Sēfa-utaki

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Name: Sēfa-utaki

Address: Nanjo city, Okinawa prefecture

Description: Okinawa’s most important sacred place is seated overlooking the Chinen peninsula. The site is said to have been made by the legendary creator, Amamikiyo. It is known as a sacred grove for prayer facing the island of gods, Kudaka. At time of inauguration of the Ryukyu supreme priestess, the Kikoe Ogimi, she came here to offer her first prayers in a ceremony called Oaraori. Two giant pieces of stone forming a reverse V form the entrance of the prayer site that faces Kudaka Island.

Date of photo shooting: September 2001

Shooting Time: Noon

Weather at the Time of Shooting: Sunny

Category: world heritages shrines/temples forests/woods

Contact info for inquiries

Name: Okinawa Film Office

Address: 1831-1 Oroku, Naha city, Okinawa, Japan
201 Okinawa Industrial Support Center, 901-0152

Website: http://filmoffice.ocvb.or.jp/

Contact Information: TEL：+81-98-859-6162
FAX：+81-98-859-6221

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