BokenJapanSights in Aguni, Okinawa
Aguni · Okinawa · 13 places
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Okinawa Sea Salt Research Institute
Produces popular mineral-rich Aguni salt with a 10-meter tower and about 15,000 bamboo sticks.
Do-ji
Maintained limestone cave near Aguni's north coast, where an exiled Naha monk once lived; revered as sacred.
Stone Walls and Fukugi Tree Rows
Old red-tile houses, tall Fukugi trees, and hand-stacked stone walls remain in Aguni Island villages.
Yahija Coast
Coastal cliffs with Okinawa's only large tuff layers, from blackish basalt and andesite to white walls tens of meters high.
Mahana Observatory
Cliff-top observatory with panoramic East China Sea views, island vistas, sunsets, and birdwatching.
Aguni Island
Island known for Aguni salt, red-tile houses, coral walls, Nabbie's Love sites, white beaches, Tera cave, and stars.
Tuji
Large stone tanks on water-poor Aguni stored rainwater; carved from coastal rock and handed down for generations.
Munjuru Bushi Song Monument
Song monument in Doji Park for Munjuru Bushi, Aguni's intangible cultural property.
Higashi Yamatuga
Sacred split-rock path to a spring once used as Aguni's water source, with waterworks remains.
Nishi Uganjo
Sacred site at the West settlement's edge, untouched for over 100 years and a prefectural natural monument.
Taisho Pond Park
Quiet green pond commemorating Emperor Taisho's enthronement, with waterbirds and an overlook.
Fudenzaki Cape
Steep cliffs about 85 meters above the sea, with exceptional sunsets and volcanic rocks indicating past activity.
Terukinabaru Monpanoki Grove
Village natural monument of coastal trees with white flowers that shade beaches and serve as windbreaks.