THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
March 29, 2021 at 19:21 JST
Teachers and students with what is now Shuri High School re-enact a pilgrimage made by the king of the Ryukyu Kingdom in Naha on Dec. 12, 1930. Umbrellas and a palanquin used by the Sho kings were used in the parade, as the Sho family rented them. Participants, with headbands on, dress as kingdom bureaucrats. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
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