Kitanakagusuku Village boasts excellent feng shui

By Natalie Nakamatsu

Agarinuka fountain used to be an important gartering place and source of fresh water to local villagers.

Kitanakagusuku Village, once part of Nakagusuku Village with a rich and long history, is located in the Nakagami District of the central part of Okinawa.

Wakamatsu Park offers a nice view of surrounding areas.

The Nakagusuku Castle was rebuilt on orders of Lord Gosamaru in the 1440s, and since then the district has been widely documented. Although it has a long history of being part of Nakagusuku, the village was divided into northern and southern parts after WWII, because of the establishment of U.S. military facilities in the area, and thus Kitanakagusuku (North Nakagusuku) was born on May 20, 1946.

Nowadays, the village is well known for its many power-spots of healing that are scattered all over the village. The power spots are believed to be flowing with mystical energy, and there has recently been a boom in Japan in the popularity of these spots. Many people travel to visit such places both domestically and even internationally.

There are several shrines in Kitanakagusuku, including as Nasu, Waniya, Kunendo shrines and others. Also graves of Nakagusuku Wakamatsu who was a child of King Shoen and Adaniya Noro, and Chunjun Ufunushi, the ruler of Chunjun and was said to be loved by the people he governed are there. Also, on the entire island of Okinawa, there are 33 Sanskrit monuments, and 11 of those are standing in various places within Kitanakagusuku.

Nakamura House is a living museum that shows Okinawan life-style as it was in the distant past.

Nakamura-ke, a well-known Okinawan traditional house, which is designated as one of Japans National Important Cultural Properties, is in Kiganakagusuku. Its a must-see place to anyone wanting to learn about Okinawan culture. Nakamura-ke is not only a well preserved traditional Okinawan house, the way it was built according to rules of feng shui, which was brought to Okinawa from China in the Ryukyu Kingdom Era, played a huge role in its construction.

So why are all these power-spots concentrated in Kitanakagusuku? According to Kitanakagusuku Village Office Industry Promotion Section Chief Toshihiko Higa, From the Ryukyu Era, the village was seen having an excellent feng shui, because on one side we have water (the ocean), and on the other mountains, and that, according to feng shui beliefs, is considered an ideal place to live. This may be one of the reasons why there are so many power spots in the village.

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