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The area features a number of significant natural springs, including the Itokusen, as well as many [[Okinawan tombs|graves]]. The latter were formally grouped into the Shikina Cemetery (''Shikina reien'') in 1956; the graves of a number of notable historical figures, including [[Tei Junsoku]] and [[Nomura Ancho|Nomura Anchô]], were among those incorporated into the cemetery.
The area features a number of significant natural springs, including the Itokusen, as well as many [[Okinawan tombs|graves]]. The latter were formally grouped into the Shikina Cemetery (''Shikina reien'') in 1956; the graves of a number of notable historical figures, including [[Tei Junsoku]] and [[Nomura Ancho|Nomura Anchô]], were among those incorporated into the cemetery.
[[Shikina Shrine]] and its associated temple, [[Jin'o-ji|Jin'ô-ji]], as well as an equestrian grounds known as Shikina baba, were also located in the area. Of these, only the shrine remains today.
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