

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?
Mar 29


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