Abstract
The author has been engaged in a conprehensive historical study on the transportation in the region of Okinawa, the southern-most prefecture of Japan. The study has been done under five historical ages, namely.(1) prehistoric, (2) KO-RYUKYoUr the old Ryukyuan Kingdom, (3) early-modern.(4) modern, and (5) the present ages.
So far the author read three papers related with the study, one on the historical fundamentals.the others on the problems under the age of KO-RYUKYU. and the forepart of present age.
Discussed in this paper are the questions of early modern age including the historical image as a whole, Ryukyu-foreign country relations and traffic, and traffic conditions in the area.
