A unique culture and way of life

The Amami archipelago is located in the north-east of the Okinawa, close to Okinawa Island, but is officially part of Kagoshima Prefecture. Due to the influence of the Shimazu clan in Kagoshima prefecture, the design of the houses is different from that of the houses to the west of Okinawa Island.
How women carry things is different, depending on which island they live on. In the southern part of Okinawa, women put things on the head. This is the Kanmi way. On the other hand, in the northern part of Okinawa, Oshima Is., and Tokunoshima Is., women carry things in a basket on the back. This is the Kashigi way. In Amami Oshima, this basket is called a [Teru]