Japanology Plus - Season 10 Episode 12 Amami Oshima: Shaped by Adversity
Life in Amami Oshima was once so tough that the islanders devised a way to make a poisonous plant edible. Harsh circumstances nurtured their resilience and resourcefulness on a subtropical island that was ruled by different outside forces as the centuries passed. Folk music became a medium for private communication, and in secret they produced silk fabric with a distinctive black beauty. In the second of two episodes, Peter Barakan gets to the heart of Amami Oshima's unique culture.
Year: 2025
Genre: Documentary, Talk
Country: Japan
Studio: NHK WORLD-JAPAN
Director:
Cast: Peter Barakan
Crew:
First Air Date: Apr 03, 2014
Last Air date: Feb 13, 2025
Season: 12 Season
Episode: 329 Episode
Runtime: 28 minutes
IMDb: 6.40/10 by 5.00 users
Popularity: 32.939
Language: English, Japanese
Keyword : japan, way of life, arts and culture, japanese folklore, arts and crafts, japanese history, japanese tradition, japanese culture, change vs tradition, japanese society
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Kitchens
Satsumaimo: Sweet Potatoes
Dinosaurs
Japanophiles: Kyle Holzhueter
Camping
Male Aesthetics
Konnyaku
Japanophiles: Isabelle Sasaki
Ueno
Meteorological Data
Amami Oshima: Paradise Found
Amami Oshima: Shaped by Adversity
Japanophiles: Francesco Panto
Vacant Homes
Rokyoku: Musical Storytelling
Japanese Honeybees
Japanophiles: Martin Holman
Unused Fish
Garbage
Firefighting
Japanophiles: Benjamin Flatt
Izumo: Home of the Gods
Izumo: Land of the Supernatural
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