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Why you can never get tired of looking at shisa
my special shisa Originally uploaded by ukreal1 Flickr user ukreal1 shares a beautiful photo of shisa.
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Sanshin…made from a PET bottle
Sanshin…made from a PET bottle Originally uploaded by Internet-Okinawa.com The latest photos from Myron’s trip to Okinawa are up and while there are a lot of great photos, I had to blog this one of a sanshin made from a PET bottle! So if a can made into a sanshin is called a kankara sanshin,…
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Sanshin kit – Yukkuriko
mein Sanshin Originally uploaded by Yukkuriko Found this on Flickr’s Okinawa lovers pool. It’s a photo of a sanshin that’s sold in Okinawa as a kit that you assemble on your own.
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Web: Picture Okinawa
Being a fan of annya_okinawa’s Flickr photostream, I was quite happy to see a post introducing her new photography website called Picture Okinawa. Filled with a growing number of beautiful images from Okinawa, you can easily spend an hour or two at the site. Photo blog, HDR Japan, is also worth checking out too.
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Karakui (hearts) YouTube and iPhone
Karakui (hearts) YouTube and iPhone Originally uploaded by uzagaku If you’re an owner of an Apple iPhone or an iPod touch, check out my how-to on tuning your sanshin with its built-in YouTube app and a search with the words sanshin and tuning.
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しらの家 よくばりそば
しらの家 よくばりそば Originally uploaded by earthhopper Feeling hungry? One of the tastiest treats you can find to feed your hunger is Okinawa suba and earthhopper’s extensive Okinawa Soba photoset on Flickr will whet your appetite. Happy slurping!
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Seibun and Takeshi
Seibun and Takeshi Originally uploaded by uzagaku Both of these utasha, Seibun Tokuhara-sensei (l) and Takeshi Yamauchi-sensei (r), are top singers in Okinawa. Here they’re jamming kachashi at Sushi-Ten in the Waikele Golf Clubhouse.
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Kanako Horiuchi in Hawaii
Kanako Horiuchi Originally uploaded by uzagaku Singer Kanako “Kaanaa” Horiuchi (who is part of Misako Oshiro’s group of entertainers at her Shimaumui minyou live house) at Sushi-Ten at the Waikele Golf Clubhouse.
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Sign onegaishimasu!
Sadao China Sensei Originally uploaded by uzagaku Sadao China-sensei autographs my copy of his latest album, “Utamaai” (iTunes Store link), which he calls one of his best recordings. He was in town along with utasaa greats Misako Oshiro, Seibun Tokuhara and Takeshi Yamauchi.
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Karakui’s Album Cover Art
Asano Irei Originally uploaded by karakui Starting a new project of CD album cover art scans. Enjoy! Check them out over here: karakui’s (flickr photostream).
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