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The [[Aragaki house]] and ''agari-nu-gama'' ("eastern kiln") pottery kilns in the district have been designated [[Important Cultural Properties]] at the national level, while the district's ''fee-nu-kama'' ("southern kiln"), the only still-active ''arayachi'' kiln in the district, is a prefectural important cultural property.

The [[Aragaki house]] and ''agari-nu-gama'' ("eastern kiln") pottery kilns in the district have been designated [[Important Cultural Properties]] at the national level, while the district's ''fee-nu-kama'' ("southern kiln"), the only still-active ''arayachi'' kiln in the district, is a prefectural important cultural property.

The district has two communal springs. The ''agari nu kaa'' 東ヌカー, at the eastern end of Yachimun-dôri, was the earlier well to be dug; it's said to be over 300 years old. Up until WWII, it was a vital source of drinking water for the community. Since the spread of modern plumbing, the spring is less-used for that purpose but remains a site of worship and sacred reverence.

The district has two communal springs. The ''agari nu kaa'' (東ヌカー, "eastern spring"), at the eastern end of Yachimun-dôri, was the earlier well to be dug; it's said to be over 300 years old. Up until WWII, it was a vital source of drinking water for the community. Since the spread of modern plumbing, the spring is less-used for that purpose but remains a site of worship and sacred reverence. Additional springs included the ''ufukaa'' (大カー, "large spring") and the ''shimu nu kaa'' (下ヌカー, "lower spring"), which were used both as sites of worship and as sources for water for drinking, washing, and other everyday purposes.

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==References==

==References==

*Gallery labels, Okinawa Prefectural Museum.; Gallery labels, "The Tsuboya-yaki region" and "Okinawan pottery," Gallery 4: Minzoku, National Museum of Japanese History.

*Gallery labels, Okinawa Prefectural Museum.; Gallery labels, "The Tsuboya-yaki region" and "Okinawan pottery," Gallery 4: Minzoku, National Museum of Japanese History.

*Plaques on-site in Tsuboya.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/26127673288/sizes/h/][https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/49737462227/sizes/l/]

*Plaques on-site in Tsuboya.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/26127673288/sizes/h/][https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/49737462227/sizes/l/][https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/49736583443/in/photostream/]

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