Aenokoto: Oku-Noto’s Harvest Rite | Nippon.com
The aenokoto rite practiced in the easternmost parts of Ishikawa’s Noto Peninsula has gained UNESCO recognition as intangible…
Keeping a Photographic Record of Amami’s Identity
The Amami Islands between Kyūshū and Okinawa developed a culture all their own over millennia, but much was…
A Photographic Record of Bygone Days Returns to Amami
Seven decades have passed since the photographer Haga Hideo took his camera to Kagoshima’s Amami Islands, where he…
Becoming a Master Folklore Photographer: Haga Hideo and Amami
Folklore photography began in Japan with Haga Hideo, who made a career of recording human activities and customs…