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Utaki (御嶽) is an
Okinawan term for a
sacred place,
often a grove, cave, or mountain. They are
central to the
Ryukyuan religion and the
former noro priestess...
- Sefa-
utaki (斎場御嶽, Okinawan: シェーファウタキ Seefa-
utaki),
meaning "purified
place of
Utaki," is a
historical sacred space,
overlooking Kudaka Island, that served...
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religion (琉球信仰), Ryūkyū Shintō (琉球神道),
Nirai Kanai Shinkō (ニライカナイ信仰), or
Utaki Shinkō (御嶽信仰) is the
indigenous belief system of the
Ryukyu Islands. While...
- held at the most
sacred site of
Okinawa Island, Sēfa
Utaki as well as the ones
given in the ten
utakis inside Shuri Castle. Kikoe-ōgimi is the incarnation...
- (Okinawan: ヌール, romanized: nuuru) are
priestesses of the
Ryukyuan religion at
Utaki. They have
existed since at
least the
beginning of the
Gusuku period (late...
- Kikoe-ōgimi (chifi-ufujin) (high-priestess) were made. Sonohyan-
utaki (園比屋武御嶽, Okinawan:
sunuhyan utaki) – a
sacred stone "gate" to the left of
Shureimon was erected...
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Kisama Utaki Sacred Site (喜佐真御嶽) (Prefectural) Kusu-nu-kā
Sacred Well (クスヌカー (後の井)) (Muni****l) Kyāza-gā Well (キャーザ井) (Muni****l) Maya
Utaki Sacred Site...
- (与世山規模帳) (Muni****l) ****enma
Utaki Sacred Site (普天間御嶽)
Minema Utaki Sacred Site (嶺間御嶽)
Minna Utaki Sacred Site (水納御嶽)
Tomari Utaki Sacred Site (泊御嶽) Ama-gā...
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Mount Gusuku is a site
considered sacred in the
Ryukyuan religion. An
utaki, or
shrine of the
Ryukyuan religion, is
located halfway to the
summit of...
- Sonohyan-
utaki (園比屋武御嶽, Okinawan: スヌファンウタキ Sunufan-
utaki) is a
sacred grove of
trees and
plants (
utaki) of the
traditional indigenous Ryukyuan religion...
