Do you like Okinawa?

''Nakuyo uguisu Heiankyo'' I studied Japanese history in such a manner that I say it over and over again. Because it is supposed to be on the test. My history textbook is a memorization-only study, however I don't know whether people like place they live in by this studying or not and they want to it is developed or not. Lately, I went to Yomitan village to study Yomitan history with various of students, abroad study students, Japanese school students and Waseda university students. I met an ex-mayor of this village. His name is Mr. Yamaguchi. He was a high school history teacher and like various of history, Okinawan, Japanese and foreign. He said ''you become to like various of people, Japanese, foreign countries and of course Okinawan if you try to know history. And then, you want to do something for place you birth'' So he decided to be a mayor of a village he birth. He told us about Yomitan village history. After I heard his story, I thought I like Okinawa in a real sense. Yes, yes! I like Okinawa until now. But it is a new line of like Okinawa. If I liken that people like Okinawa why beach is beautiful to that they like somebody why looks is good, I liken that people like Okinawa why Okinawan history is interesting to that they like somebody why their character is good. What people know their history is to like distillate, so I like Okinawa in a real sense. It is very important, because a place is developed by it.