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. 

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.

 - Japanese history