[1] Several censuses have established that this village has the highest longevity index in the world with a large percentage of the population being over 100 years old.

The village consists of forested flatland, which covers 78% of the area of the Ōgimi, and sharp, craggy cliffs which face the coast.

Observance of the festival dates back 400 to 500 years to the period of the Ryukyuan Kingdom, and begins with prayers at an asagi, or house of worship, by kaminchu, or priestesses of the Okinawan religion.

[1] Ōgimi Village hosts five designated or registered tangible cultural properties and monuments, at the national, prefectural or municipal level.

The Okinawa Prefectural Board of Education operates Hentona High School [ja].