The emblem is really a composite of two symbols, one representing the old Okinawa and one the new. The off-center circle-within-a-circle is the official prefectural symbol of Okinawa; the outer red ring represents the ocean, the inner white ring peace, and the central red sphere means development or progress .

This symbol of modern Okinawa is enclosed within a symbol of the ancient Ryukyuan Kingdom consisting of three yellow waves that circle a white region. The Okikukai emblem combines symbols to represent the continuity of ancient Ryukyuan values within modern-day Okinawa, and Okinawa, and the concentric circles motif symbolizes, variously, the eternity of Heaven and Earth, self-completion, equality, and peace.

This whirling vision of justice and peace, so central to the Okikukai philosophy, is also the confident expression of the belief that the ancient Ryukyuan ethos continues and will continue to enliven Okinawa life.

(The emblem was designed by Master Takao Sakiyama, Kyoshi 7 Dan)