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The first Japanese immigrants to Hawaii 150 years ago are known as "Gannenmono".
It is because of the hardships they suffered and their resilience that Hawaii is a place where Japanese culture is valued even today.
This includes Japanese folk songs from Fukushima, Hiroshima, Fukuoka, Kumamoto, and Okinawa, where most of these immigrants came from; led by the Japanese folk song "Hore Hore bushi", which was sung while working on the plantation.
This is the first album that expresses gratitude to all the Gannenmono and Japanese-Americans who have helped preserve the Japanese culture.
Born and raised in Osaka Japan, Anju's first stage performance of Japanese folk song was at the young age of two and a half years old. Anju has been training under the guidance of her mother, Madoka Shouju, the current head of the Madoka no Kai. Anju toured in a rental car and gave street performances in Australia. Having been inspired by this experience, Anju began focusing her performances to an international audience and has since performed in Australia, China, Singapore, and the USA.