It is the southernmost of the hundred waters chosen by the Ministry of the Environment in 1985.
The spring emerges halfway up the slope and is channelled into two separate conduits: the one on the right was called the male river, where the men washed, and the one on the left, further up, the female river, where drinking water was drawn. The water stays at almost the same temperature all year round, and from up there you can see the sea.
A channelled spring on the slope of the village of Kakinohana, in Nanjō, chosen in 1985 as one of Japan's hundred waters by what was then the Environment Agency. The separation between the two channels corresponded to two distinct uses by the community.
ℹ️ Free and always open. ⚠️ You go down a slope with stone steps and the water flows: after rain it is slippery, and it is not suitable for people with limited mobility. There are very few parking spaces and no proper car park. By bus, line 39, Kakinohana bus stop, five minutes' walk.
🚉 Nakandakari · 7 min walk
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