Kinjo-cho Stone Road (Kinjo-cho Ishidatami Michi) is a two-meter wide, 300-meter long path paved with large blocks of Ryukyuan limestone. It is located in Shuri, Okinawa, to the south of Shuri Castle.
Tama-u-dun (also Tamaudun) is a limestone mausoleum that houses the remains of members of the Sho En dynasty of the Kingdom of Ryukyu. It is located in Shuri, roughly 200 meters from the Shureimon.
Fukushu-en (Fukushu Garden) is a Chinese-style garden located in Naha City. It was constructed to celebrate the city?s historical ties to China?s Fujian province and current relationship with the city of Fuzhou.
Shiraume-no-To is a monument dedicated to the 22 girls of the No. 2 Okinawa Prefectural Girls? High School while serving as nurses during the Battle of Okinawa in World War II. Shiraume translates to mean ?white plum blossom? or ?white apricot blossom? and was the insignia of the school.
Kozakura-no-To is a large monument in Asahigaoka Park (Asahigaoka Koen), only a few yards from Gokoku-ji (Gokoku Temple) and Naminoue-gu (Naminoue Shrine) in Naminoue. It is dedicated to the children killed aboard the S.S. Tsushima Maru, an evacuation ship sunk during World War II.
Tsuboya is a district in Naha, Okinawa famed for its collection of potters. Homo sapiens on Okinawa first began using vessels made of earthen materials more than 6,600 years ago. The creation of such vessels changed tremendously, however, when the island began trade with China and Kyushu (the southern portion of mainland Japan) during the 12th century. Okinawa?s trade levels reached new highs in the 16th century (trading with nations as far away as Korea, Vietnam, and Thailand), so local artisans took up the craft of pottery both to supply local markets and to export. Thus, kilns began to appear across the island.
The Tomori Stone Lion (also, Tomimori Stone Lion and Tumui Stone Lion) is a stone sh?s? located in present-day Kochinda Town (Yaese Village) on the southern portion of Okinawa. It is the oldest village sh?s? on Okinawa.
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