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Mamoru Shō

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Mamoru Shō
尚 衞
Shō in 2019
Born (1950-08-18) 18 August 1950 (age 74)
Tokyo, Japan
OccupationBusinessman
Children4
Parent(s)Hiroshi Shō (father)
Keiko Shō (mother)

Mamoru Shō (尚 衞, Shō Mamoru; born 18 August 1950) is an ethnic Ryukyuan, and the current head of the Shō family, the former Ryūkyūan royal family.

Life

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Mamoru Shō was born in Tokyo on 18 August 1950, the eldest son of Hiroshi Shō. After graduating from Tamagawa University, he obtained an MBA from Samford University.[1][2]

He is the great-great-grandson of Shō Tai, the last king of the Ryukyu Kingdom, and became the Shō Family Head upon the death of his father on 30 August 1996.[3][4] In May 2019, he established the Ryukyu History and Culture Inheritance Promotion Association and serves as its representative director. He has also donated a number of family documents and artefacts to Naha City for preservation.[5][6][7][8]

Family

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Shō formally adopted a married couple, Takayuki and Maki, into his family, following a Japanese custom known as fūfu yōshi. Shō has a biological son named Takeshi, who he has declined to appoint as his heir apparent, instead endorsing Takayuki and Maki.[9] Maki is the current heading clergy member of Nirai-Kanai Shinkō[10].

He lives in Ise City, Mie Prefecture.[11]

Ancestry

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References

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  1. ^ 尚衞 (29 May 2019). "うらおそいよりしよりに~【特別寄稿③ 尚本家第23代当主 尚衞】 – OKINAWA41". OKINAWA41. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Mamoru Shō | Academic Influence". academicinfluence.com. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  3. ^ "尚本家が玉陵で清明祭 尚衞さん「40年ぶり」 - 琉球新報 - 沖縄の新聞、地域のニュース". 琉球新報. 琉球新報社. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  4. ^ "琉球朝日放送 報道制作部 Qプラス » Qプラスリポート「尚家の清明祭(シーミー)」(1)". 琉球朝日放送. 9 April 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  5. ^ "尚家の資料 253点那覇市へ/尚衞さん寄贈 - 沖縄タイムス+プラス". 沖縄タイムス. 沖縄タイムス社. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  6. ^ "尚家文書41点国宝に 文化審答申 慶賀使節団の日誌も /沖縄 - 毎日新聞". 毎日新聞. 毎日新聞社. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  7. ^ "那覇市所蔵の尚家資料、国宝に 文化審議会が追加答申 - 沖縄タイムス+プラス". 沖縄タイムス. 沖縄タイムス社. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  8. ^ "41 Sho royal family documents are to become national treasures". Ryukyu Shimpo - Okinawa, Japanese newspaper, local news. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  9. ^ "尚衛". Wikipedia (in Japanese). Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  10. ^ "聞得大君". Wikipedia (in Chinese). Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  11. ^ 尚満喜 (April 2019). "遥かなる伊勢の地より、沖縄の安寧を願う – OKINAWA41". OKINAWA41. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  12. ^ "Second Shō family genealogy". Reichsarchiv. Retrieved 10 September 2017. (in Japanese)
Titles in pretence
Preceded by — TITULAR —
Shō family head
1996–present
Incumbent
Heir:
Takayuki Shō