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  • Kouchibara/Akahigibara Grave
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    Okinawa Itoman-shi Itoman 1367
    "This roughly 5,400-square-meter grave complex comprising of a toshi-baka (active graveyard) and four Shiruhirashi-baka (provisional graves) is the largest monchubaka (patrilineal family graveyard) in Okinawa Prefecture. ""Monchu"" (""munchu"" in Ryukyuan) and ""bara (hara)"" refer to patrilineal kin groups. More than 5,000 total descendents of the two groups are said to be interred here. Originally built in 1684, the tombs were comprised of just a single small kamekobaka (turtleback tomb) until 1868. The tomb would later undergo major renovations in 1935 in order to accommodate the growing number of the family's descendants. During these renovations new mausoleums with gabled roofs were added to the existing kamekobaka. While the graveyard is open to the general public, please observe the proper decorum when visiting."
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Let go of your image of a busy, ordered Japan and replace it with crystal-clear waters, white sand beaches, and relaxing folk music: You’ve arrived in Okinawa. A world away from the high intensity of Tokyo, Okinawans appear to live a laid-back beach life on this paradisiacal tropical island that lies in the middle of the East China Sea almost 1,000 kilometers south of mainland Japan’s most southern tip. Home to a spattering of islands, prepare yourself to discover underwater caves, star-shaped sand, and an island culture sometimes unrecognizable from mainland Japan.

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