Okinoshima, Munakata

Okinoshima (沖ノ島, Okinoshima^?) is an island, part of the city of Munakata, Fukuoka, Japan. It is considered sacred land by the local Munakata Taisha. The island's population consists of a single employee of the shrine. The entire island is considered a shinto kami, and the island is off limits to women. A movement exists to get the island accepted as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. On May 1, 2009 a petition was formally submitted.^[1]

See also

• List of National Treasures of Japan (archaeological materials)

References

1. ^ http://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5400/

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