This website has been created to broadly communicate what the National Theatre Okinawa is currently working on regarding the “Karakuri Fireworks” that were lost along with the Ryukyu Kingdom.
　All information on this site is subject to copyright and protected by the Japanese Copyright Act and international treaties. Unauthorized duplication, diversion, or other secondary use of the information on this site is prohibited.

＜ Resource Providers ＞
・Naha City Museum of History (Fireworks drawing, cover, text of “National Treasure: Sho Family Documents No.183 ‘Hibanahou Nikki, Kinoe-Tora (1986), the 5th year of Tongzhi era, Qing dynasty’”)
・Yohei Oshiro (Fireworks photography)
・Genyu Kaneko (Fireworks Video Shooting)

＜ Contact us ＞
Research Materials Unit, Project Department, National Theatre Okinawa　TEL. 098-871-3318

＜ Link ＞
・National Theatre Okinawa

＜ Updates ＞
2025.2.18: “Karakuri Fireworks in Ryukyu Kingdom” website launched

This website is produced by the National Theatre Okinawa in response to the “Japan Cultural Expo 2.0 (Commissioned Type)”.
Organizers:
　Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan
　Japan Arts Council
　National Theatre Okinawa Management Foundation