{mosimage}Rich with a cultural heritage that goes back 600 years this area of central Okinawa offers a relaxing area that visitors to Okinawa can enjoy the natural beauty and traditions that Yomitan village offers.

Ancient ruins in 37 places have been discovered in Yomitan, the oldest being the Toguchiagaribaru ruins which were discovered in 2-3 meters of water. The Toguchiagaribaru ruins are remnants of ancient Okinawan earthenware. Scientists speculate this early pottery could have been crafted approximately 6000 years ago.

In 1908 Yomitan officially established it's town and village system, though long after the reversion of Okinawa, U.S. bases which host communication sites continue to occupy much of the land in Yomitan village.

From the Yomitan Village administration:

...the geographic outline of Yomitan Village resembles a phoenix flying toward the East China Sea. The head of the phoenix is Zanpa Point and its wings consist of mountains which include Takoyama and Zakimi Castle. The phoenix is carrying a coral reel in its mouth to welcome the happiness that comes from the overseas land of Niraikanai (a paradise) and goes into the golden rim of Zakimi Castle. Zakimi Castle is like a waist towel blown by the wind. The people, goods, and cultures meet at the crossroads of the main street of Yomitan Village whose west side is a busy community and east side is calm and peaceful. Nagata River runs along the skirts of the mountains and washes away the past with its flow.

Seen below are fisherman who hang their lines from the Zanpa cliffs, the rocky beaches in Yomiton, Zanpa Point, Zakimi Castle, Murasaki Mura, and an aerial view of the corals reefs and rocky shores that stretch across Yomiton Village.

Yomitan Photos

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