Satto (察度) (1321 – November 17, 1395) was King of Chūzan . He is the first ruler of Okinawa Island who was recorded by contemporary sources. His reign was marked by expansion and development of Chūzan's trade relations with other states, and the beginning of Okinawa's tributary relations with Ming dynasty China , a relationship that continued for roughly five hundred years, almost until the fall of the Qing dynasty .
21-610: Satto was Governor of the Urasoe district , which surrounded and included Chūzan's capital. On the death of chief Seii in 1350, Satto seized the throne for himself. His own line, or dynasty, however, did not last past his son, Bunei , who was ousted in 1405. Chinese envoys arrived in Chūzan in 1372, requesting admission of Chinese cultural supremacy and that Okinawa send representatives to Nanjing . Satto complied with these requests without hesitation, as this granted him formal license to trade with
42-413: A bureaucracy that gradually replaced the chief's direct rule, drafting and implementing policy in his name. Satto died in 1395, and was succeeded by his son Bunei. Missions sent to Nanjing announced the chief's death, and formally requested investiture for his successor. The " Chūzan Seikan " an official history book written by Haneji Chōshū in the 1650s, cites Satto's death as an example of tentō (天道),
63-449: A center of Chinese studies, and its Chinese inhabitants and their descendants served the kingdom as diplomats, interpreters, and related roles. Another important development introduced by Satto was the creation of the post of Ō-shō (王相), or King's Assistant. Though direct monarchical rule remained important and powerful in Okinawa for at least a few generations, this marked the beginnings of
84-465: A concept closely related to the Confucian Mandate of Heaven . Though he describes Satto as a good chief overall, Shō accuses him of giving in to luxurious temptations and of losing the proper degree of humility; thus, Shō explains, Satto was guided by tentō to touch a venomous snake in his sleep and to be killed. Urasoe, Okinawa Urasoe ( 浦添市 , Urasoe-shi , Okinawan : Urashii )
105-954: A large leak of hexavalent chromium spilled at the base with contamination reportedly 8,000 times safe levels. The U.S. consulate in Naha dismissed the accident as a “flap” and warned “the newspapers and the leftists will certainly make good use of this issue against us.” In 1993, the US government issued a classified report entitled "USFJ Talking Paper on Possible Toxic Contamination at Camp Kinser, Okinawa". Publicly available U.S. military documents have quoted excerpts suggesting extensive pollution with Vietnam era chemicals stored there, like insecticides including DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) and heavy metals, rodenticides , herbicides, inorganic and organic acids, alkalis, inorganic salts, organic solvents like vapor degreasers and ferric chloride , of which 12.5 tons were buried. Evidence of wildlife contamination are
126-453: A significant increase in U.S. military presence in 1950 in the western coast of the village, which eventually became Camp Kinser . The population of Urasoe rapidly from 1956, and the city became a bedroom community of Naha in this period. Urasoe was elevated to city status on July 1, 1970. The beer company Orion Breweries has its headquarters in Urasoe. The U.S. Consulate General for Naha
147-486: Is a city located in Okinawa Prefecture , Japan . The neighboring municipalities are Naha to the south, Ginowan to the north, and Nishihara to the east. As of February 2024, the city has an estimated population of 115,518 and a population density of 6,051.2 persons per km . The total area is 19.09 km . United States Marine Corps base Camp Kinser is located on the city's coast. The name "Urasoe"
168-550: Is a major logistics base for Marine Corps Forces on Okinawa. Its flagship command is the 3rd Marine Logistics Group . It sits adjacent to the East China Sea in the city of Urasoe , and just a few kilometers north of Naha . Camp Kinser is the southernmost of nine Marine Corps bases on Okinawa, which make up Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler . Another military installation, the Naha Port Facility which belongs to
189-581: Is in Urasoe. Urasoe city operates public elementary schools and junior high schools, while the Okinawa Prefectural Board of Education operates public high schools. Prefectural high schools: Municipal junior high schools include: Municipal elementary schools include: Private schools: The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) of the United States federal government operates Kinser Elementary School at Camp Kinser . Urasoe
210-457: Is made up of two kanji characters. The first, 浦 , means "a coastal area", and the second, 添 , means "ruling" or "uniting". The name is a reference to "ruling over many areas". However, what appears to be an older form of this word is attested in Old Okinawan under the forms *uraosoi うらおそい and *uraosoe うらおそへ. Urasoe sits to the south of Okinawa Island . Urasoe is rugged and hilly to
231-452: Is the hometown of Japanese actress, musician and former idol Yukie Nakama . Urasoe City hosts seventy-two designated or registered tangible cultural properties and monuments, at the national, prefectural or municipal level, including forty-four items of Ryūkyū lacquerware. Camp Kinser Camp Kinser is a United States Marine Corps logistics base in Okinawa , Japan . Camp Kinser
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#1732852426825252-664: The Battle of Okinawa during World War II , and was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor . Camp Kinser was Founded in 1949, Shortly after The Pacific War Ended. The USMC Currently, (2024) Controls the Military base, with Co-op From the USAA As of 2013, the U.S has indicated that it wants to return to Camp Kinser also known as the Machinato or Makiminato Service Area to Japan by 2030. In 1975,
273-620: The Inland Sea . Miyakojima and the Yaeyama Islands , small islands to the south of Okinawa in the Ryukyu island chain, were among those that sent tribute to Chūzan. Satto also established the Chinese immigrant community of Kumemura in 1392, a short distance from the capital at Shuri . These Chinese would, over the ensuing decades and centuries, intermarry with the local Okinawans; Kumemura grew into
294-422: The U.S. Army is located south of Camp Kinser. Camp Kinser is equipped with a DeCA Commissary , AAFES Shopette , and an AAFES PX , which houses a food court with eateries such as Subway , Pizza Hut , and Taco Bell . It sports a bowling alley, enlisted club, fitness center, and mess hall. It was named for 21 year old Sergeant Elbert L. Kinser , who threw himself on a grenade to protect his fellow Marines at
315-553: The 2013 finding of mongooses caught near the installation with high levels of polychlorinated biphenyls and the September 2015 report of habu snakes from the vicinity of Camp Kinser with elevated concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls and DDT. In 2009 six Japanese workers of a warehouse on the base had fallen ill of an unknown illness. A scholar from Okinawa International University has speculated that "the Pentagon wants to conceal
336-491: The east, and the city slopes gently to the East China Sea in the west. Urasoe, while formerly agricultural, has become heavily urbanized due to its proximity to the prefectural capital of Naha . The city includes twenty wards. The city is served by Naha Airport and the Okinawa Expressway . Also it has three stations of Okinawa Urban Monorail (Yui Rail): Kyozuka , Urasoe-Maeda and Tedako-Uranishi . Urasoe
357-510: The island of Okinawa. The castle now contains the remains of several kings of the Ryukyu Kingdom . Urasoe was completely razed during the Battle of Okinawa in 1945 at the end of World War II . 45% of the population, 4,117 residents, died during the battle. The village office of Urasoe was re-established in 1946 to conduct basic administrative functions, settle refugees returning to the village, and restore agricultural land. The village saw
378-475: The most powerful nation in the region. He sent his younger brother Taiki (泰期) to Nanjing in 1374, as the leader of a mission to formally submit to China, entering into tributary and trade relations. The Hongwu Emperor entertained the Ryukyuan mission, accepted their gifts, and sent them back with various gifts from China, including a royal seal, which served as a symbol of investiture. A Chinese official accompanied
399-532: The next twenty years, three of them led by Taiki. Diplomatic and trade relations were also established with a number of other states during Satto's reign, including the kingdoms of Korea and the Ayutthaya Kingdom of Thailand . Trade was conducted with these kingdoms, and with China and Japan, via a number of small islands that served as way-stations. Tanegashima , for example, was used as a transfer and supply point for traders bound for Japan's main islands and
420-540: The returning mission, and represented the Imperial Court in officially confirming Satto as chief of Okinawa. Though Okinawa was never conquered or annexed by China, this custom of investiture, of formally confirming the chief in the eyes of the Chinese court, continued as part of tributary relations until the dismantling of the Ryūkyū Kingdom five centuries later. There were at least nine tributary missions to China over
441-509: Was the original capital of the Okinawan kingdom of Chūzan for several centuries until it was supplanted by Shuri in the late 14th or early 15th century. Shunten (1166–1237), the first known king of the Chuzan Kingdom, located in the central region of the island of Okinawa, ruled from Urasoe, as did his son and grandson. For much of the 14th century, Urasoe Castle was the largest on
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