It has been said, at the end of the Ryukyu Kingdom period, Arakaki Kouka, an owner of the plot, including this well, spent his own money for the celebration of the birth of his baby boy, by digging an underground tank at the corner of his house facing the street, taking spring water from a well at the back of the house into Aragaki-nu-Ka, providing drinking water for the local people.

Basic information

Address

903-0815 2-39 Kinjo-cho Shuri Naha Okinawa

TEL

098-917-3501　(English is not supported） Municipal cultural property division of Naha city

Business hours

Nothing in particular

Close day

Nothing in particular

Charge

Free

Parking

None

Access information

A 3-minute walk from the Ishitatami bus stop.

Additional Information

Academic information

Cultural property(Municipal designated historical site)
Date of designation: August 25, 1988
It has been said, at the end of the Ryukyu Kingdom period, Arakaki Kouka, an owner of the plot, including this well, spent his own money for the celebration of the birth of his baby boy, by digging an underground tank at the corner of his house facing the street, taking spring water from a well at the back of the house into Aragaki-nu-Ka, providing drinking water for the local people. A square spout was built on the inside stone wall, about 2.5m deep from the mouth of the well, to get water running through the underground channel. This well is so characteristic of a volunteer who invested his own money to dig a well and build an underground channel to take spring water into a well, providing fresh water to the local people.

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Naha Board of Education Cultural Heritage Division (2007) "Naha Cultural Property" Naha Board of Education