Introduction to Cultural Properties

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

比嘉の獅子舞い

Legend has it that the Shishi-mai of Higa began in 1913. The ruling class and the commoners disputed over land possessed by the settlement, and the is[…] read more – >

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

友利獅子舞い

Although the origins of the Shishi lion are unknown, the elders say that it has a history of 250 years. According to lore, when epidemics, fires, drou[…] read more – >

【Designated by the City:Intangible Folk】Uruka Kuicha

うるかクイチャー

Kuicha is a group dance in a circular formation that has been passed down over generations throughout Miyako. Being also referred to as “Voice Accord”[…] read more – >

【Designated by the City:Historical Records】Records Related to Shoei-Uji and the Motomura Family

向裔氏本村家関係資料

In Miyako, those with the ancestral background whose names start with the character 朝, are called the Shoei-uji Clan, drawn from the last name Sho ori[…] read more – >

【Designated by the City:Historical Records】Records Related to Chudo-Uji and the Nakasone Family

忠導氏仲宗根家関係資料

Descending from Nakasone Tuyumya, the Chudo-uji Clan was one of the two most powerful clans during the age of the Bakumatsu, splitting the control of […] read more – >

【Designated by the City:Classical Literature】Monument for the Sangyokai-no Onjin (Benefactors of the Industrial World)

産業界之恩人記念碑

This monument was erected within the grounds of the Miyako Shrine when it was constructed in July 1925, in commemoration of the three men, Shimoji Pec[…] read more – >

【Designated by the City:Classical Literature】Tombstone of Ongawa Satonushi Pechin

恩河里之子親雲上の墓碑

Built in the Bakumatsu period, this tombstone is old in comparison to other old tombstones found today. It is built with sandstone, measuring 62cm in […] read more – >

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

クイチャー

Long ago, women who engaged in weaving at a village guardhouse on orders are said to have likened white-crested waves on a reef to patterns of Jofu, o[…] read more – >

【Designated by the City:Tangible Folk】Agiisu (Chikaraishi Stone) of Gusukube

ぐすくべのアギイス(力石)

In each of the settlements, there were numerous tests of strengths among the youths up until before the war. One of these was sumo wrestling, but ther[…] read more – >

【Designated by the City:Classical Literature】Hohonhi Monument of Motomura Family

本村家「報本」碑

The inscribed words in this monument were presented to a member of the Shoei-uji clan, Chosho (Chosho Motomura, in office from 1851 to 1876), who was […] read more – >