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| *''Japanese/Okinawan'': 安谷川嶽 ''(Adani gaa daki)'' | | *''Japanese/Okinawan'': 安谷川嶽 ''(Adani gaa daki)'' |
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− | Adani-gaa-daki is an Okinawan ''[[utaki]]'', or sacred place, associated with [[Oamushirare|Ôamushirare]]<!--大阿母志良礼・うふ あむしられ-->, a high-ranking high priestess of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]]. | + | Adani-gaa-daki is an Okinawan ''[[utaki]]'', or sacred place, associated with the nearby Adani-gaa natural water spring. It also bore a connection to the [[Oamushirare|Ôamushirare]]<!--大阿母志良礼・うふ あむしられ-->, a high-ranking high priestess of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]]. |
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− | The site is located on a small residential street in the Tônokura neighborhood of [[Shuri]]. It features a stone gate separating the inner space from the outer space; within the inner space are located sacred stones, a stone circle, and the entrance to a small cave. | + | The site is located in the Tônokura neighborhood of [[Shuri]], along the old ''[[shuku michi]]'' (post road) connecting Shuri and [[Urasoe]]. It features a stone gate separating the inner space from the outer space; within the inner space are located sacred stones, a stone circle, and the entrance to a small cave. |
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| Two stelae flank the entrance to the outer section of the space, where it is separated from the road. One stele, erected in [[1814]], attests that the residents of Tônokura contributed to form a fund to maintain the site, while the other was erected after World War II, when the site was restored. The site was named a Tangible Folk Cultural Asset by the city of [[Naha]] in 1977. | | Two stelae flank the entrance to the outer section of the space, where it is separated from the road. One stele, erected in [[1814]], attests that the residents of Tônokura contributed to form a fund to maintain the site, while the other was erected after World War II, when the site was restored. The site was named a Tangible Folk Cultural Asset by the city of [[Naha]] in 1977. |
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| ==References== | | ==References== |
− | *Plaques on-site. | + | *Plaques on-site at Adani-gaa, and at Adani-gaa-daki. |
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| ==External Links== | | ==External Links== |
| *[https://maps.google.com/maps?q=%E5%BD%93%E8%94%B5%E7%94%BA%EF%BC%91%E4%B8%81%E7%9B%AE&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=26.221747,127.718116&spn=0.000582,0.002642&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=37.052328,86.572266&t=h&hq=%E5%BD%93%E8%94%B5%E7%94%BA%EF%BC%91%E4%B8%81%E7%9B%AE&radius=15000&z=19&layer=c&cbll=26.221747,127.718117&panoid=_7gf_AC8evR9Pgdy8b8rgg&cbp=11,108.9,,0,1.9 Adani-gaa-daki on Google Maps] | | *[https://maps.google.com/maps?q=%E5%BD%93%E8%94%B5%E7%94%BA%EF%BC%91%E4%B8%81%E7%9B%AE&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=26.221747,127.718116&spn=0.000582,0.002642&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=37.052328,86.572266&t=h&hq=%E5%BD%93%E8%94%B5%E7%94%BA%EF%BC%91%E4%B8%81%E7%9B%AE&radius=15000&z=19&layer=c&cbll=26.221747,127.718117&panoid=_7gf_AC8evR9Pgdy8b8rgg&cbp=11,108.9,,0,1.9 Adani-gaa-daki on Google Maps] |
| + | *[https://maps.google.com/maps?q=%E5%BD%93%E8%94%B5%E7%94%BA%EF%BC%91%E4%B8%81%E7%9B%AE&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=26.222382,127.717907&spn=0.000582,0.002642&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=37.052328,86.572266&t=h&hq=%E5%BD%93%E8%94%B5%E7%94%BA%EF%BC%91%E4%B8%81%E7%9B%AE&radius=15000&layer=c&cbll=26.222383,127.717907&panoid=7JElgkXqq8wEmUtarr2Iug&cbp=11,269.26,,0,16.98&z=19 Adani-gaa spring on Google Maps] |
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| [[Category:Ryukyu]] | | [[Category:Ryukyu]] |
| [[Category:Edo Period]] | | [[Category:Edo Period]] |
| [[Category:Shrines]] | | [[Category:Shrines]] |