Okinawa Souvenir Uchigami/Kashisen Set The left side has 14 sheets, and the right side is probably unused, but there are many and I haven't counted them. Uchikabi (Uchigami) is a type of paper money used in Okinawa Prefecture during ancestor worship. "Money for the afterlife," "Shurei Kashisen" Essentials for Okinawan events In Okinawa, it is used as money for the afterlife during Shimei Festival and Obon, and it is paper money that means money to be used in the afterlife. Written as "paper money," it is called "Kabijin," "Kamijin," or "Uchikabi (Uchigami)," and the entire surface is stamped with a coin pattern. It is an essential item that is almost always used during the Shimei Festival and Obon. After praying, it is burned and sent to the afterlife so that the ancestors in heaven will not be in financial trouble.