Tourist attraction

Uema Ga

HistoryNature

A village Ga (communal well); here, water gushes up even today.

Basic information

Address
902-0073 1-15 Uema Naha Okinawa There is a small ditch and pond next to it.
Business hours
Nothing in particular
Close day
Nothing in particular
Charge
Free
Parking
None
Access information
Take the "Yui Rail" from Naha Airport to Asato station. A 40-minute walk from the station.
A 6-minute walk from the Uema bus stop on the No. 2 and No. 3 bus lines.

Additional Information

Academic information
A well in a village where 70㎥ of water still gushes up, even today. This large well supplied water for people after the war. Even today, the water is used for construction and trucks visit here to lift up water. (Ga means a wellspring, not a river. It was mainly used as a public well utilizing the natural water source.)
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Historic sites map of Mawashi Mai (Rekishi Sansaku Map Mawashi Ma-i), with commentaries (Kaisetsu-hen)