Futenma Shrine Cave, Ginowan

Name: Futenma Shrine Cave
Address: Ginowan, Japan
Telephone: +81 98-892-3344

#7 among attractions in Ginowan

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Futenmangu Cave is a 280-meter-long limestone cave with an entrance inside Futenmangu Shrine in Ginowan City, Okinawa Prefecture. There are legends of Goddess Futenma and the Futenma Hermit, and many artifacts from the latter half of the early Okinawa shell mound period have been excavated. About 50m of the cave is open to the public, and there is no charge to visit.

Designated as a natural monument by Ginowan City as of August 1, 1991.

Coordinates: 26°17'34"N, 127°46'37"E

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Ginowan Japan

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+81 98-892-3344

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Futenma Shrine Cave – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Nakagusuku Castle, Urasoe Art Museum, Urasoe yōdore, Urasoe Castle.

1.6 miE
UNESCO-listed 14th-century castle ruins
Nakagusuku Castle, Okinawa Island
41 min walk • Nakagusuku Castle is a gusuku in the village of Kitanakagusuku, Okinawa, Japan. It is one of a number of castles built on the island of Okinawa by the Ryukyu Kingdom now in ruins.
4.6 miSW
Museum, Art museum
Urasoe Art Museum, Naha
119 min walk • Urasoe Art Museum opened in 1990 in Urasoe, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The collection has a particular focus upon Ryukyu lacquerware.
4.2 miSW
Mausoleum
Urasoe yōdore, Naha
107 min walk • Urasoe yōdore is one of the three royal mausoleums of the Ryukyu Kingdom, along with Tamaudun at Shuri Castle and Izena Tamaudun near Izena Castle in Izena, Okinawa. It is located in Urasoe, Okinawa, in a cave on a cliff to the northeast of Urasoe Castle.
4.2 miSW
Forts and castles, Historical place
Urasoe Castle, Naha
108 min walk • Urasoe Castle is a Ryukyuan gusuku which served as the capital of the medieval Okinawan principality of Chūzan prior to the unification of the island into the Ryukyu Kingdom, and the moving of the capital to Shuri.
5.3 miNE
Forts and castles
Chibana Castle, Okinawa City
135 min walk • Chibana Castle, also known as Goeku Castle was a Ryukyuan gusuku on Okinawa Island. In the Chibana district of Okinawa City, the castle site sits on a hill and is surrounded by jungle.
4.7 miSW
City, Area
Urasoe, Naha
120 min walk • Urasoe is a city located in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The neighboring municipalities are Naha to the south, Ginowan to the north, and Nishihara to the east.
4.6 miS
Town, Area
Nishihara, Naha
118 min walk • Nishihara is a town located in Nakagami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. In the Okinawan language, nishi means "north", as Nishihara was north of the historical Ryukyuan capital of Shuri.
2.9 miW
Music and shows, Theater, Nightlife
Okinawa Convention Center, Ginowan
74 min walk • The Okinawa Convention Center is a multi-purpose convention center in the city of Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. They opened in 1987. It has a capacity of 5,000. It is the former home arena of the Ryukyu Golden Kings basketball team.
5.9 miSW
Temple
Okinawa Shrine, Naha
152 min walk • Okinawa Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Established at the end of the Taishō period on the site of Shuri Castle, the main hall of which was reused as the haiden, the shrine buildings were destroyed in May 1945 during the Battle of Okinawa.
3.3 miNW
Locality
Ryukyu Islands, Okinawa Island
84 min walk • The Ryukyu Islands are, depending on definitions, the whole or part of a chain of Japanese islands that stretch southwest from Kyushu to Taiwan.
2.9 miW
26°16'51"N • 127°43'55"E
Tropical beach Ginowan, Ginowan
75 min walk • Beach, Park, Outdoor activities