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*''Japanese'': 美連嶽 or 免津良嶽 ''(mezura dake)''
*''Japanese'': 美連嶽 or 免津良嶽 ''(mezura dake)''
Mezura-dake, also known as Minchira utaki, is an ''[[utaki]]'', or sacred space, located just outside [[Shuri castle]], along Aijo-ufumichi and just to the south of the castle's Chûzanmon.
Mezura-dake, also known as Minchira utaki, is an ''[[utaki]]'', or sacred space, located just outside [[Shuri castle]], along [[Aijo-ufumichi|Aijô-ufumichi]] and just to the south of the castle's Chûzanmon.
A 17th century map of the city shows a shrine building on the site; today, the site consists chiefly of just a significant rock outcropping, about 16 feet high, in a small space between buildings. During the time of the kingdom, the shrine was one of those overseen by the Makabe [[oamushirare]] (High Priestess).
A 17th century map of the city shows a shrine building on the site; today, the site consists chiefly of just a significant rock outcropping, about 16 feet high, in a small space between buildings. During the time of the kingdom, the shrine was one of those overseen by the Makabe [[oamushirare]] (High Priestess).