Showing posts with label Katsuren: An Okinawa Love Story. Show all posts
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Friday, April 10, 2009
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Katsuren: An Okinawa Love Story (now available from Amazon)
"We make our own history--through our thoughts and deeds, and by who and what we choose to love."
About Me
- Chura
- Born and raised in the USA (NJ), I’ve spent most of my adult life in Japan. One of my favorite places in Japan is Okinawa. To me, Okinawa is a land of stories and an island of music, magic and mystery. The music is shima-uta, songs sung to the rhythm of a three-stringed lute called a sanshin. The magic is in the colors of land, sea and sky. The mystery? Mystery begins where the line between legend and verifiable human memories begins to blur. I am a member of the Archaeological Institute of America, chapter chief of a sanshin study society, and a founding member of the Marine Culture Research Association of Okinawa.