【Designated by the City：Natural Monument (Flora)】Plant Community of Maeyama Utaki Sacred Site

The plant community is located 500 meters southwest of the Yonaha community. The soil is made of Ryukyu limestone formed during the Quaternary Pleistocene. The community mainly consists of the common garcinia considered to have been planted 300-400 years ago.
There are some giant trees measuring one meter across their trunks, such as banyan and chinaberry trees. However, herbaceous layers are relatively poor. At Maeyama Utaki, there is a tradition of “seven-day seclusion” conducted in March, August and November of the lunar calendar, and the people under the protection of the local tutelary deity offer prayers for a good harvest and protection from evil.