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Taketomi Island village（竹富島の集落）

たけとみじまのしゅうらく Taketomi Island Village

Taketomi Island village（竹富島の集落）

Photo: ippei & janine naoi / CC BY 2.0 ／ Source

Red-tiled houses inside coral walls on sand lanes, kept by a charter the islanders wrote: do not sell, spoil, disturb or destroy - use it.

TypeArchitecture
GenreArchitecture
City / townTaketomi
Founded / openedEdo period
Area in the prefectureYaeyama Islands

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Where is Taketomi Island Village?
It is in Taketomi, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It is an architecture.
What can I see at Taketomi Island Village?
Red-tiled houses inside coral walls on sand lanes, kept by a charter the islanders wrote: do not sell, spoil, disturb or destroy - use it. The focus is architecture.
When was Taketomi Island Village established?
It dates from the Edo period.

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