Claim: Ijun, a Shinto-Ryukyuan-derived religion founded by Takayasu Ryūsen in Okinawa (a prefecture of Japan located on the Ryukyu Islands), is based in traditional Okinawan animist and shamanistic beliefs related to noro and yuta.
Evidence: Ijun (いじゅん) is a Shinto-Ryukyuan-derived religion founded by Takayasu Ryūsen (1934-) in Okinawa. Okinawa Prefecture (沖縄県, Japanese: Okinawa-ken, Okinawan: Uchinaa-chin) is a prefecture of Japan located on the Ryukyu Islands. Ijun is based in traditional Okinawan animist and shamanistic beliefs related to noro (i.e. nuru, an Okinawan term for female diviners/priestesses) and yuta (an Okinawan term for shamans).