【National Designation：Historic Site】Sakishima Islands Hibanmui “Tomibansho (Lookout)” Uruka Tomi

Five (5) locations in Miyakojima City (Ikema, Karimata, Shimajiri, Kurima, Uruka)
These sites are lookouts points that functioned as observation and reporting (using beacon fire) stations, watching over the maritime traffic. They were established by the Ryukyu government controlled under the Satsuma Clan during the Edo period, during the time when the nation was closed to the outside world in 1644. Located at the westernmost point in the Ryukyu Archipelago, the Sakishima Islands directly face the tensions in the East China Seas, and therefore, these lookouts are significant sites as they complete the closure of the nation at the time from the outside world.
　Located at the southern end of Uipya-yama (forest) in Uruka, Gusukube, the lookout is square in shape, made with piles of cut Ryukyu limestone. There are steps at the entrance facing north, and the lookout is approximately 7m east to west, 4.5m south to north, and the wall on its east side is about 1m in height. The lookout commands a panoramic view of the Pacific Ocean, and overlooks the Uruka Motoshima (Uruka village site), and Tomori Motoshima (Tomori village site).