Nakagusuku

A Hill by Any Other Name: Nakagusuku’s Pinnacle (161.8 Kouchi Jinchi)
A Hill by Any Other Name: Nakagusuku’s Pinnacle (161.8 Kouchi Jinchi)

A Hill by Any Other Name: Nakagusuku’s Pinnacle (161.8 Kouchi Jinchi)

In Nakagusuku village there’s a rather ordinary forested hill that’s been known by many names. The old Okinawans of Nakagusuku Village called it “Kishimaki-no-taki,” a sacred site of prayer. To the Imperial Japanese Army it was “161.8 Kouchi Jinchi,” a…