Uchikanagusuku Sacred Grove

Uchikanagusuku Sacred Grove is a heritage site in Japan. Uchikanagusuku Sacred Grove is situated nearby to the heritage site Kotaki, as well as near the square 民芸広場.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Shuri Castle and Shureimon.

Shuri Castle

Castle

Photo: 松岡明芳, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Shuri Castle is a Ryukyuan gusuku castle in the historic Shuri district of Naha, the capital of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Between 1429 and 1879, it was the palace of the Ryukyu Kingdom, before becoming largely neglected. Shuri Castle is situated 360 metres northeast of Uchikanagusuku Sacred Grove.

Shureimon

City gate

Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.

Shureimon is a gate in the Shuri neighborhood of Naha, the capital of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It was the second of Shuri Castle's main gates. Now it is the main gate to the castle complex. Shureimon is situated 300 metres north of Uchikanagusuku Sacred Grove.

Sonohyan-utaki

Place of worship

Photo: Nnh, Public domain.

Sonohyan-utaki is a sacred grove of trees and plants of the traditional indigenous Ryukyuan religion. It is located on the grounds of Shuri Castle in Naha, Okinawa, a few paces away from the Shureimon castle gate. Sonohyan-utaki is situated 310 metres north of Uchikanagusuku Sacred Grove.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Haebaru and Naha.

Haebaru

Town

Photo: Hykw-a4, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Haebaru is a town located in Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2025, the town has an estimated population of 41,585 and a density of 3,865 persons per km2. Haebaru is situated 3 km southeast of Uchikanagusuku Sacred Grove.

Naha

Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.

Naha is the capital of the Okinawa Prefecture in Japan and is the main city on Okinawa Island. It has a population of around 317,000, which is about a quarter of the total population of the island.

Kumemura

Quarter

Kumemura was an Okinawan community of scholars, bureaucrats, and diplomats in the port city of Naha near the royal capital of Shuri, which was a center of culture and learning during the time of the Ryukyu Kingdom. Kumemura is situated 4 km west of Uchikanagusuku Sacred Grove.

Uchikanagusuku Sacred Grove

Type: Heritage site
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

26.21552° or 26° 12′ 56″ north

Longitude

127.71622° or 127° 42′ 58″ east

Open location code

7QR96P88+6F

OpenStreetMap ID

node 9107766653

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=heritage

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In Other Languages

“Uchikanagusuku Sacred Grove” goes by many names.

Japanese: “Uchikanagusuku-taki”
Japanese: “うちかなぐすくたき”
Japanese: “内金城嶽”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kotaki and Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts, Kinjo Campus.

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