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Utaki and Okinawan prayer sites(御嶽と沖縄の祈りの場)

うたき Utaki Sacred Groves

Utaki and Okinawan prayer sites(御嶽と沖縄の祈りの場)

Photo: そらみみ / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Source

No buildings: a grove or a rock is the sacred place, marked by nothing but a stone incense holder - hundreds of them across the islands.

TypeArchitecture
GenreArchitecture / Outdoor art / Land art
City / townNanjo
Area in the prefectureSouthern Okinawa Island

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Where is Utaki Sacred Groves?
It is in Nanjō, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It is an architecture.
What can I see at Utaki Sacred Groves?
No buildings: a grove or a rock is the sacred place, marked by nothing but a stone incense holder - hundreds of them across the islands. The focus is architecture, land art.

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