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Kinjo-cho Stone Road PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 31 July 2008
Stone Road Okinawa

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.

Last Updated ( Sunday, 19 October 2008 )
 
Tama-u-Dun PDF Print E-mail
Saturday, 26 July 2008
Tamaudun Okinawa

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.

Last Updated ( Monday, 28 July 2008 )
 
Fukushu-en PDF Print E-mail
Friday, 25 July 2008
Fukushu-en

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.

Last Updated ( Sunday, 19 October 2008 )
 
Sonohyan Utaki Stone Gate PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, 23 July 2008
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Sonohyan Utaki Stone Gate (Sonohyan Utaki Ishimon) is located in Shuri Castle Park, roughly 50 meters to the rear of the Shureimon.

Last Updated ( Monday, 28 July 2008 )
 
Hakugin-do Shrine PDF Print E-mail
Tuesday, 22 July 2008

Hakugin-do Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Itoman City, Okinawa.

Last Updated ( Monday, 28 July 2008 )
 
Naminoue Shrine PDF Print E-mail
Tuesday, 22 July 2008
Naminoue Okinawa

Naminoue Shrine (Naminoue-gu) is a Shinto shrine located on a bluff overlooking the East China Sea in Naminoue, not far from present-day Naha Port.

Last Updated ( Monday, 28 July 2008 )
 
Shiraume-no-To PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 17 July 2008

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.

Last Updated ( Friday, 18 July 2008 )
 
Gokaku-ji PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 17 July 2008

Gokaku Temple (Gokaku-ji) is a Buddhist temple located next to Naminoue Shrine in Naminoue.

Last Updated ( Monday, 28 July 2008 )
 
Kozakura-no-To PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 17 July 2008

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.

Last Updated ( Monday, 28 July 2008 )
 
Tsuboya PDF Print E-mail
Monday, 14 July 2008
Tsuboya

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.

Last Updated ( Monday, 28 July 2008 )
 
Tomori Stone Lion (Sh?s PDF Print E-mail
Friday, 11 July 2008

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.

Last Updated ( Sunday, 03 August 2008 )
 
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