Amami cultural area
E1007044
The Amami cultural area is a region in Japan’s Ryukyu Islands characterized by its distinct Ryukyuan language varieties, music, and traditions that differ from both mainland Japanese and Okinawan cultures.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural region
ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ |
| administrativePrefecture | Kagoshima Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Okinawan cultural area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Okinawan culture ⓘ mainland Japanese culture ⓘ |
| hasClimate | subtropical climate ⓘ |
| hasCoreIslands | Amami Ōshima GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalFeature |
distinct kinship and village rituals
ⓘ
unique festival traditions ⓘ |
| hasCulturalIdentity | Amami Islanders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalPractice |
ancestor worship
ⓘ
utaki sacred sites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
silk textile production ⓘ sugarcane cultivation ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment |
coral reef coasts
ⓘ
evergreen broadleaf forests ⓘ |
| hasIslands |
Kikai Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Okinoerabu Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Tokunoshima NERFINISHED ⓘ Yoron Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageFamily | Ryukyuan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageVariety |
Amami language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kikai language NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Amami Ōshima language NERFINISHED ⓘ Okinoerabu language ⓘ Southern Amami Ōshima language NERFINISHED ⓘ Tokunoshima language NERFINISHED ⓘ Yoron language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligion |
Ryukyuan religion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
folk Shinto practices ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalCraft |
Oshima Tsumugi silk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
textile weaving ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalFood |
awamori-like distilled spirits
ⓘ
brown sugar products ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalInstrument |
sanshin
ⓘ
shamisen (Amami style) ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalMusic |
Amami folk songs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
shima-uta ⓘ |
| hasVocalStyle | falsetto singing ⓘ |
| historicalAffiliation |
Ryukyu Kingdom cultural sphere
ⓘ
Satsuma Domain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageStatus | endangered languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ryukyu Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southwestern Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Nansei Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ryukyu cultural sphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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