Ryukyu Prayers & Island Tradition: A Sacred Drive Through Okinawa
To Okinawa's sacred sites where the faith of the Ryukyu Kingdom and unique traditional crafts breathe. The clifftop sacred domain of Naminoue-gu, the Ryukyu garden beauty of Shikinaen, and a traditional craft experience of Bingata dyeing and Ryukyu glass. A journey of sea, prayer, and color unique to Okinawa.
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Naminoue-gu Shrine
The foremost of the Ryukyu Eight Shrines. Enshrined atop a cliff within Naha City, its unique location overlooking the sea and vermillion shrine buildings indicate the center of Okinawa's faith.
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Shikinaen Garden
A World Heritage strolling garden created as a villa for the Ryukyu royal family. The unique Ryukyu garden beauty fusing Chinese and Japanese styles spreads out in quiet splendor.
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Bingata & Ryukyu Glass Workshop Experience
A stencil dyeing experience with Bingata, the court dyeing art of the Ryukyu Dynasty, and a Ryukyu glass blowing experience born from post-war waste glass. A journey touching the colors and craftsmanship of Okinawa.
