Okinoshiam and Associated site in Munakata registered on World Hetitage in 2017
The island of Okinoshima is located in the Genkai sea between Japan and Korea, As even
landing on the island has been prohibited, the strict taboos have preserved archaeological ritual
sites on the island almost intact over a millennium.In three shrines of Munakata Taisha, located
in the islands of Okinshima, Oshima and Kyushu.
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From Okitsu-miya Yohaisho on Oshima, we can worship Okinoshima from afar. And Shimbaru-Nuyama
Mounded Tomb Group is the evidence of people who nurtured the tradition of worshipping the sacred
island. Location of the sites are Munakata, Fukutsu, and Oshima.