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Picture of women wearing colorful garments for a traditional dance in Okinawa

Ornate Okinawa

Dancers prepare to perform Yotsudake, an elegant indigenous dance, in Ginowan, Okinawa, Japan. A June 1997 story documented efforts on Okinawa to celebrate its unique heritage, separate from Japan's influence and America's military presence.
Photograph by Karen Kasmauski, Nat Geo Image Collection