日本、沖縄、おきなわワールド
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日本、沖縄、おきなわワールド
Point of view (POV) from a cyclist, cycling through Nanjo after descending from Chinen Cape in Okinawa, Japan on 17 Oct 2024 (Long Take - Uncut Video)
1954-1955 Parkhurst Wrestling Trading Cards
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1955-1956 Parkhurst Wrestling Trading Cards
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A detail of Shikiyodayuru and Amadayuru, two jugs placed to collect the water dripping from two stalactites above in one of the sanctuaries of Sefa Utaki, a historical sacred space that served an important sacred site of the indigenous Okinawan religion. The water was used as spiritual water for New Year’s rituals.
Sefa-utaki is an important sacred site of the indigenous Okinawan religion, which, similar to Shinto, places emphasis on the worship of nature. The site is located on a densely forested hillside along the ocean and features several rock formations. The six “Ibi”, sanctuaries for praying were named after important places in Shuri Castle, reflecting the strong connection between the royal family and the religion.
One of the six sanctuaries called "Ibi" within Sefa-utaki, a historical sacred space that served as one of the key locations of worship in the native religion of the Ryukyuan people for millennia. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu in Nanjō, Okinawa. Ufugui means the hall and the salon, the praying place is called “Una” and is laid with bricks in front.
A visitor seen through Sangui, two gigantic blocks of coral limestone forming an enclosed triangular space that is one of the places of worship in Sefa Utaki, Okinawa, Japan. On one side of the passage are the stalactites from which dripping water is collected in jugs for rituals, while on the other a high promontory offers views out to sea and the Kudaka island. This is where Amamikyu, goddess of creation, made landfall on Okinawa.
A visitor climbs up the Ujo-guchi, the stone-paved road which is the entrance to Sefa Utaki, in Okinawa, Japan. "Utaki" is the collective name for the sacred places widely distributed in the Nansei Islands. Sefa-utaki is the most sacred site of Ryukyu Kingdom. Men used to be prohibited from entering here, and even kings were supposed to dress as women when they entered. This is where Oaraori, the inauguration ceremony of Kikoe Okimi – the highest-ranking priestess in the Ryukyu Kingdom – was held.
One of the six sanctuaries called "Ibi" within Sefa-utaki, a historical sacred space that served an important sacred site of the indigenous Okinawan religion. The sanctuaries for praying were named after important places in Shuri Castle, reflecting the strong connection between the royal family and the religion. Yuinchi means "kitchen" in the palace terms, but can also interpreted as a "place fully filled with abundance of harvests". This is connected both to the fact that Sefa Utaki was considered as an important place for Agari Umaai, the pilgrimage for kings to visit each Utaki site and pray for the prosperity of the kingdom and bountiful grain harvests.
