This is the best guitar version of this song that i have found on RUclips. He would never gotten any air time for his version if it not for RUclips. That is Why RUclips is for to hear people that would never be given a chance by major record labels. This is a beautiful version of this song. Thank you very much for posting... it takes me back to Okinawa when i was stationed there from '93-'98. Domo arigato @keituji
Hi Kei, thanks for nice comment on sato no aki. It's great to meet another composer from Japan!!! Beautiful piece and playing!!! 80,000 views! well done!!!! stay in touch!!!
Thank you for that very interesting information about the Okinawa scale, Kei - fascinating! I'll just listen again, very carefully! Warm regards, Maria
Hi,Thank you very much! You know Shamisen?Wow,great!! Shamisen is very nice japanese musical instrument.I don't have it,but I like it. best wishes, Kei
Oh,I wonder my reply wasn't recorded! I'm sorry ,Maria!! This tune is very recent popular melody,but this composer Mr.MIYAZAWA is using very old traditional scales. That is called 'RYU-KYU scale'.Every Okinawa music are using this music scale!!I like this scale!! Kind regards, Kei
More than five years since I first watch this is video and I keep coming back just to listen this melodic, soothing guitar. Thanks for sharing with us such wonderful music. Best wishes from Greece, Joseph
Dear Maria!! Thank you very much!! This is very famous Okinawa pop music.Pizzicato playing is imitate of 'SAN-SHIN'.'SAN-SHIN'is a Traditional stringed instrument. I like this sound! Kindly, Kei
Oh,Thank you very much,Maria!I should have started studing English sooner!There're so many things to learn. But I enjoy it! If I made some mistakes again,Please don't hold anything back! Kind regards, Kei
Hi,regin!Thank you very much for kind comment! You know japanese? wow,GREAT!:-) Sorry,I don't know where you can get it. My guitar's attachement is tuner.not a mic. I recorded this piece by movie-camera. Best wishes, Kei
Dear Kei! PLEASE do not apologise for your English - it'is marvellous! And you are so polite - nothing you say could give offence! 'Kindly' is fine, anyway! Maybe we would use 'kind regards', but so what?! - Please don't worry about your English - it's great! I don't speak any Japanese, so it's wonderful that we can communicate through English... Warm regards, Maria
Thank you for al the interesting information, Kei! You say 'pop' music - Is the tune an old popular melody,or a more recent one? Beautiful, anyway! Regards, Maria
This song is beautiful. And your performance was simply great. I can't stop listening to it. There's something magical about it. It's calm, relaxing and touching... Is this your personal arrangement of the song? Could you share the partiture/tablature of it? I would really love to play this song and make other people feel like while feel while I listened to you.
Did you hear the Alfredo Casero's version? I was very popular here (Argentina) back in 2002 and everybody was singing it without knowing japanese. :D "Shima uta io kaze ni ironí" that was the part that everybody learnt. :D
@Baca48 日本語でのコメントありがとう！あなたのコメントはとても嬉しかったです。 日本語とても上手ですよ。きちんと伝わります。日本語の勉強がんばってくださいね！ Thank you so much for kind comment. Your Japanese is very well. I am happy you like this piece. Best wishes, Kei
This is the best guitar version of this song that i have found on RUclips. He would never gotten any air time for his version if it not for RUclips. That is Why RUclips is for to hear people that would never be given a chance by major record labels. This is a beautiful version of this song. Thank you very much for posting... it takes me back to Okinawa when i was stationed there from '93-'98. Domo arigato @keituji
Hi Kei,
thanks for nice comment on sato no aki. It's great to meet another composer from Japan!!! Beautiful piece and playing!!! 80,000 views! well done!!!! stay in touch!!!
I lived in Okinawa for 4 years. I thought it was beautiful. Just like the music; so is the culture.
Wow,Thank you Chris!!! I'm happy that you like this!
こちらこそ、どうもありがとう！沖縄OKINAWAは、海の色も人の心も美しい場所ですね。
Kind regards,
Kei
Thanks! Okinawa is the happiest place for me...
This remains my go to song for when I want to remember Okinawa. Its my favorite rendition. Thank you for it.
Thank you for that very interesting information about the Okinawa scale, Kei -
fascinating! I'll just listen again, very
carefully!
Warm regards, Maria
Wow,Thank you very much,Kristina! Oh,Yes!Okinawa is so beautiful place!!I love Okinawa!!
Kindly,
Kei
素晴らしい!上手
Excelent!!!!!!!!
すばらしい！！！
Very nice, Keituji-San!
Many greetings from Brasil. =)
excelletn playing！5*****
Beautiful song, Thanks for the mem'ries and the post. Akabu San.
Beautiful, relaxing , touching !!!
Thank you for sharing and best wishes from Italy :)
Dear Kei!
What beauitful music! And so wonderfully played! I love this! You are very talented!!
Respect,
Per
aksamiyo! Kore wa honto ni natsukashii sa. I miss Okinawa very much.. and those I once Knew there.
believe or not I've been listening to your and Maria L's music for more than 8 years.. It's always been my favorite playlist... thank you.
Wonderful music, Keituji! Thanks for posting.
-Chris
Hi,Thank you very much!
You know Shamisen?Wow,great!!
Shamisen is very nice japanese musical instrument.I don't have it,but I like it.
best wishes,
Kei
Oh,I wonder my reply wasn't recorded!
I'm sorry ,Maria!!
This tune is very recent popular melody,but this composer Mr.MIYAZAWA is using very old traditional scales.
That is called 'RYU-KYU scale'.Every Okinawa music are using this music scale!!I like this scale!!
Kind regards,
Kei
Very beautiful. Great sound. Thanks for posting!
Warm regards, Don
Buenísimo 👍👍👍👍😀
A beautiful song! - and you play it so beautifully too,Kei! 5***** and into my
favourites it goes!
Warm regards, Maria
WOW,Thank you very much!!!
Muy bonita música Okinawense, al igual que sus playas, su comida y su gente.
すごい！！！
あなたは素晴らしい。
More than five years since I first watch this is video and I keep coming back just to listen this melodic, soothing guitar. Thanks for sharing with us such wonderful music. Best wishes from Greece,
Joseph
Wow,Thank you very much!!
The music is really beutiful,
ur palying skill really wonderful!
thank u! i very enjoy...
Nice melody .Very soothing,thanks for sharing.
Thank you very much for kind comment. :-) I am very glad.
Warm regards from Japan,
Kei
Sugoi!!! Beautiful version!!!
Oh,Really?Great!!I like Asadoya yunta,too!
I'm not from Okinawa,but I love Okinawa and Okinawa people!
Kind regards,
Kei
Wow!
Thank you very much!!
WOW,Thank you!
Hi,Peo!! Thank you very much!!!I love Okinawa music.Okinawa music have a very unique musical scale! I feel it like a very tropical!!
Regards,
Kei
Wow,Thank you very much!
Everytime i came back here and listening this wonderful melody ❤
Absolutely beautiful, keituji-san! Shima-Uta is my favorite Okinawan song, aside from Hana! Thank you!
So beautiful! Love it. Brings back many memories of Japan and even the World Cup. Thank you
Is there any where I can find the music for this? Currently in lockdown so would have time to practice
Thank you!
Hi,Sicaria!!Thanks for kind commwent! You sing japanese song so beautiful!!
Kindly,
Kei
You do a good job of makeing it very Shamisen like.
This is wonderful! thank you sir!
this tone is so familiar to me.. from nintendo game..LOL i'm serious
Great!! I LOVE IT!!! Okinawa is so lovely!!
Genial!! me encanta!! Okinaa es adorable!!!
Very beautiful ! Good Job ! I'm going to sing this at a japanese festival at my school :D
Nihongo no gakusee desu :P
Thanks!
wow,Thanks!!
@Woffina05
Thank you for the nice comment! I am glad you like it! :-)
Best wishes from Japan,
Kei
Dear Maria!! Thank you very much!! This is very famous Okinawa pop music.Pizzicato playing is imitate of 'SAN-SHIN'.'SAN-SHIN'is a Traditional stringed instrument. I like this sound!
Kindly,
Kei
Beautiful!
la descose a la viola el ponja,,, 1 maestro
Wow,Great!
i luv this song....thanks
davvero molto bella e dolce! Paul from Italy
great video, thank you for this beatifull version of shima uta.
could you post some tabs or something like that ?
thanks
santi
最高！
Stunning performance and beautiful music... I can't stop listening to it, it's soo relaxing!
great job!!!!!!!!
miss my lovely japan😢
Excelente!!! Una de las melodías más hermosas del Japón.
very good!
beautiful amami's folksong...
Oh,Thank you very much,Maria!I should have started studing English sooner!There're so many things to learn. But I enjoy it!
If I made some mistakes again,Please don't hold anything back!
Kind regards,
Kei
fantastico !!!
beautiful
i love okinawa
Thank you for listening!
Hi,Don!!! Thank you very much!!!I'm very happy that you like it!!!
Regards,
Kei
muito bom!! omedetoo
これは本当にすばらしい歌ですよね！毎日聞きますよ
(^^)b どうもうありがとう！
Wow,Thank you very much for your kind comment!!
Kind regards,
Kei
Wonderful!
grande loco , lo haces muy bien !
Beautifull!
Hi,regin!Thank you very much for kind comment!
You know japanese? wow,GREAT!:-)
Sorry,I don't know where you can get it.
My guitar's attachement is tuner.not a mic.
I recorded this piece by movie-camera.
Best wishes,
Kei
Muy bien, qué linda interpretación, muchas gracias por compartirlo
Hermosa canción
Thank you for listening and your comment!
Greetings from Japan,
Kei
@ZotMalakhov
Thank you,Zot!!
I am glad you enjoy it!
Kei
Lindo!!!
Gracias por el comentario!
Kei
Hi,Thank you for the nice comments!!:D
very beautiful music and well played as well, could you please tell me where I can get the music score..
domo aregato gozaimas
あ、ど～もありがとうございます！！okinawaだいすき！
Dear Kei! PLEASE do not apologise for your
English - it'is marvellous! And you are so
polite - nothing you say could give offence!
'Kindly' is fine, anyway! Maybe we would use
'kind regards', but so what?! - Please don't
worry about your English - it's great!
I don't speak any Japanese, so it's wonderful
that we can communicate through English...
Warm regards, Maria
Thank you for al the interesting information,
Kei! You say 'pop' music - Is the tune an old popular melody,or a more recent one?
Beautiful, anyway!
Regards, Maria
僕はこの歌が大好きですよ。けいさんのギターを引き方はとてもすばらしいです。どうもうありがとう！僕の日本語はわるかった、ごめんなさい。僕は日本語をべんきょうしています。
This song is beautiful. And your performance was simply great.
I can't stop listening to it. There's something magical about it. It's calm, relaxing and touching...
Is this your personal arrangement of the song?
Could you share the partiture/tablature of it?
I would really love to play this song and make other people feel like while feel while I listened to you.
belleza ...
Hello！Thank you very much!!
Kei
Did you hear the Alfredo Casero's version? I was very popular here (Argentina) back in 2002 and everybody was singing it without knowing japanese. :D
"Shima uta io kaze ni ironí" that was the part that everybody learnt.
:D
@Baca48
日本語でのコメントありがとう！あなたのコメントはとても嬉しかったです。
日本語とても上手ですよ。きちんと伝わります。日本語の勉強がんばってくださいね！
Thank you so much for kind comment.
Your Japanese is very well.
I am happy you like this piece.
Best wishes,
Kei
Thank you！！Aligato!!
Damn! I love it :3
Can you send me the sheet music that you played??? Is a very beatyful music...
thanks...
Luiz
きれいですね＾＾
えへへ、てれるなあ～！どうもありがとう！
現代の名曲ですね。僕もダイスキです。
Thank you very much,ajie79!! domo arigato!!
Kind regards,
Kei
タニア、日本語じょうず！！このうた いいね！
タニアの歌ききたい！
ありがとう！
kei