About Amami Oshima Island

Our company is located on a remote island about 2.5 hours by plane from Tokyo,

It is located on Amami Oshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture.

Located in the same southwestern archipelago as Okinawa,

The deep blue ocean, coral reefs, and mangrove forests unique to the subtropical zone,

It is a beautiful southern island nurtured by nature and abundant water.

Mangrove primeval forest

Amami is known for its production of the silk fabric Oshima tsumugi (Oshima silk).

It has prospered.

Oshima tsumugi has been cultivated over a thousand years of history.

Made with traditional techniques,

It has gained popularity for its delicate beauty.

Along with French Gobelins and Persian carpets

It is called one of the world’s three major textile products.

The nature and silk culture of Amami are the roots of Adan.

 

Weaving of Oshima tsumugi silk

Lidth’s jay, a national natural treasure and Kagoshima prefecture’s prefectural bird.
The Amami rabbit, a national natural treasure
A Japanese painter depicting the nature of Amami
“Adan’s Seashore” by Tanaka Isson

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