Landmarks・Okinawa

Sonohyan-utaki IshimonSonohyan-utaki Ishimon

Also known as: 園比屋武御嶽石門

A stone gate at the entrance to a sacred site where the king prayed for safe travel before leaving the castle. Near Shuri Castle's Shureimon, it is one of the component properties of the World Heritage site.

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