Utaki
A Utaki ( okinawanisch御 岳) is a religious site of the indigenous religion of Okinawa. Other names are Kusatemui (腰 当 森) On and Ogamiyama (拝み 山). At these sites the native deities of the Ryukyu Islands and the ancestors are worshiped. A special feature of these sites is the "Boy taboo ", they are allowed to enter only certain areas.
In almost all the castles of Okinawa, the so-called Gusuku, there is also a Utaki, therefore it is said that these two are closely related.
List of main Utaki
- Upu - gusuku - utaki (大城 御 岳) in the city of Miyakojima
- Harimizu - utaki (涨 水 御 岳), also in Miyakojima
- Tohaya - uganja (渡 波 屋 拝 所) in Nago
- Tsunoji - utaki (ツノジ 御嶽), Miyako- jima
- Misaki -one (美 崎 御 岳), Ishigaki
- Sunuhyan - utaki (园 比 屋 武 御 岳), Naha
- Ben -ga- dake (弁ヶ嶽), Naha