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Place-based science from Okinawa: 18th-century climate and geology recorded in Ryukyuan classical music
Department of Earth Sciences, University of Hawai`i at Mānoa, Honolulu, Hawai`i, USA
Ryukyu Koten Afuso Ryu Ongaku Kenkyu Choichi Kai USA, Hawai`i Chapter, Honolulu, Hawai`i, USA
June Y. Uyeunten
Ryukyu Koten Afuso Ryu Ongaku Kenkyu Choichi Kai USA, Hawai`i Chapter, Honolulu, Hawai`i, USA
Kenton A. Odo
Ryukyu Koten Afuso Ryu Ongaku Kenkyu Choichi Kai USA, Hawai`i Chapter, Honolulu, Hawai`i, USA
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The paper compares indigenous Ryukyuan music from the 18th centrury and climate and geological history of the Ryukyu Islands. It is proving that Ryukyuan songs can be used in climate and geoscience education, offering not only valuable insights but also opening up new collaboration options between cultural practitioners and researchers.
The paper compares indigenous Ryukyuan music from the 18th centrury and climate and geological...
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Indigenous Ryukyuan music records the 18th-century climate and geology of the Ryukyu Kingdom (21st-century Okinawa Prefecture, Japan). By collaborating with Ryukyuan cultural practitioners, we find that two seafaring songs detail the winds, ocean currents, and volcanoes that historical voyagers faced during envoys to Kyushu, Japan. Educators can use such observations in place-based learning to increase environmental science engagement in 21st-century Okinawa and the Okinawan diaspora worldwide.
Indigenous Ryukyuan music records the 18th-century climate and geology of the Ryukyu Kingdom...
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