The inscription, by [[Sengan]], sixth abbot of [[Engaku-ji (Okinawa)|Engaku-ji]], praises King [[Sho Sei (尚清)|Shô Sei]], who had the road paved running from the shrine at [[Bengadake]]<!--弁ヶ嶽-->, the highest point in [[Naha]], to Shuri castle, and had pine trees planted all along its length. The inscription on one side of the stele is written in [[classical Chinese]], and that on the other side in a combination of ''[[kanji]]'' and ''[[kana]]''. The latter reads in part: | The inscription, by [[Sengan]], sixth abbot of [[Engaku-ji (Okinawa)|Engaku-ji]], praises King [[Sho Sei (尚清)|Shô Sei]], who had the road paved running from the shrine at [[Bengadake]]<!--弁ヶ嶽-->, the highest point in [[Naha]], to Shuri castle, and had pine trees planted all along its length. The inscription on one side of the stele is written in [[classical Chinese]], and that on the other side in a combination of ''[[kanji]]'' and ''[[kana]]''. The latter reads in part: |