The Real Uta-jima. The Japanese word for “island” is jima, while the Japanese word uta translates to “song.” Thus, the island of Uta-jima is “Song Island”—a reference to the omnipresent sound …

2025年1月23日 · Uta-jima – Song Island – has only about fourteen hundred inhabitants and a coastline of something under three miles. Uta-Jima is a fictional island, but it is situated within …

Uta-jima is a small, insular island that is home to hardworking people who enjoy gossiping and spreading rumors about their neighbors. From the fishermen down by the docks to the …

The small island of Uta-jima—or Song Island—is inhabited by only about 1,400 people, and the coastline is only about three miles long—yet it is home to great beauty.

Uta-jima. Uta-jima (ew-tah-jee-muh). Japanese island, whose name translates as “Song Island,” that provides the novel’s central setting.

"The Sound of Waves" by Yukio Mishima is set predominantly on Uta-jima, a small Japanese island known as "Song Island." This idyllic location, characterized by its rocky coastline, …

2025年2月14日 · Uta-jima, a small island with a close-knit community of fishermen, is introduced. The islanders live a simple life, deeply connected to the sea and their traditions. The island's …

The Sound of Waves takes place in a small Japanese coastline community, Uta-jima Island, that is rocky, wooded and agriculturally barren. The men are fishermen naturally, especially for …

Yukio Mishima’s novel, The Sound of Waves, was first published in 1954 and is considered one of his most popular works. The novel is set on the small island of Uta-jima, located in the Seto …

The Sound of Waves is a story of first love and coming of age set in the post-WWII years on the Japanese island of Uta-jima. The protagonist is Shinji , an eighteen-year old young man of …