BokenJapanSights in Nanjo, Okinawa
Nanjo · Okinawa · 19 places
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Teda Spring
Coastal spring where the sun deity is said to have descended, still visited for worship.
Nirai Bridge and Kanai Bridge
A 660m-long, 80m-high curving bridge with Pacific views of Chinen Cape and Kudaka Island.
Bridge of Happiness
Small bridge at Ganju Station in Nanjo; spreading your arms centers you between Sefa-utaki and Kudaka Island.
Yaharazukasa
Sacred sea site where creation deity Amamikyo first landed, reachable only at low tide.
Kudaka Island
Sacred island long called the Island of the Gods, about 25 minutes by ferry from Azama Port.
Nakandakari Spring
Only spring in the prefecture with an attached goemon bath, rebuilt in Ryukyu limestone in 1912.
Sashiki Ue Gusuku
Castle of Sho Hashi, unifier of the three kingdoms, and his father Sho Shisho, overlooking Nakagusuku Bay and Kudaka Island.
Fusozaki Coast Hamajincho Community
Rare coastal hamajincho community, a prefectural natural monument mixed with mangroves in a wetland park.
Nanjo Art Museum
Art museum in the same mountains as World Heritage Sefa-utaki, overlooking blue sea and sky.
Ukinju-Hainju
Two coastal springs told as Ryukyu's rice-farming birthplace and an eastern pilgrimage worship site.
Kakinohana Spring
Spring selected as one of Japan's 100 Famous Waters, below castle ruins, with views of a cobalt-blue sea.
Ufugusuku Castle Ruins
Castle ruins on steep limestone cliffs, built into the natural terrain around the 14th century.
Sefa-utaki
Highest sacred site of the Ryukyu Kingdom, a World Heritage site since December 2000.
Hamagawa Utaki
Green forest where creation deity Amamikyo rested at a spring, an eastern pilgrimage site.
Tomb of Momoto Fumiagari
Tomb of a Ryukyuan princess sacrificed in men's power struggles.
Chinen Castle Ruins
Said to be Chinen Aji's castle, sung in Omoro Soshi, considered used since the 13th century.
Chinen Ukka
Sacred spring where Amamikyo is said to have planted rice brought from heaven.
Chinen Cape Park
Scenic cape park overlooking the Pacific, Kudaka Island, and Komaka Island, with a gazebo and paths.
Itokazu Abuchiragama Guide Center
270m natural cave in Nanjo, a wartime shelter and hospital annex; about 150,000 peace-learning visitors yearly.