Introduction to Cultural Properties

【Designated by the City:Natural Monument (Flora)】Plant Communities of Karimata

狩俣の植物群落

It is a natural forest growing on the hills behind the Karimata settlement. On the east side is a sheer cliff that drops to the ocean, and in the dist[…] read more – >

【Designated by the City:Natural Monument (Flora)】Mangrove Forest of Shimajiri

島尻のマングローブ林

Mangrove forests are communities of evergreen shrubs and trees that grow in the mud in the brackish waters (where sea and fresh waters mix) by the sea[…] read more – >

【Designated by the City:Intangible Folk 】Shisha (Lion Dance) of Matsubara

松原の獅子舞い(シーシャ)

This dance is performed at the square by the coast, referred to as Zugaki, during the Hari (Sea God Festival) held every year on May 4 of the lunar ca[…] read more – >

【Designated by the City:Intangible Folk 】Kuicha of Nikadori

クイチャー

The Kuicha of Nikadori has been passed down over time, danced by the people in their prayers for good harvests, wishes for rain, and for entertainment[…] read more – >

【Prefecturally Designated:Selected Intangible Folk 】Myakuzutsu of Ikema Island

池間島のミャークヅツ

Over three days starting on the day of the horse or Kinoeuma every year from August to September in the lunar calendar, the largest festival on Ikema […] read more – >

【Designated by the City:Tangible Folk】Kusu-nu-ka

クスヌカー(後の井)

There is a Niri, or worship song about Kusu-nu-ka, sung during the Ueyan (ancestral worship festival) which has been celebrated at the Karimata settle[…] read more – >

【Designated by the City:Tangible Folk】Isu-ga

イスゥガー(磯井)

This spring is said to be the foundation of the Karimata Settlement, and is mentioned in the ritual song of worship, the Tabi, recited at Ueyan (ances[…] read more – >

【Designated by the City:Natural Monument (Geology)】Nakahara Fossil

仲原化石

The Nakahara Fossil is a fossilized whale. It is located on the foreshore of Nakahara-Higashi Coast, below the cliff (about 50 m high) facing the paci[…] read more – >

【Designated by the City:Natural Monument (Flora)】Plant Community in the Surrounding Area of Mae-ga and the Sacred Tree

前井と御神木その周辺の植物群落

Mai-ga is located along the northern hillside in Shimozatosoe, and it used to be a cave spring that had long been used for drinking water by the resid[…] read more – >

【Designated by the City:Intangible Folk】Shishi-mai (Lion Dance) of Kami-ku

上区の獅子舞い

The five settlements of Sazuga, Uzzanmi, Zaratsuki, Yunabari, Panakisha are said to have been administratively separated from Shimozato Village as Shi[…] read more – >