[おもろさうし] No.1

The Omoro Soshi, the oldest anthologies of the Okinawan poetry compiled by the Ryukyu royal government. The text was revised by Nakahara Zenchu, using the Nakayoshi-bon(version) as the basis, and also the Shoke-bon and Iha-bon for reference. On the bottom half of the paper is written the original texts, the upper part is the annotation. After the revision, it was published as “Kohon Omoro Soshi” (edited by Nakahara Zenchu, Hokama Shuzen, published by Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co., Ltd 1965). In “Omoro Soshi No.1” comprises the thirteenth volume of the Omoro Soshi.