Sonohyan Utaki Stone Gate 　print

A stone shrine where prayers were offered for the king's safety when he traveled outside the castle compound

Sonohyan Utaki Stone Gate was a place of worship for the King during the Ryukyu Kingdom era and is located along the road behind Shureimon. When the king left the castle he would pray here for a safe return. This is also the first worship place that the King would visit when he would leave the castle for worship pilgrim or for the inauguration of the Ryukyu supreme priestess, the Kikoe Ogimi. Except for the door, this undulating bargeboard gate is completely made of stone. However, with its sculpted bargeboard pendants, it gives an impression of a being a wooden building.

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Inscribed on the Register of World Heritage Sites in December 2000 as "Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu."

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Address	1-7, Shuri Mawashi-cho,Naha-City, Okinawa Prefecture ,903-0816
Phone	098-853-5776
Access1	Approximately 30min. from Naha Airport by Car (open road)
Access2	Approximately 15min. from Okinawa Expressway: Naha I.C. by Car (open road)
Access3	Approximately 5min. from FromNearest bus stop: Shurijo Koen Iriguchi by Walk
Access4	Approximately 15min. from Okinawa Urban Monorail: Syuri or Gibo station by Walk