Sustainable tourism in small islands
...it made me think, is that the kind of tourism Amami Oshima, Japan’s newest UNESCO World Natural Heritage site wants or even needs?
5 days ago
Experiencing mud dying in Amami Oshima
The hands-on workshop took us through the many stages of the indigo natural dyeing process,...
Mar 13
Island hosting
Hosting Mo (Dr Meng Qu), my SICRI co-convenor and JF host at Hokkaido Univertsity, here in Amami Oshima gave me the opportunity to not only
Mar 3
Amami's Embrace: A Researcher's Return and the Gifts of Island Ethnography
The more I immerse myself back on the island, the more stories I discover that I wish I had a lifetime to record and share.
Mar 3
The Japanese Cowboy: An Encounter with Amami's “Zorba the Buddha”
“I would like you to enjoy the wholeness of your being, when your body, your heart, your intellect all fall in tune. I have called that...
Apr 5, 2024