Sefa-utaki
Sefa-utaki, meaning "purified place of Utaki," is a historical sacred space, overlooking Kudaka Island, that served as one of the key locations of worship in the native religion of the Ryukyuan people for millennia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Place of worship
- Description: sacred space in Kudaka, Okinawa
- Also known as: “Seifa-utaki”
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chinen Castle Ruins.
Chinen Castle Ruins
Archaeological site
Chinen Castle is a Ryukyuan gusuku in Nanjō, Okinawa. It is the second oldest castle in the Ryukyu Islands. The ruins consist of the old castle to the east being made out of rock and the other newer castle to the west being made out of ashlar masonry. Chinen Castle Ruins is situated 2 km southwest of Sefa-utaki.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yonabaru and Nishihara.
Yonabaru
Town
Photo: Hykw-a4, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Yonabaru is a town in Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It is located at the southern end of Okinawa Island, on the east coast, overlooking Nakagusuku Bay. Yonabaru is situated 8 km west of Sefa-utaki.
Nishihara
Town
Photo: Lequios-star, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nishihara is a town located in Nakagami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. In the Okinawan language, nishi means "north", as Nishihara was north of the historical Ryukyuan capital of Shuri. Nishihara is situated 9 km northwest of Sefa-utaki.
Sefa-utaki
- Categories: utaki, historic site, and religion
- Location: Nanjō Shi, Okinawa, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
26.17336° or 26° 10′ 24″ northLongitude
127.82741° or 127° 49′ 39″ eastOpen location code
7QR95RFG+8XOpenStreetMap ID
node 649372291OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q3087076
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Sefa-utaki” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “Sefa Utaki”
- Chinese: “斋场御岳”
- Chinese: “齋場御嶽”
- Czech: “Seifa-utaki”
- French: “Sanctuaire Sefa-utaki”
- French: “Sanctuaire Seifa-utaki”
- French: “Seifa-utaki”
- German: “Seifa Utaki”
- Indonesian: “Sefa Utaki”
- Italian: “Sefa-utaki”
- Japanese: “君ガ嶽、主ガ嶽ノイビ”
- Japanese: “斎場御嶽”
- Korean: “세이화우타키”
- Korean: “세화우타키”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Sefa Utaki”
- Spanish: “Jardín botánico”
- Turkish: “Sefa-utaki”
- Vietnamese: “Seifa-utaki”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include シキヨダユルアヌガヌピー; アマダユルアカシヌピー and Ufugu-i.
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