Ryukyu Islands

E3829
archipelago island chain

The Ryukyu Islands are a chain of subtropical islands in southwestern Japan, including Okinawa, known for their distinct Ryukyuan culture, history as an independent kingdom, and strategic location between Kyushu and Taiwan.

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All labels observed (27)

Label Occurrences
Ryukyu Islands canonical 178
Okinawa Islands 16
Ryukyu Archipelago 6

Statements (61)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archipelago ⓘ
island chain ⓘ
administeredBy Japan ⓘ
annexationYear 1879 ⓘ
annexedBy Japan ⓘ
surface form: Empire of Japan
borders East China Sea ⓘ
Philippine Sea ⓘ
capitalOfFormerKingdom Shuri ⓘ
climate subtropical ⓘ
country Japan ⓘ
formerName Ryukyu Islands self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Ryukyu Kingdom
hasCulturalRegion Okinawa Prefecture ⓘ
surface form: Okinawa

Yaeyama Islands ⓘ
surface form: Sakishima Islands
hasEthnicGroup Ryukyuan people ⓘ
surface form: Okinawans

Ryukyuan people ⓘ
hasLanguage Ryukyuan languages ⓘ
surface form: Okinawan language

Ryukyuan languages ⓘ
hasLargestIsland Okinawa Island ⓘ
hasMajorBattle Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
hasMajorCity Naha ⓘ
hasOfficialLanguage Japanese language ⓘ
hasPart Amami Islands ⓘ
Daitō Islands ⓘ
Miyako Islands ⓘ
Okinawa Prefecture ⓘ
surface form: Okinawa Islands

Yaeyama Islands ⓘ
hasPrefecture Kagoshima Prefecture ⓘ
Okinawa Prefecture ⓘ
hasReligion Buddhism ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ
Ryukyuan religion ⓘ
Shinto ⓘ
hasUNESCOStatus Ryukyu Islands self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Amami-Okinawa World Natural Heritage Site
hasUSMilitaryBases Okinawa Island ⓘ
historicalEntity Ryukyu Islands self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Ryukyu Kingdom
historicalStatus domain of Satsuma Domain ⓘ
independent kingdom ⓘ
tributary state of China ⓘ
knownFor Okinawan cuisine ⓘ
Ryukyuan dance ⓘ
World War II battles ⓘ
beaches ⓘ
coral reefs ⓘ
distinct Ryukyuan culture ⓘ
traditional Ryukyuan music ⓘ
locatedBetween Kyushu ⓘ
Formosa ⓘ
surface form: Taiwan
locatedIn East China Sea ⓘ
western Pacific Ocean ⓘ
surface form: northwestern Pacific Ocean

southwestern Japan ⓘ
occupationPeriod 1945–1972 ⓘ
occupiedBy United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
partOf Japanese archipelago ⓘ
Ryukyu Islands self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Nansei Islands
returnedTo Japan ⓘ
reversionYear 1972 ⓘ
seaArea Philippine Sea ⓘ
separates East China Sea ⓘ
Philippine Sea ⓘ
strategicImportance maritime trade routes ⓘ
military ⓘ

Referenced by (232)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Japan → majorIslandGroup → Ryukyu Islands ⓘ
Battle of Okinawa → location → Ryukyu Islands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Okinawa Island
Battle of Okinawa → location → Ryukyu Islands ⓘ
East China Sea → hasIslandGroup → Ryukyu Islands ⓘ
Ryukyu Islands → historicalEntity → Ryukyu Islands self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ryukyu Kingdom
Ryukyu Islands → partOf → Ryukyu Islands self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nansei Islands
Ryukyu Islands → formerName → Ryukyu Islands self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ryukyu Kingdom
Ryukyu Islands → hasUNESCOStatus → Ryukyu Islands self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Amami-Okinawa World Natural Heritage Site
Naha → locatedIn → Ryukyu Islands ⓘ
Naha → isCulturalCenterOf → Ryukyu Islands ⓘ
Naha → formerCapitalOf → Ryukyu Islands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ryukyu Kingdom (de facto modern successor area)
Isamu Chō → placeOfDeath → Ryukyu Islands ⓘ
Edo period → allowedLimitedTradeWith → Ryukyu Islands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ryukyu Kingdom
Higashi Shina Kai → boundedBy → Ryukyu Islands ⓘ
Japan Current → flowsPast → Ryukyu Islands ⓘ
Japonic languages → spokenIn → Ryukyu Islands ⓘ
Japonic languages → region → Ryukyu Islands ⓘ
Ryukyuan people → locatedIn → Ryukyu Islands ⓘ
Ryukyuan people → locatedIn → Ryukyu Islands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ryukyu Archipelago
Senkaku Islands → locatedNear → Ryukyu Islands ⓘ
Ryukyuan languages → spokenIn → Ryukyu Islands ⓘ
Ryukyuan languages → spokenIn → Ryukyu Islands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Okinawa Islands
Ryukyu Islands campaign → location → Ryukyu Islands ⓘ
Shuri → locatedOn → Ryukyu Islands ⓘ
Okinawan Japanese → spokenIn → Ryukyu Islands ⓘ
Okinawa Prefecture → locatedIn → Ryukyu Islands ⓘ
Formosa → near → Ryukyu Islands ⓘ
Amami Islands → locatedIn → Ryukyu Islands ⓘ
Amami Islands → partOf → Ryukyu Islands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Northern Ryukyu Islands
Miyako Islands → locatedIn → Ryukyu Islands ⓘ
Yaeyama Islands → locatedIn → Ryukyu Islands ⓘ
Japanese archipelago → hasIslandGroup → Ryukyu Islands ⓘ
Daitō Islands → partOf → Ryukyu Islands ⓘ
Okinawa Island → locatedIn → Ryukyu Islands ⓘ
Okinawa Island → archipelago → Ryukyu Islands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ryukyu archipelago
Okinawa Island → isLargestOf → Ryukyu Islands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Okinawa Islands
Ryukyu Arc → hasPart → Ryukyu Islands ⓘ
Ryukyu Trench → locatedOffCoastOf → Ryukyu Islands ⓘ
Ryukyu Trench → associatedIslandArc → Ryukyu Islands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ryukyu Island Arc
Ryukyu Trench → parallelTo → Ryukyu Islands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ryukyu Island chain
Ryukyu Trench → relatedTo → Ryukyu Islands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nansei-Shoto (Ryukyu) Islands
Northern Pacific → hasPart → Ryukyu Islands ⓘ
Easter lily → nativeTo → Ryukyu Islands ⓘ
University of the Ryukyus (nearby main campus in Nishihara, associated with Naha urban area) → servesCommunity → Ryukyu Islands ⓘ
subject surface form: University of the Ryukyus
this entity surface form: Ryukyu Islands region
Naha Tug-of-War Festival → locatedIn → Ryukyu Islands ⓘ
Naha Hari (dragon boat festival) → locatedIn → Ryukyu Islands ⓘ
subject surface form: Naha Hari
Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum → locatedInRegion → Ryukyu Islands ⓘ
31st Marine Expeditionary Unit → regionFocus → Ryukyu Islands ⓘ
this entity surface form: First Island Chain
Uruma, Okinawa, Japan → locatedIn → Ryukyu Islands ⓘ
Kyushu–Palau Ridge system → liesEastOf → Ryukyu Islands ⓘ