as a shisa made by a master, an iron, a pot, and a black telephone.
In addition, many shellfish of the world with various shapes are exhibited.

Stretching from the entrance to the center of the museum are the vibrant Ryukyu lacquerware that is said to have been brought over from China during the Ryukyu Dynasty, as well as the works of Okinawa's leading potters.The many works that have not faded over the years fascinate people. Masu.
You can see precious pottery that you don't usually get to see, such as impressive large classical Ryukyu pottery and vases and vases made by Jiro Kinjo, a great potter born in Okinawa and Living National Treasure.
In Okinawa, pottery is called "yachimun", and during the Ryukyu dynasty, potters were gathered at Tsuboya in Naha and put effort into promoting the pottery industry.
The pottery made at that time was called Tsuboya-yaki, and was used for trade and as a gift to the shogunate.