Historic Sites, Places of Scenic Beauty, and Natural Monuments of Okinawa

Okinawa Historic Sites, Places of Scenic Beauty, and Natural Monuments

Cotton Field Ruins

On a Yomitan dune, this national historic site yielded Okinawa's first stone-cist graves and Yayoi pottery in 1977, proving Kyushu contact two thousand years ago.

Okinawa Historic Sites, Places of Scenic Beauty, and Natural Monuments

Yamada Castle Ruins

A 14th-15th century Ryukyuan gusuku on a limestone ridge in Onna, Okinawa. Said to be the first stronghold of warlord Gosamaru; National Historic Site since 2008.

Okinawa Historic Sites, Places of Scenic Beauty, and Natural Monuments

Awa's Tanagerugumui Plant Community

Okinawa １６世紀～１８世紀 Historic Sites, Places of Scenic Beauty, and Natural Monuments

Amamikunumui

Okinawa Historic Sites, Places of Scenic Beauty, and Natural Monuments

Arakawa River's Wild Cherry Blossom Habitat

Okinawa Historic Sites, Places of Scenic Beauty, and Natural Monuments

Ishigaki Family Garden

Okinawa Historic Sites, Places of Scenic Beauty, and Natural Monuments

Tsunami Stones on the East Coast of Ishigaki Island

Okinawa Historic Sites, Places of Scenic Beauty, and Natural Monuments

The Yaeyamashita Tree Habitat in Hirakubo, Ishigaki Island

Okinawa Historic Sites, Places of Scenic Beauty, and Natural Monuments

Itokazu Castle Ruins

Okinawa Historic Sites, Places of Scenic Beauty, and Natural Monuments

Inami Shell Mound

Okinawa Historic Sites, Places of Scenic Beauty, and Natural Monuments

Iheya Island's Nento Hiramatsu

Okinawa Historic Sites, Places of Scenic Beauty, and Natural Monuments

Urasoe Castle Ruins

Okinawa Historic Sites, Places of Scenic Beauty, and Natural Monuments

Oyama Shell Mound

Okinawa Historic Sites, Places of Scenic Beauty, and Natural Monuments

Ogido Shell Mound

Okinawa Historic Sites, Places of Scenic Beauty, and Natural Monuments

Kabira Bay and Mt. Omotodake

Okinawa 大正～昭和 Historic Sites, Places of Scenic Beauty, and Natural Monuments

Kitadaito Island Phosphorus Mine Ruins

Okinawa Historic Sites, Places of Scenic Beauty, and Natural Monuments

Gushikawa Castle Ruins

Okinawa Historic Sites, Places of Scenic Beauty, and Natural Monuments

Coastal Plant Communities on Kudaka Island

Okinawa Historic Sites, Places of Scenic Beauty, and Natural Monuments

Kunigami-Kata Saikaido

Okinawa Historic Sites, Places of Scenic Beauty, and Natural Monuments

Kubura Bali and Kubura Furi

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