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Oct 14, 1882 Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan Died on 24 Jan 1963 (aged 80) Libra
Higashionna Kanjun - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family
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About Higashionna Kanjun
- Higashionna Kanjun (?????) also Higaonna Kanjun (1882–1963) was a Japanese scholar who specialized in the history of Okinawa.
- Alongside Iha Fuyu and Majikina Anko (?????), he is considered one of the pioneers of modern Okinawan studies.
- After reading Japanese history at Tokyo Imperial University, where he wrote his dissertation on the approach of the Shimazu clan towards the Ryukyu Kingdom, his subsequent career included posts at Hosei University and Takushoku University and travels in Southeast Asia and India.
- His extensive body of writings, collected as Higashionna Kanjun zenshu (???????) in ten volumes, centre around Ryukyuan history and culture, personal and place names, and classics such as the Omoro Soshi.
- His private collection of documents and historical materials, numbering some 3,384 items, is preserved as the Higashionna Kanjun Collection at Okinawa Prefectural Library.
