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*''Japanese/Okinawan'': 安須森御嶽 ''(Asumui utaki)''

Asumui utaki is a [[Ryukyuan religion|traditional Okinawan]] sacred grove, an ''[[utaki]]'', located at [[Hedo no misaki]], at the northern tip of [[Okinawa Island]]. According to some accounts, it was the first ''utaki'' created by the creation deity [[Amamiku]]. A site traditionally said to be the tomb of King [[Gihon]] (r. [[1249]]-[[1259]]) is located nearby.

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==References==
*Gregory Smits, ''Maritime Ryukyu'', University of Hawaii Press (2019), 152.

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