Municipal

【Designated by the City:Natural Monument and Historic Sites】Sazuga-Mine Ridge Volcanic Tuff Stratum and Sazuga Underground Bunker

The strata distributed in Sazuga-Mine Ridge correspond to the Shimajiri Group, which is the bedrock in the southern region of Okinawa Prefecture. In t[…] read more – >

【Designated by the City:Historic Site】Arafu Remains

The Arafu Remain (from 2,800 to 1,900 years ago) is from the Sakishima Prehistoric Age (late Jo-mon Period to Yayoi Period) during the Non-pottery Era[…] read more – >

【Designated by the City:Tangible Folk】The Steps of Pacha

Until around 1970, there weren’t any paved roads or ports on Kurima Island, and all living commodities and people were transported in and out of the i[…] read more – >

【Designated by City:Historic Site】Upudati Upudunu Myaaka

The Upudati Upudunu Myaaka is said to be the tomb of Upudati Upudunu, who was the head of Miyako Island in the late 15th century. The tomb follows the[…] read more – >

【Designated by the City:Tangible Cultural Properties (Structure)】Former Nishinaka Cooperative Sugar Refinery Site

At the Former Nishinaka Cooperative Sugar Refinery Site, you can find the “Former Nishinaka Cooperative Sugar Refinery Chimney,” which represents Miya[…] read more – >

【Designated by City:Tangible Cultural Properties (Structure)】Myaatsu Haka Tomb

This ancient tomb shows the forms of Myaaka, a distinctive style of Miyako Islands. The outer walls are the cut stones piled up to 7.6 meters in lengt[…] read more – >

【Municipal Designation:Natural Monument (Flora)】Miyakojima-so (Hemigraphis okamotoi)

The Miyakojima-so is a perennial plant of the family Acanthaceae. Generally, the Miyakojima-so grows in the sandy areas and on limestone along the sho[…] read more – >

【Designated by the City:Historic Site】Cenotaph for the Victims of the Tsunami in the 36th Year of the Qianlong Era (1771)

In the hills behind Maehama, Yonaha (commonly known as Maeyama) is a coral limestone monument that stands on a pedestal, measuring 64cm in height, 29c[…] read more – >

【Municipal Designation:Natural Monument (Flora)】Miyako-Hanawarabi (Helminthostachys zeylanica)

The Miyakojima-Hanawarabi is a perennial plant of the genus Helminthostachys of the Ophioglossaceae family, and the Miyakojima-Hanawarabi is the only […] read more – >

【Designated by the City:Historic Site】Monument of a Wrecked German Commercial Ship

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In 1873, a German merchant ship, the Robertson left Fuzhou for Australia. The ship, however, was stranded on a giant tidal land off Miyaguni in a typh[…] read more – >