also Higaonna Kanjun (14 October 1882âÂÂ24 January 1963) was an Okinawan scholar who specialized in the history of Okinawa. Alongside Iha Fuyà « and Majikina Ankà Â, he is considered one of the pioneers of modern Okinawan studies. After reading Japanese history at Tokyo Imperial University, where he wrote his dissertation on the approach of the Shimazu clan towards the Ryà «kyà « Kingdom, his subsequent career included posts at Hosei University and Takushoku University and travels in Southeast Asia and India. His extensive body of writings, collected as in ten volumes, centre around Ryukyuan history and culture, personal and place names, and classics such as the Omoro Sà Âshi. His private collection of documents and historical materials, numbering some 3,384 items, is preserved as the Higashionna Kanjun Collection at Okinawa Prefectural Library.