Saku-no-ka is a communal well, also used for making Basho-paper for the royal family, where water springs out at the foot of a steep cliff, to the west of Yamakawa-cho, Shuri.

Basic information

Address

903-0825 1-89 Yamakawa-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 Yamakawa 2-chome bus stop.

Additional Information

Academic information

Cultural property(Prefectural designated historical site)
Designated date: April 12, 1990
Saku-no-ka is a communal well where water springs out at the foot of a steep cliff, to the west of Yamakawa-cho, Shuri. Water springs between limestones where Gajumaru (banyan trees) and Otaniwatari (bird’s nest fern) grow is taken by 10 water shoots built of about 30cm wide and about 70cm long stones. The spring is gushing out into a rectangle water-way before the shoots. This is what we call “hija (a system of springs).” Inside of the cave, which functioned as a channel, stone walls are tidily piled for preservation. The space for fetching water spreads outward like a fan shape, and is dug about 1m lower than the surrounding terrain. The design to coordinate well with the neighboring terrain is very impressive.
Saku-no-ka is not only used for drinking water for the locals but also used for making Basho-paper for the royal family during the Ryukyu Kingdom period. Along the stream in the valley, where water overflow from Saku-no-ka, was a basho garden for making Basho-paper for the royal family.

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