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Sonohyan-utaki Stone Gate（園比屋武御嶽石門）

そのひゃんうたきいしもん Sonohyan Utaki Stone Gate

Sonohyan-utaki Stone Gate（園比屋武御嶽石門）

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Shaped as a gate but never walked through - a structure built purely so the king could pray at it before leaving the castle.

TypeArchitecture
GenreArchitecture / Sculpture
City / townNaha
Area in the prefectureSouthern Okinawa Island

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Where is Sonohyan Utaki Stone Gate?
It is in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It is an architecture.
What can I see at Sonohyan Utaki Stone Gate?
Shaped as a gate but never walked through - a structure built purely so the king could pray at it before leaving the castle. The focus is architecture, sculpture.
When was Sonohyan Utaki Stone Gate established?
It dates from 1519.

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