Sawa Aika
Shimauta Singer.
Shimauta is a folk song in the Amami Islands, Japan.

Full-length Shimauta Performance in Tokuno-shima Island.
The title of the songs.
1. Asabana-bushi
2. Ikyunna kana
3. Waido-bushi
* This video was recorded in 2019.

演奏曲タイトル
朝花節
行きゅんな加那
ワイド節
※唄者本人による曲の語りもあります。
この動画は、2019 年に録画されたものです。

“Ikyunna Kana”
-Does this mean you’re leaving?-
Performer: Ms. Aika Sawa
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The Lyrics:
Does this mean you’re leaving?
Are you just going to forget about us and leave?
I’m sorry I’m leaving you.
Please don’t worry about me, mum and dad.
I’ll grow the rice and beans for you.
When I wake up in the middle of the night,
I think of you and can’t get back to sleep.
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Waido-bushi -Waido melody-
“Waido-bushi” cheers the native bullfighting event in Tokuno-shima Island of The Amami Islands, Japan.
The native bullfighting is very popular and famous event in the island and there are about 20 events at 3 stadiums in a year. The 3 main bullfighting events are held in January, from the end of April to the beginning of May and October.
※”Waido” is an encouraging shout used at the bullfighting events.

This video is private.

Your next holiday destination.
Yoron-jima Island is located in the southernmost corner of the Amami Islands.

・Fly from Tokyo (HND ) to Yoron-jima Island (RNJ) via Kagoshima (KOJ).

・Yoron-jima Island is famous for its beautiful beach and seaside.
・The island is approximately 20 square-kilometers in total and has a population of around
　5,000 people.

・Akasaki limestone cave
　The cave is about 120 meters long. Why not take a relaxing stroll through it?

・New Year decorations and food.

・The island is also home to “Oshima Tsumugi (pongee)”, a traditional type of cloth, and kimonos.

水間黒糖での製糖行程の一部である、サトウキビの絞り汁を煮詰める作業を記録しました。

The Amami Islands located in the south of Japan are the nation’s 34th brand-new national parks (Amami Gunto National Park) and candidate for World Heritage Site national parks that represent both the environment and culture of “Amami-Ryukyu” through the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
After the Amami Islands registered as the World Heritage, the environment of the islands is conserved neither only for the local people nor Japanese, must be kept for posterity and children in the world.
“SAVE THE ISLANDS FOR THE CHILDREN AND THE WORLD” project
https://igg.me/at/rv6Llme10dw

The Current Situation and Issues in The Amami Islands.
SAVE THE ISLANDS FOR THE CHILDREN AND THE WORLD

Kubiki-Cha (Kubiki tea)
Medicine tree (Elaeagnus glabra Thunb.) on Amami-Oshima Island, Japan.
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Té de “Kubiki“
Árbol medicinal (Elaeagnus glabra Thunb.) en Isla Amami-Oshima, Japón.
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クビ木茶
主に奄美大島で伝統的に飲まれているクビ木茶の入れ方と飲み方を動画にしました。

This film is about the purpose and the activities of “SAVE THE ISLANDS FOR THE CHILDREN AND THE WORLD”. (in English)