#auto-translate Uchinunka Uchinuka of good is a tribal river (Ubugar) of Taira, once used as water of baby production and young winter of New Year. Also, until recently when water supply ...
#auto-translate Torpedo (propulsion part) of the Japanese Navy The torpedo that was exhibited was discovered during building construction from the site of the former Naval Force housing w...
#auto-translate Okgyo remains 1 (tomigusuku city designated cultural asset) -Shi was founded as transportation links (Jiajing Yuan) in 1522-SHURI with shimajiri district. Edge bridge at b...
#auto-translate Okgyo remains 2 (tomigusuku city designated cultural asset) -Shi aims to defend Naha and Naha port are 1522 (Yasushi original) SHURI Castle and military points to the seco...
#auto-translate -Shaped monument
Of fine grained sandstone monument in dialect is called nibinufni in the engraved in Sanskrit characters (ancient India Sanskrit writing letter).
"Abb...
#auto-translate Wind section monument. "Has gathered in love tips deliver does not Vale Bird Island" (monument description) meaning "tell me if there is not crying birds warn Xiao in the ...
Salt-Making and the Salt Farm Site of Yone
In Yone, the salt fields were that of Irihama-style which used the ebb and flow of the tides. It was once one of the major areas of salt pro...
Tomigusuku Jinjo Elementary School Site
This area, which rests upon a small hill, is locally referred to as Menuhira and is a significant part in speaking of the dawn of school educat...
The Kojaya of Bin
This building housed Gan (portable shrines in the shape of a castle that carried the deceased). In the settlement of Bin, the Gan were referred to as Koja, and the s...
Ishihiya Bashi (Ishiba-shi) Bridge
The Ishihiya Bashi Bridge is located downstream on the Noha River which flows outheast of the Tomigusuku Gusuku castle. Up until the war, it was a b...
Shisa (Stone Shi Shi Lion) of Madanbashi
The Shisa is locally referred to as Iri-nu Shisa, and is said to have been initially placed facing the Gana Forest which floated on the waters...
Taira Gusuku (Taira-jo Site)
Taira Gusuku is a castle built on a hilltop 109 meters above sea level, the highest point in Tomigusuku City, located behind the Taira community.
The ...
The Tagami Shiisa (Stone Lion Figure)
This Shiisa is one of the pair stone lion figures of the Tagami community. It is located at the westernmost point of the community to ward off al...
Todoruchi-ga
Tuduruchi-ga spring is documented in the Ryukyu-koku Kyuki (Old Records of the Ryukyuan State) which was compiled in 1731 by the Royal Government of the Kingdom of the Ry...
Chiiya
Chiiya is a small limestone island located to the north of Tomigusuku Gusuku, in the southwestern edge of Manko Lake. Situated in Manko Lake with a view of Tomigusuku Gusuku, C...
Jon Manjiro and the Onaga Takayasu Family
John Manjiro (Manjiro Nakahama) was born in 1827, in Nakanohama Village, Tosa Clan (today’s Tosa-Shimizu City, Kochi Prefecture), as a son of...
Bin Gusuku (Bin-jo Site)
Bin Gusuku is constructed on top of a hill, 106 meters above sea level, located on the northeast side of the Bin settlement.
During the Sanzan (three kingdo...
Nagamine Gusuku (Nagamine-jo Site)
Nagamine Gusuku is located atop a hill 98 meters above sea level, on the boundaries of the Kakazu and Nagado hamlets.
It is said that the Gusuku...
Senaga Island (Senaga Gusuku)
Senaga Island is located approximately 600 meters off the west coast of Tomigusuku City. The circumference of the island is approximately 1.5 kilometers,...
Ganya and Gango-Sai of Takayasu
Gan refers to the house-shaped palanquin which carries the coffin holding the deceased during a burial ceremony. The Ganya is a building which enshrine...
Kakazu Banta
In the past, together with Tomigusuku Gusuku and Senaga Island, the Kakazu Banta was known as one of ‘Tomigusuku Sankei,’ the three scenic points in Tomigusuku. In the Ok...
Bin's Nmai Horse Track and Juguya
Nmai horse tracks were established in various locations throughout the prefecture, and at these fields, people gathered for Ryukyu Keiba (competition...
Ishimashimo and the Sanbon-Machi Pine Trees of Zayasu
This is a sacred place of prayer in Zayasu, referred to as Ishimashimo or Ishimashi. It is located on the western side of the set...
Iraha Internment Camp Site
Many facilities to intern survivors and prisoners from the Battle of Okinawa were established across Okinawa Prefecture. Iraha Internment Camp was one of th...
Bijun (Sacred Stone) of Gibo
The Bijun of Gibo enshrines a rounded stone that is thought to have divine power, at the center of a small hill called Agarinumogwa. According to local lo...
The Shisa (Stone Lion) of Nakachi
The Shisa of Nakachi is located on the western end of the settlement, enshrined at the entrance and facing away from the neighborhood, toward Prefect...
The Nesabu's Shisa and Sangwachi Ashibi
The Shisa (lion dog statute) of Nesabu is said to have been erected facing the Ganamui, a small island that was once afloat in Manko Lake. Acco...