Kunio Yanagita Monument

There is a stone monument overlooking the Shiraho coast.

Original Text

Shiraho coast with beautiful coral reefs. Some people are playing on the beach or taking a walk on the beach. There is a monument to Kunio Yanagita where you can see the Shiraho coast. It is a place where the surroundings are grassy and difficult to understand, but there is a small guide.

A monument of the outskirts of the shiraho village

Original Text

I went to December 2017. I went looking for it while taking a walk around the Shiraho village. It's really hard to understand. It is located in the grass along the coast on the northern outskirts of Shiraho village. Even if I went to the site, I didn't know the location, so I finally found it by looking up online. It is about 7 〜 8 minutes walk from Shiraho Coral Village. Go to the north interruption of the embankment of the Shiraho coast and look at the left hand and there is a "100m north" display with paint. There ...

Father of folklore

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A monument engraved with a song composed by Kunio Yanagita, who is said to be the father of Japanese folklore. Yanagita visited Ishigaki Island when he was a student, made folklore discoveries such as Takara shellfish and Kuroshio culture, and used it for later research. Is said. The monument is located in a place like a wilderness on the outskirts of Shiraho coast. Now the state is known to those who know it. Standing in front of the monument will make you deeply moved. It can be said that it is a hidden spot.