Majikina Ankō
Majikina Ankō was a Japanese scholar who specialized in the history of Okinawa. Alongside Iha Fuyū and Higashionna Kanjun, he was considered one of the pioneers of modern Okinawan studies.Biography
Majikina entered Okinawa Middle School in 1891, and was a schoolmate of Iha Fuyū. He led a strike and was dismissed from school, later he received pardon and was allowed to return to school. He worked as a journalist after graduation. He became a secretary of Shuri, Okinawa in 1898. In 1924, he was appointed the director of Okinawa Prefectural Library.
His famous works were The history of Okinawan women and One thousand year history of Okinawa. He also wrote Five great men of Ryukyu Kingdom together with Iha Fuyū.
