Mapping Okinawa — Artivist.Media

Sovereignty

1429 — 1879 · who ruled Ryukyu

Ryukyu tributary network 1429 — 1609 · trade routes outward Satsuma invasion 1609 · conquest arrow from Kyushu Meiji annexation 1879 · kingdom abolished

War & Occupation

1945 — 1972 · the battle and the colony

Battle of Okinawa Apr — Jun 1945 · U.S. invasion vectors Bulldozers & Bayonets 1953 — 1956 · forced land seizures

Nuclear & Militarization

1967 & 2020s · outward pressure

Mace-B nuclear arcs 1967 peak · 1,287 warheads · aimed at Beijing, Shanghai, Wuhan, Anking 2020s missile chain present · HIMARS · Tomahawk · along the Nansei arc

Present

2026 · occupation + resistance

U.S. base footprints ~15% of the island · 30+ facilities Resistance sites 1995 — present · Ginowan · Henoko · Naha Gaza pipeline vector 2024 · Kadena F-15 → GBU-39 → Rafah