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.)
- Quote
- Historic sites map of Mawashi Mai (Rekishi Sansaku Map Mawashi Ma-i), with commentaries (Kaisetsu-hen)