History of Okinawa

     Although I love Okinawa, I don't know anything about the history of it. To be honest, I only know that it was America's territory. That is all i really know. So, for this post, I would like to learn Okinawa's history with you. Please feel free to comment fun facts, state my mistakes and anything you feel like writing! So let's begin our history class!
History Fact 1: Human habitation can be traced to around 4000years ago.
History Fact 2: The last dynasty of Okinawa was replaced with governors.
History Fact 3: From 1945-1972, Okinawa was ruled under the US military government.

Reference: http://www.okinawan-shorinryu.com/okinawa/history.html

That's three easy facts I found on the web. I better remember them!
Have you ever visited Okinawa? If so, where? What kind of activities/tours did you do?
 Thank you for reading!

Taken from:http://www.insatsu-honpo.com/blog/台風２号-1.jpg

This lion looking dog looking creature is called a Shi-sa-. They are usually placed on top of the rooftops of homes in Okinawa. Especially on rooftops of the traditional houses (Photo of house in previous post).  Shi-sa-'s are placed to protect households from evil spirits from coming in. Shi-sa- fact: They are usually placed in pairs and the one with the open mouth is a female and the closed one is a male! So the Shi-sa- in the photo is a female!