ABOUT LOOCHOO NATION
The Loochoo Kingdom was an independent island nation, and the Loochooan are indigenous Okinawan people. The renaissance of Loochoo Nation can flourish with your support.
We are an Indigenous-led movement rooted in the Loochoo Kingdom’s legacy, uniting Uchinānchu (ウチナーンチュ), Shimanchu (島ンチュ), and Loochooan peoples around the world. Our mission is to support Okinawan culture (沖縄文化), connect the Okinawan diaspora, and reignite cultural pride through education and creative activism
Indigenous Loochuan (Okinawan) Culture
The Loochoo (Ryukyu) Kingdom was an independent island nation whose history has remarkably paralleled the cultural oppression of the Hawaiian Kingdom. A significant percentage of the diaspora of the Loochuan people left their island Kingdom and came to Hawaii, where they witnessed the dispossession of Hawaiian identity and the resulting Hawaiian Renaissance in the 1970s.
This website and movement are dedicated to the preservation and renaissance of Loochoo Nation. Our goals:
To raise awareness about indigenous Uchinānchu (Okinawan) culture.
To bring people together through this heritage
Dr. Grant Miyashiro of Hilo, Hawaii currently leads this website, with the hope that other like-minded individuals will provide content, guidance, and input in the near future. Together, we maintain the bonds of Loochoo culture and honor its dignity for generations to come.
Why It Matters
The Okinawan diaspora (including Hawaiʻi, mainland US, South America, and elsewhere) continues to grow, yet many of us remain disconnected from our Loochooan / Shimanchu roots. By rebuilding these ties — through language, land, and history — we help create a future grounded in Loochoo identity (琉球文化) and collective memory.