Utaki

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 system. Although the term utaki is used throughout the Ryukyu Islands, the terms suku and on are heard in the Miyako and Yaeyama regions respectively. Utaki are usually located on the outskirts of villages and are places for the veneration of gods and ancestors. Most gusuku have places of worship, and it is theorized that the origins of both gusuku and utaki are closely related.

Important Utaki[edit]

Biinudaki (弁ヶ嶽), Naha
Misaki-on (美崎御嶽), Ishigaki
Miyatori-on (宮鳥御嶽), Nago
Pyarumizu-utaki (漲水御嶽), Miyako
Sefa-utaki (斎場御嶽), Nanjō
Sunuhyan-utaki (園比屋武御嶽), Naha
Tohaya-uganju (渡波屋拝所), Nago
Tsunoji-utaki (ツノジ御嶽), Miyako
Upugusuku-utaki (大城御嶽), Miyako

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