gushibo

If I remember correctly, Okinawa was not always part of Japan. What are Okinawans' attitude toward mainland Japan?

Hostility against mainland Japan increased in the Ryūkyūs immediately after its annexation to Japan in part because of the systematic attempt on the part of mainland Japan to eliminate the Ryukyuan culture, including the language, religion, and cultural practices. Japan introduced public education that permitted only the use of standard Japanese while shaming students who used their own language by forcing them to wear plaques around their necks proclaiming them "dialect speakers."\

From wiki History of the Ryukyu Islands