20130930 離開沖繩之前，牡丹社事件後 Before I leave Okinawa, I went to see a tomb and remember to a history between Taiwan and Okinawa. 趁早上趕飛機前，從住宿處步行五分鐘到附近的那霸護國寺，再看一次這座「臺灣受害者之墓」，為一段從19世紀晚期到二戰結束前牽涉沖繩(琉球)、臺灣以及亞太地區近代動盪開端的歷史：牡丹社事件(臺灣事件)致意。 出發去沖繩前很懶惰地投靠臺北市立圖書館找資料時，沒想到用查詢網頁以「沖繩」作關鍵字去查詢，就看到「日本殖民下的台灣與沖繩」這本書可借，於是特意去借來一讀，裡面就有這座「臺灣受害者之墓」的照片。 出於驚訝原來當初1871年不幸在臺灣屏東牡丹鄉八瑤灣被殺的宮古島琉球人，只剩衣冠塚的屏東車城鄉大統埔琉球五十四藩民墓的骨骸最後是輾轉遷葬到此，所以自己下機一到沖繩位於波之上海灘邊的住宿點放行李後，第一個跑的參觀點反而是這塊墓碑，但在看陰森的墓碑前，至少有先經過波之上海灘看一下美麗的沖繩海景就是了^^ll 會說那塊墓碑並非甚麼私密無臺灣人知的景點，因為護國寺一旁位在石灰岩峭壁上傍海的波之上宮還算那霸有名的景點，不少去沖繩自助旅遊的臺灣人其實在那霸去參觀完波之上宮後，都會順道去晃一旁的護國寺走走，就會大吃一驚地看到這墓碑了…… 至於「日本殖民下的台灣與沖繩」這本書的作者又吉盛清，身為琉球人的他為了完成此書，前後來臺超過五十次，實察的功夫做超紮實！此書閱讀下來還蠻好看的，但也不禁為近代飽受苦難的琉球人惋惜，相信他們希望若人生與世界都如同家鄉的海一樣簡單美麗湛藍就好了！ I went to see a tomb in a temple near my guesthouse and remember to a history between Taiwan and Okinawa before I left Okinawa to come back Taiwan in the morning. The tomb just remembered a tragedy in 1871, an Okinawa boat met typhoon and floated to southern Taiwan, the passengers were kill by Taiwan aborigines. Then the Taiwan shipwreck casualty is also relationship with the modern history between East Asia and Pacific Ocean. Too many stories can be told from the tomb, but I only think the residents in Okinawa just expect the life and the world are wonderful and peace forever.
Posted on: Wed, 02 Oct 2013 14:19:11 +0000
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