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 of waves in the background of island life.

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 the real life Ise Bay, east of Osaka and Kyoto. At the entrance to Ise Bay is the island Kamishima which Uta-jima is based on. It is home to Yatsushiro Shrine and ...

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 lighthouse-keeper’s wife , who pries into the emotional and romantic lives of the village girls, everyone on the island is a participant—willing or unwilling—in ...

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, ancient pine forests, and a significant shrine dedicated to the sea god, profoundly influences the lives and culture of its inhabitants.

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 beauty is captured through its landscapes, such as the Yashiro Shrine and the lighthouse, which offer breathtaking views of the Gulf of Ise.

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 octopus, and the women are skin divers after seaweed and marine snails.

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 Inland Sea of Japan, and follows the story of a young fisherman …

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 great physical strength, courage, kindness, and fresh-faced naiveté.