Culture and History
Culture of Amami Islands
Diversity can be found everywhere on each of the islands of the Amami …
The history of the Amami group of islands stands out among the histories of other such regions in the world. Hunting and gathering continued for a long period in spite of the unforgiving island environment, and trade in Great Green Turban shells also thrived in ancient times. The islands came under control of the Ryukyu Kingdom during the Medieval Ages, only to become territories forced to engage in oppressive sugarcane farming afterward when they fell under direct control of the feudal Satsuma clan in modern times. More recently, fortresses of the former Imperial Japanese Army and Navy were located throughout the islands during World War II, after which the Amami Islands were administrated under the United states Military Government of the Ryukyu Islands for 8 years.
Such history affected the culture of the islands, which flexibly integrated Ryukyu and Yamato norms even as it produced a wealth of profound, distinctively Amamian culture that hints at the heart of our ancestors.
Culture and History
Diversity can be found everywhere on each of the islands of the Amami …
Culture and History
There are quite a few traditional events on the Amami Islands which ar…
Culture and History
An excavation and investigation of ruins found in the Ryukyu Islands p…
Culture and History
The Great Green Turban shellfish trade seems to have boomed in the per…
Culture and History
At the start of the 14th century, the Chikama clan and other powers of…
Culture and History
The Meiji Restoration that took place in 1868 heralded the end of cont…
Culture and History
The Amami Islands that stretch like stepping stones across the East Ch…
Culture and History
In 1945, Japan accepted the Potsdam Declaration and the war had ended.