活動情報

Tour of Aza Oroku and Aza Tabaru Historical Sites

On October 9, 2023, we hosted a historical tour and welcome party to welcome all immigrants from Aza Oroku who traveled from Hawaii and Brazil.

Recruiting Participants for the 105th Anniversary Celebration of Aza Uruku and Tabaru Immigrants

小禄・田原字人会移民105周年記念祝典参加者募集

In this season of early spring, I am delighted to express my wishes for your continued health and prosperity. I sincerely appreciate your understanding and support for our organization on a daily basis.

Last year, we held the "Worldwide Urukunchu Tabarunchu Festival 2022", where many guests from abroad visited our hometown. This year, on August 20th, the 105th anniversary celebration of the Urukunchu Tabarunchu Migration will be held in Brazil.

We have received an invitation from the Brazil Urukunchu Tabarunchu Association for the 105th Anniversary Celebration, and we have planned a friendship visit trip for the local Uruku and Tabaru by the five related organizations.

We would like to encourage and congratulate the members of the Urukunchu Tabarunchu Association, who are active in various fields in Brazil, and aim for long-lasting friendly exchanges.

With that in mind, we kindly ask for your understanding of our intentions and encourage as many people as possible to participate in the visit trip.

the 100 year anniversary celebration of the Hawaii Oroku Tabaru Azajin

"Worldwide Urukunchu Tabarunchu Festival 2022" is over.

Worldwide Urukunchu Tabarunchu Festival 2022

Impressions of the Festival

Chairman of General incorporated foundation Society of property administration of Aza Oroku : Masayuki Takara (Agarimeufuyaguwa)

I hope you are doing well in your busy schedule.

The "Worldwide Urukunchu Tabarunchu Festival 2022" held at Orokujichikaikan on Wednesday, November 2, was a great success.

Due to the global COVID-19, we decided to hold the festival, even with a small number of participants. However, there were 37 participants in total, 21 from Hawaii, 2 from Zambia and 14 from Brazil. About 180 people from the local people participated in the festival, with a total of more than 200 participants.

Hawaii : Howard Kenji Takara (the head of the delegation, MiUfuya), Jason Takara (the chairman of Oroku Azajinkai, Agarimiufuya)

Zambia : Hatsuko Takara (Sakugawa, who received an award "Kyokujitsusokosho")

Brazil : Masaaki Yogi (the chairman of Orokutabaruazajinkai, Miyuji), Ritsutada Takara (Yonanagarikushiameku), Felipe Hideki Uehara (Naha City overseas migrant trainee in South America, Nishimichinuui)

Okinawa : Dance "Kagiyadefu" [Chihiro Miyagi (Neyaguwa), Shinsho Miyagi (Niyaguwa)], Karate [Yuki Oshiro (Hennaguwa)], Dance "Kunjansabakui" / "Hatagashira" [Youth group of Aza Oroku and Aza Tabaru], Band performance [Band SS Company]

We would like to thank the many people who made this festival a great success under the co-sponsorship of Azaorokuzaisankanriuneikai (Masayuki Takara : chairperson of the board), Azatabaruzaisankanriuneikai (Kenichi Uehara : chairperson of the board), Azaorokujichikai (Kaoru Uehara : Chairperson of the community) and Azatabarujichikai (Tatsuaki Kinjo : Chairperson of the community), Yamashitachoazaorokujinkai (Seijiro Teruya : Chairperson of the community).

And also we would like to express my gratitude to many people, including those involved in Azaoroku, Azatabaru, Munchu, Naha, as well as volunteers.

we hope that they will continue to take pride in themselves as the "Urukunchu and Tabarunchu of the world" and deepen their exchanges, so that the younger generation will grow up even more.

We are looking for participants for the 100 year anniversary celebration of the Hawaii Oroku Tabaru Azajin on March 5, 2023. We hope that many of you will join us.

I wish you all a happy new year.

December 26, 2022

Thank you very much for coming!

On November 2, 2022, a party to welcome immigrants from Uruku and Tabaru in the world was held at Oroku Jitikaikan, a community hall in Okinawa. The event was broadcast live on YouTube.

Thank you very much for coming from all over the world, including Hawaii, Brazil and Zambia. We are very glad that We were able to see everyone again after a long time and spend a meaningful time with all of you. We are confident that this exchange will further develop our Urukunchu Tabarunchu community. We look forward to seeing you again at the next festival. Thank you very much for coming.

Archived YouTube Live Streaming

You can watch the live streamed video on YouTube.

Photos

Photos from the day of the convention are available.

Board Meetings

The 2nd meeting of the Board of Directors in FY2021
The 2nd meeting of the Board of Directors in FY2021

The second meeting of the FY2021 Board of Directors was held on Tuesday, December 7, 2021, at the 2nd floor hall of Oroku Jichi Kaikan.

Presentation of Certificate of Commendation to Mr. Taro Takara, former Chairman of the Board of Directors

Taro Takara, former Chairman of the Board of Directors, has served as Director and Chairman of Society of property administration of Aza Oroku since April 1992, and has contributed greatly to the development of the Society through his efforts in the execution and management of the Society's business, as well as by protecting the Society's assets and actively promoting its activities, with his abundant insight and outstanding skills, even in times of difficulty over many years. He has made a great contribution to the development of the Society. In honor of his achievements, we sent him a certificate of commendation, a commemorative gift, and a bouquet of flowers.

Presentation of Certificate of Commendation to Taro Takara, former Chairman of the Board of Directors
Presentation of Certificate of Commendation to Taro Takara, former Chairman of the Board of Directors

Comment from Taro Takara

I served as Chairman of the Board of Directors for 8 years from 2013 to 2020.

This certificate of commendation is my diploma, and I will continue to serve as an advisor to the Association.

I will also continue to be involved as a member of the editorial board of Azaoroku history book, although it is a small effort, and I would like to cooperate with the activities of the society from the side while taking good care of my health. Thank you very much for your time today.

Director Koei Teruya Awarded the 2021 Prefectural Meritorious Service Award in the sports promotion category

Okinawa Prefecture honored Mr. Koei Teruya, a director of Society of property administration of Aza Oroku, as a person of merit in the category of sports reconstruction in Okinawa Prefecture in fiscal year 2021. The Society also presented him with a bouquet of flowers in appreciation of his efforts.

Presentation of a bouquet of flowers to Director Koei Teruya
Presentation of a bouquet of flowers to Director Koei Teruya

Comment from Koei Teruya, Director

Thank you very much for the bouquet of flowers.

I am a karate enthusiast, and I feel that I must give back to karate through my activities, so I have been involved in exchanges with the Okinawa Prefectural Federation Headquarters and overseas.

I feel responsible for receiving the Distinguished Service Award from Okinawa Prefecture this year, but I am also very happy that the Tokyo Olympics were successfully completed and that we have been able to promote Okinawan karate to the world through the various competitions held in Okinawa.

I am very pleased to be welcomed by you all here today. Thank you very much.

"Imaru", Public Relations No. 15

Greetings

Masayuki Takara, Chairman of General incorporated foundation Society of property administration of Aza Oroku
Masayuki Takara, Chairman of General incorporated foundation Society of property administration of Aza Oroku

At this time of year, I know that all of our members are very busy, and I wish you continued prosperity and progress in your endeavors.

I have been a member of the Board of Directors since June 2021.

I am Masayuki Takara, Aza Oroku 1st group, Agarimeuhuyaguwa, and I have been the president since June 2021.

As the successor to former President Taro Takara, I am still a novice and have little ability, but I will do my best.

Despite the recent severe situation of the Corona disaster, the "Society of property administration of Aza Oroku" became a general incorporated foundation in March, 1991, with the cooperation of the directors, trustees, members, and many other related parties. Until now, the "Society of property administration of Aza Oroku" had been registered and managed by the owner of the land and building and the next owner.

With the incorporation, the "Society of property administration of Aza Oroku" has become a general incorporated foundation.

With the incorporation, everything will be transferred to the name of "General incorporated foundation Society of property administration of Aza Oroku" and there will be no need to change the name from now on and only one time cost will be incurred.

We will execute our operations in accordance with Article 3 "Purpose" and Article 4 "Five Businesses" of the Articles of Incorporation(*) of the association.

We will manage and operate the legacy and assets built up by the ancestors of the Aza Oroku, and make effective use of them to improve the welfare and friendship of the association and other organizations related to the Aza Oroku, and to lead to the development of the Aza Oroku.

And we will continue to work for the development of the Aza Oroku community.

For the development of Aza Oroku, we will cooperate with Aza Oroku related organizations and strive to develop human resources for the youth.

We will continue and develop the project of compiling historical books and cultural and traditional events such as tug-of-war and Umachi, which are currently suspended due to measures to prevent corona infection.

We are planning the "World Urukunchu and Tabarunchu Festival" as a project as part of Article 4 and 5 of the Articles of Incorporation.

The "World Uchinanchu Festival", which is held every five years as an Okinawa Prefecture project, will be held next year in October 2022.

Along with this, the "World Urukunchu and Tabarunchu Festival" is scheduled to be held.

We hope and pray that we will be able to welcome all of the Urukunchu and Tabarunchu who are active around the world and deepen and develop our ties through goodwill exchange.

I would like to work closely with Yukio Uehara, Vice President, Masaru Takara, Executive Director, and Midori Takara, General Affairs, and would like to ask for the support and cooperation of all of our members.

General incorporated foundation Society of property administration of Aza Oroku Articles of Incorporation

Article 3 "Purpose"
The purpose of this corporation shall be to administer and manage the heritage and property of the Aza Oroku ancestors, and to make effective use of said property to improve the welfare and friendship of the Society of property administration of Aza Oroku and other organizations related to the Aza Oroku recognized by this corporation, and thereby to contribute to the development of the Aza Oroku.
Article 4 "Activities"
In order to achieve the purpose of the preceding Article, the Organization shall engage in the following activities.
  1. Activities related to ancestral rituals and traditional events of Aza Oroku.
  2. Activities related to the rituals and traditional events of Yago Sachama.
  3. Activities related to the preservation, management, and operation of the total property of the Society of property administration of Aza Oroku.
  4. Activities to support and contribute to the development of Aza Oroku related organizations recognized by this organization.
  5. Other activities deemed necessary to achieve the purposes of the Association.
Article 5
  1. The corporation shall have members.
  2. The members of the corporation shall be those who belong to the Aza Oroku Munchu and the Munchu Administrator.

The 3rd Annual Meeting of the Board of Trustees and the Board of Directors

The first meeting of the Board of Directors for FY2021 was held on April 21, and all proposals were unanimously approved and passed.

Although the annual meeting of the Board of Trustees is usually held in April, the Board of Trustees has been holding its annual meeting in April.

Although an ordinary meeting of the Board of Trustees is usually held in April, the Board of Directors decided to hold a written resolution due to the Corona disaster, and distributed materials to all 57 members, including trustees, advisory board members, and auditors. The Board of Directors decided to adopt a resolution in writing due to the Corona disaster, and distributed materials to all 57 members, including trustees, advisory board members, and supervisors. The Board of Trustees unanimously approved and passed the proposal for the 3rd Annual Meeting of the Board of Trustees dated May 2, 2021, based on Article 194, Paragraph 1 of the General Corporation Law and Article 23 of the Articles of Incorporation, after receiving written consent and seals for each agenda item.

The Board of Trustees unanimously approved and passed each item of the proposal.

Due to the expiration of the terms of office of the directors and auditors, a meeting of the Board of Trustees was held on May 28, 2021, at the corporation's office, with 10 directors in attendance. After careful deliberation, the Board of Directors unanimously elected the following directors and auditors. The selected candidates accepted the appointment at the meeting.

Board members

Advisors Chusei Takara Sakugawa
Hajime Takara NishinakaUhuyaguwa
Taro Takara Nakaameruguwa
Chairman Masayuki Takara Agarimeuhuyaguwa
Vice Chairman Yukio Uehara Iriuchimaguwasannan
Executive director Masaru Takara Nakakawabatayonanchonan
Director Koei Teruya Nundonchiyonan
Nobuyuki Uehara Jinanmematsugawaguwamarutoku
Eikichi Uehara Irijomiiji
Yoshiji Teruya Miihanjame
Shigetoshi Uehara Agarimiiyashikiguwa
Zensei Uehara Uikagiguwasannan
Yukihide Takara GonanUhuya
Seijiro Teruya Agarimaedayonan
Kotaro Takara Nakatanpara

Maintenance of the location where the Binshi will be installed

Munchu had requested a place for Binshi at Bijun and Tonukusaiga. After consulting with the Board of Directors, the request was unanimously approved, and the Binshi was installed on November 3, 2011.

Bijun after servicing the place to put Binshi

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Handing over the letter of request to Chusei Takara, advisor to the general incorporated foundation Society of property administration of Aza Oroku.
Handing over the letter of request to Chusei Takara, advisor to the general incorporated foundation Society of property administration of Aza Oroku.
Dear Urukunchu and Tabarunchu, I hope to see you again!
Dear Urukunchu and Tabarunchu, I hope to see you again!

Greetings for the Establishment of the General Incorporated Foundation Society of property administration of Aza Oroku

I would like to express my sincere congratulations on your continued prosperity.

The Society of property administration of Aza Oroku was established on April 16, 1992.

Since its establishment, it has held many meetings mainly with members of the Munchu, and on March 1, 2019, it changed from the "Society of property administration of Aza Oroku" to the "General incorporated foundation Society of property administration of Aza Oroku".

On August 25, 2019, the Board of Trustees for the Establishment of the general incorporated foundation Society of property administration of Aza Oroku was held, and all proposals were unanimously approved.

I would like to express my gratitude for your continued understanding and support.

Sincerely,

Aza Oroku Hawaii Hall / Hawaii Memorial Hall Site Monument

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Aza Oroku Hawaii Hall

Before the war, many people moved to Hawaii from Aza Oroku. In the war of 1945, Okinawa became empty, and the people from Aza Oroku living in Hawaii must have been very worried about their parents, brothers, relatives and friends in Aza Oroku. For the reconstruction of the scorched earth of Oroku in 1952, a native of Hawaii's Aza Oroku received a large gift of 10,000 dollars to build a library at Oroku Elementary School and a community center in Oroku and Tabaru.

Later, Oroku Elementary School used the library as the teachers' room (Hawaii Hall) because the teachers' room was flooded every time there was a typhoon.

Later, it was decided that the teachers' room (Hawaii Hall) would be demolished in order to build a new school building, but I had informed both the Aza Oroku and Hawaii Oroku AzaJin Kai about the demolition.

Even now, a picture of the then teacher's room (Hawaii Hall) is displayed in the principal's office.

In addition, the community center of Aza Oroku was gradually deteriorated, and the ceiling boards were worn down and became unusable due to leaking due to deterioration of concrete, especially roofs and eaves. Therefore, in order to express our gratitude to the members of the Oroku Azajin Kai in Hawaii for a long time, and because we wanted to use it for the residents' association and so on, we made a major renovation by improving the water closet and sink in the building.

He named the hall "Aza Oroku Hawaii Kaikan" in order to express his gratitude and gratitude to the Oroku Azajin Kai in Hawaii. At present, the youth group of Aza Oroku uses it to repair the Hatagashira.

When the 50 year anniversary memorial project of Oroku Elementary School was carried out in 1997, "the Hawaii Memorial Hall Monument" called "Habatake" was built right next to the school gate. It was created with the aim of not forgetting to be thankful for the huge donations and relief goods that were given to us.

Umachi, which is held in June in the lunar calendar, is scheduled to be held on Friday, July 27, 2018.

Aza Oroku Hawaii Hall

Gunguachi Umachi

Gunguachi Umachi

On Thursday, June 28, 2018, the Gunguachi Umachi was held. Each Munchu gathered to pray for the peace and prosperity of the family.