Triangle-Shaped Opening

Sefa-utaki

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November 11th 2008
Sefa-utaki It rained today and the seas were rather rough...no diving. Instead, I spent most of my day cleaning my room, watching movies, doing laundry, and playing video games. Very productive, I know. By 3 PM I started getting really restless so I decided to head out to Sefa-utaki, a sacred site for Rikyu Shinto (Okinawa's indigenous religion based on animalism). Although I wasn' ... read more

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In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more