Geruma: Village of Lanes and Walls 路地と石垣の集落－慶留間集落

Official explanation

The tiny village of Geruma is the site of the Takara House, a nationally designated important cultural property that was once the house of a sea captain. The house is still surrounded by a massive wall made of coral. The village is full of sandy old lanes and avenues of Garcinia trees. Strolling around Geruma’s quiet lanes is a great way to enjoy the island atmosphere.

The wall enclosing the Takara House is made of massive pieces of coral (chiburu-ishi in the local dialect) collected from the sea. It was built using the aikata-zumi method, the most sophisticated and precise wall-building technique in Okinawa. Many of the other houses in the village are also surrounded by walls made of coral, evoking the old seafaring days of the Ryukyu Kingdom.

出典: 地域観光資源の多言語解説文データベース（観光庁） — www.mlit.go.jp/tagengo-db. この英語解説文は観光庁の地域観光資源の多言語解説整備支援事業で作成しました。
Source: Japan Tourism Agency, Multilingual Explanation Database. This English text was produced by the Japan Tourism Agency's multilingual explanation project and is shown unedited. Opening hours and services may have changed since it was written.