Gyokusendo
A limestone cave five kilometres long. It shows how an island of Ryukyu limestone came to be.
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Value Village
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A limestone cave five kilometres long. It shows how an island of Ryukyu limestone came to be.
Reference scenery of the region; not a photo of this facilityIt carves the name of every person who died in the Battle of Okinawa, regardless of nationality, soldier or civilian.
Reference scenery of the region; not a photo of this facilityTrees planted as a windbreak became the hedge that shelters the village.
Reference scenery of the region; not a photo of this facilityIt carries the memory of the Battle of Okinawa.
Reference scenery of the region; not a photo of this facilityNinety percent of the island is primeval forest. The Iriomote cat is a Special Natural Monument.
Reference scenery of the region; not a photo of this facilityA Roman coin was excavated here, showing how far trade by sea reached.
Reference scenery of the region; not a photo of this facilityIts curving stone walls are beautiful. Perry is said to have surveyed them and been astonished at their accuracy.
Reference scenery of the region; not a photo of this facilityThe seat of the king of Hokuzan. A wall 1.5 kilometres long runs along the ridge.
Reference scenery of the region; not a photo of this facilityIt burned in 2019 and is being rebuilt. The stone walls of the castle site remain World Heritage.
Reference scenery of the region; not a photo of this facilityRed tiles and shisa, and streets of white sand. The island's code, utsugumi, has kept the townscape.
Reference scenery of the region; not a photo of this facility