【Prefecturally Designated：Tangible Folk】Amaga of Tomori in Gusukube-Cho

This is a spring found in a natural cave on the west side of the Tomori Motojima Remains at the border of Sunagawa and Tomori in Gusukube. From the entrance of the cave to the mouth of the spring is approximately 20m and is large for a natural cave with a spring, and the water also flows abundantly.

Until the water supply was sufficiently established in Gusukube in 1965, the spring was an essential source of drinking water and for everyday life for the people in the area. Fetching water was a daily chore for the women and children, and along the sides of the stone steps, we can observe several areas where it is worn, telling us of the hardships of the past ages.
In the history book, Yoseikyuki (1727), it is written that it is unknown when the spring was dug or discovered. This spring was used by the residents of each of the Motojima of Tomori, Sunagawa, and Shinzato (former settlements) even before the Great Tsunami of Meiwa, and after the relocation of the settlements.
This spring is an important source of information to better understand the historical changes of the water use by the local residents.