Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region
Overview
Located 60 km off the western coast of Kyushu island, the island of Okinoshima is an exceptional example of the tradition of worship of a sacred island. The archaeological sites that have been preserved on the island are virtually intact, and provide a chronological record of how the rituals performed there changed from the 4th to the 9th centuries AD. In these rituals, votive objects were deposited as offerings at different sites on the island. Many of them are of exquisite workmanship and had been brought from overseas, providing evidence of intense exchanges between the Japanese archipelago, the Korean Peninsula and the Asian continent. Integrated within the Grand Shrine of Munakata, the island of Okinoshima is considered sacred to this day.
About Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region
Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region (「神宿る島」宗像・沖ノ島と関連遺産群), officially Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region, is a group of sites in northwest Kyūshū, Japan, that was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2017, under criteria ii and iii.
Read more on WikipediaSelection Criteria
(ii)(iii)
Components(8 locations)
- •Koyajima1535-002
- •Tenguiwa1535-004
- •Okinoshima1535-001
- •Mikadobashira1535-003
- •Hetsu-miya, Munakata Taisha1535-007
- •Nakatsu-miya, Munakata Taisha1535-006
- •Shimbaru-Nuyama Mounded Tomb Group1535-008
- •Okitsu-miya Yohaisho, Munakata Taisha1535-005
Details
- Countries
- Japan
- ISO Codes
- JP
- Area
- 98.93 ha
- Coordinates
- 34.2450, 130.1056
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