Sanshin shop, that is, and around the corner means just off the famous Kokusai Dori, the Fifth Avenue of Naha in Okinawa.
Here you can hear the owner and chief craftsman of Chindami, one of my favorite sanshin shops, in a duet. The song is called Tohshin Doi, and is a happy song that celebrates a ship's homecoming.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4scZsVHyxNE
Okinawa Looks Like This
Peaceful: a beautiful place for a walk
自己紹介
- 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.