A hillock of balanced form, Kanshorei Peak was once a favorite scenic site offering a panoramic view.

Basic information

Address

902-0062 444 Matsugawa Naha Okinawa In front of the Okinawa Miyako Hotel-mae bus stop.

Business hours

Nothing in particular

Close day

Nothing in particular

Charge

Free

Parking

None

Access information

Next to the Okinawa Miyako Hotel-mae bus stop.

Additional Information

Academic information

A hillock of balanced form, Kanshorei Peak was once a favorite scenic site offering a panoramic views. In 1497, King Sho Shin ordered the planting of thousands of pine trees on the hill and a monument engraved “Kanshorei-ki” was set atop the hill to commemorate this event. Ever since, the hill has been called Kanshorei.
Later, in 1914, the railway line between Shuri and Naha was opened, and a new road was laid along the north side of Kanshorei slope.　After the Battle of Okinawa (1945), Kanshorei Peak was flattened to build housing. A hotel was built on the south face. The rail road tracks that had circled the Kanshorei from 1914 to 1933 disappeared as roadways expanded. The site is now part of a prefectural road. Although the “Kanshorei-ki” monument was destroyed during the Battle of Okinawa, its upper half is preserved at the Okinawa Prefectural Museum.
At the southern foot of Kanshorei, near the hotel parking lot, still remains the legendary spring called Machiga-Hija, famous from the days of the Ryukyu Kingdom, for bringing forth beautiful girls.

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Naha City Museum of History