Jinmen-iwa
Jinmen-iwa is an archaeological site in Yonaguni Town, Yaeyama District, Okinawa. Jinmen-iwa is situated nearby to the islet 新川鼻東小島, as well as near Yonaguni Monument.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Big rock that resembles a human face, Yonaguni, Japan
- Also known as: “Jinmen’iwa” and “Jinmeniwa”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Yonaguni and Yonaguni Monument.
Yonaguni
Photo: Vincent Lou, CC BY 2.0.
Yonaguni, one of the Yaeyama Islands, is the westernmost island of Japan, lying 108 kilometers from the east coast of Taiwan, between the East China Sea and the Philippine Sea.
Yonaguni Monument
Photo: Vincent Lou, CC BY 2.0.
The Yonaguni Monument, also known as the Yonaguni Submarine Ruins, is a submerged rock formation off the coast of Yonaguni, the southernmost of the Ryukyu Islands, in Japan. Yonaguni Monument is situated 800 metres south of Jinmen-iwa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kubura.
Kubura
Neighborhood
Photo: Yasu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kubura is a neighborhood, which is situated 7 km west of Jinmen-iwa.
Jinmen-iwa
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Yonaguni Town, Yaeyama District, Okinawa, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
24.44292° or 24° 26′ 35″ northLongitude
123.01382° or 123° 0′ 50″ eastOpen location code
7QP5C2V7+5GOpenStreetMap ID
way 702922728OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q65506945
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In Other Languages
“Jinmen-iwa” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “人面岩”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 人面岩 and 新川鼻東小島.
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