Alongside "Akai Kutsu" (Red Shoes), this song evokes a unique exoticism with its focus on foreign lands. It was published in 1921 (Taisho 10) in "Kin no Fune" (Golden Ship). It is a novel song that makes a doll speak as if alive, saying, "I don't understand the language." Ujo Noguchi stated in his memoirs that he conceived this poem after observing the popularity among children of Kewpie dolls made of American-born celluloid. Furthermore, it is said to have been created as a symbol of Japan-U.S. friendship, based on the idea that "everything must be education of love without borders." Upon its release, the song quickly spread as a children's favorite, and five years after its composition, in 1927 (Showa 2), it developed into a major goodwill project where 12,000 bisque dolls were sent from the United States as goodwill ambassadors, each with a passport and ticket.