Basic Okinawa-related information

• The location of Okinawa [Written by John Michael Purves]
• Map of the Ryukyu Islands [external MSN Encarta - English - retrieved 16th October 2007]
• Okinawa [external Wikipedia website - English - retrieved 12th October 2007]
• Okinawa Prefecture [external Wikipedia website - Japanese - retrieved 16th October 2007]
• Ryukyu [external Wikipedia website - Japanese - retrieved 16th October 2007]
  
• Ryukyuans [external Wikipedia website - English - retrieved 16th October 2007]
• The Ryukyuan People [external Wikipedia website - Japanese - retrieved 16th October 2007]
• The Ryukyuan Language [external Wikipedia website - Japanese - retrieved 16th October 2007]
  
• Ryukyuan Language Database [external University of the Ryukyus Library website - Japanese - retrieved 16th October 2007]
• The Mahae Okinawa Tourist Information portal [retrieved 12th October 2007]

History-related

• Some thoughts on the writing of history [Written by John Michael Purves]
• Iha Fuyu: The Father of Okinawan-Ryukyuan Studies [external Wikipedia website - Japanese - retrieved 16th October 2007]
• Okinawan-Ryukyuan Studies [external Wikipedia website - Japanese - retrieved 16th October 2007]
  
• Ryukyu-Okinawan studies or Ryukyuology [Written by John Michael Purves]
• Written Sources of Ryukyuan-Okinawan history [Written by John Michael Purves]
• The Omoro Saushi [external Wikipedia website - Japanese - retrieved 16th October 2007]
  
• The Ryukyu Cultural Archives [external Ryukyu Cultural Archives website - English/Spanish/Japanese - retrieved 16th October 2007]
• Ryukyuan History [external Wikipedia website - English -retrieved 12th October 2007]