Motobu Udun Tomb

[1][2] The private road that remained on the north side of the graveyard entrance is not straight but bends at right angles at about every ten meters, and according to the tradition handed down in the family, the grave site was about 6,600 m2, so the cemetery area was quite large at the time of construction, and the above-mentioned private road was originally located within the cemetery area.

[1][2] On February 25, 2021, the Motobu Udun Tomb was designated as a Cultural Property of Ginowan City in the category of historical sites.

It is a recognition of its high value as a material that unravels the relationship between Ginowan District and royal descendants at that time.

It defines “Criteria for the designation as a city-designated historic site, place of scenic beauty, or natural monument,” and includes “Tombs and stone monuments bearing an inscription” among the “”Historic Sites” which are “indispensable for a correct understanding of the history of Ginowan and that have academic value in terms of scale, remains, excavated artifacts, etc.”[1][2] The Motobu Udun Tomb is located in Ganeko, on a hill on the south side of Shiinomi Nursery School, across the road from Okinawa Hospital, near the border between Ginowan City and Nishihara Town.

Ginowan City advises visitors to not use the passage from Prefectural Route 34 and the area around the grave, since these are private properties.