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Seifa Utaki is both a sacred place and a place of prayer. It was once the highest-ranking sacred place in the Ryukyu Kingdom. Forest and bare rocks were admired as objects presented as God made them. Men were once prohibited from entering, and even the Kings were supposed to dress as women when they entered. It is considered one of the seven sacred places said to have been built by Amamikiyo, the god for ancient spirits of the Ryukyu people. Its diety is ikoe no Okimi the highest female religious leader. The forest around Seifa-utaki was undamaged during World War II and so is full of rare ferns, trees and orchids. Even today people visit Seifa Utaki and similar places of worship as power points.

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Seifa Utaki is both a sacred place and a place of prayer. It was once the highest-ranking sacred place in the Ryukyu Kingdom. Forest and bare rocks were admired as objects presented as God made them. Men were once prohibited from entering, and even the Kings were supposed to dress as women when they entered. It is considered one of the seven sacred places said to have been built by Amamikiyo, the god for ancient spirits of the Ryukyu people. Its diety is ikoe no Okimi the highest female religious leader. The forest around Seifa-utaki was undamaged during World War II and so is full of rare ferns, trees and orchids. Even today people visit Seifa Utaki and similar places of worship as power points.