【National Designation：Historic Site】Yamato-ga

Yamato-ga is a spring (hollowed well) that is located at the north-eastern side of Hirara city. It is referenced in the Yoseikyuki (written in 1727) and thus, it is believed to have been dug around 1720. Around the well are cut stones, large and small, piled up and placed in a circular form, and there are stone steps laid along the path leading to and from the spring.

According to lore, it is said that the use of the spring was limited, only used by officials dispatched by the royal government in Shuri, and other such people. In the past, there were two gates that led to the spring, and it is told that there were guards to oversee the safety and use of the water. This rare stone site tells the relationship between the people of Miyakojima and the water that flows here, as well as the spectacular stonemasonry skills of the time.