Landmarks・Okinawa

Sefa-utakiSefa-utaki

Also known as: 斎場御嶽

A sacred utaki regarded as the kingdom's highest-ranked holy site, where state rituals were held. Its space of triangular overlapping boulders is mystical, and it is one of the non-gusuku component properties of the World Heritage site, located in Nanjo in the south.

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