History / Culture / Tour Spots in Yanbaru Area Area

  • Yambaru Wildlife Conservation Center Ufugi Nature Museum
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    4.0
    47 Reviews
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    Okinawa Kunigami-gun Kunigamison

    A very small facility. Theres only one Yanbarukuina bird. But I enjoyed seeing it. Because a woman who instruct us about the bird is very funny. You should enjoy her talk, but English isnt...

  • Ogimi Village Bashofu Hall
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    4.0
    16 Reviews
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    Okinawa Pref. Kunigamigunogimison Kijoka 454
    Bashofu (abaca cloth) has been designated one of the nation’s Important Intangible Cultural Properties, and this is the only place in the prefecture where you can see the creation process up close. The first floor features a video that demonstrates the painstaking handiwork that utilizes the local natural environment to create the product. Products are exhibited and sold here as well. The second floor is the work area, where artisans of the traditional craft carry out their training. Observation is possible, but you must receive permission in advance.

    ウィルスで軒並み休業の中でも開いていた。 それどころか二階の作業場では、23段階ある作業の5番目「苧(う-)引き」の最中で、ぜひ見て行けと勧められた。 15人ほどの女性が集まって、それぞれが竹はさみで原皮をしごいて不純物を取り除く。 他に原皮を炊きあげる男性、しばらくして平良敏子さんもお見かけした。 1921年生まれ、先日2月14日にめでたく100歳を迎えられたとのこと。 階段をしっかりと昇って...

  • Izena Village Fureai Folklore Museum
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    4.0
    6 Reviews
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    Okinawa Shimajiri-gun Izena Mura Izena 196-129
    Izena Village Community Folklore Museum, is located in the Izena, Izena Village, Shimajiri County. It serves as repository for materials about the history and folk culture of the island. Since Izena Island is the birthplace of King Shoen, founder of the Second Sho Dynasty, which ruled the Ryukyu Kingdum for 400 years until the Meiji Period, the museum, contains many items connected with the royal family.

    伊是名島の文化も勉強できますが「尚円王」生誕の地であることから王家ゆかりの銘苅家収蔵品として国王や王族から賜った贈り物をはじめ、美しい漆器なども展示されています。

  • Higashi Museum (Higashi Village Yama to Mizu no Seikatsu Hakubutsukan)
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    Okinawa Kunigami-gun Higashi Mura Kawata 61-1
    This museum is located in Higashi Village, Okinawa Prefecture. Visitors can learn about life in Higashi Village as well as the village's history through an abundance of pictures, artifacts, and other items. Notable exhibits include a diorama of the local ecology from the headstream of Yanbaru forests to the mangrove forest at the estuary, a skeletal specimen of a dugong, and bird taxidermy specimens. The museum also raises pit vipers, giant mottled eels, Ryukyu wild boars, and other wildlife native to Okinawa. Visitors can learn about how people used to live in Okinawa from the everyday items once used by islanders on display as well from exhibits about jobs that used to exist on the island.
  • Ruins of Izena Castle
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    Okinawa Shimajiri-gun Izena Mura Izena
    The ruins of Izena Castle are located in the Izena, Izena Village, Shimajiri County. It is said to have been built between the 11th and 14th centuries. It was the home of Samekawa Ufunushi, the grandfather of King Sho Hashi, who united the main island of Okinawa and established the first Sho dynasty. Backed by cliffs, it was a natural fortress. It has been designated a Prefectural Historic Monument.
  • Iheya Village History Folk customs Museum
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    Okinawa Shimajiri-gun Iheyason Gakiya 217-27
  • Kunigamison Chamber of Commerce and Industry Building
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    Okinawa Kunigami-gun Kunigamison Hentona 264-1
  • Ada No Syng
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    Okinawa Pref. Kunigamigunkunigamison Ada
  • Seventh day Adventist Okuma Church
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    Okinawa Pref. Kunigamigunkunigamison Okuma 246
  • Higashison Bunka‧Sports Museum
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    Okinawa Kunigami-gun Higashison Taira 861-28
  • Yazohaka
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    Okinawa Prefecture Shimajiri-gun Iheya village
  • Sato Bashofu
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    Kunigami-gun, Okinawa Prefecture Ogimi Village
  • Usa Hama Ruins
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    Okinawa Kunigami-gun Kunigamison

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