I have been watching the Ryusesu in Naha City where my success like Merlion is expected

Four prongs are a witness of a kingdom country, a project cost to China flows ... ... etc. The Ryusesu of Naha city which was controversial was finally completed at last. Two Ryugakusei facing the sea welcomes tourists coming from Naha Airport and large passenger ships.

Hello,Takuya Sudo @ circle around the world bicycle @ CharridermanIt is wintering in Okinawa. A warm day continued for a while, but also in the cold weather that hit Japan all over the country in late January also cooled down considerably. Sleep when you open the window with sound like clapping flap and roof at midnight. Local people jumped out on the veranda.

On January 24, 2016, when such a cold wind was blowing, a ceremony celebrating the completion of the Ryusan that read something controversy was held.

◆ What is Ryujin?
In commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the sister city concluded with Fuzhou city in China, planned as a new symbol of Naha city was the "dragon sculpture"PillarIt was to stand up a stone pillar called 'The stone pillar'. Mr. Yusuo Okunakata, now Governor of Okinawa Prefecture, said that he was "may not beat Singapore's Merlion, or is comparable ... ..." in mayor of Naha Mayor. Although the plan had advanced, due to the fact that the construction period was not in time, the Naha City gave up a new budget and abandoned the carry forward of the collective grant from the country and completed it. The tax put in is roughly330 million yenIt is a thing called.

It is here that there is a dragon pillar. Maxvalu Wakasa shop is nearby.


I took the news on January 26, receiving the news that the prayer column was completed. We also visited in December and this is the second visit.

There were two Ryuses standing in this way.


Located on the west side is a pillar of open arms.


The dragon had a comical look. It is cuteness similar to Merlion here.


The root is round and round with a vinyl sheet.


This is a dragon pillar installationGraffiti on opposing personBecause it was. Do not defile public objects.


On the east side crossing the road, there is a dragon-shaped dragon pole with a closed mouth.

It might be an explanation of this Ryujin, but this was also covered with a vinyl sheet.


Four claws that go on topics something.


Like a Dharma Drop, as many parts are piled up, there are such joints in the Ryusesu column.


Shape of the back.


In the discussion at the Naha city council in setting up the Ryusen columnAn example of a tourist symbol was raisedThere are Merlion of Singapore, Otorii of Itsukushima Shrine, Arc de Triomphe of Paris. It was a wonderful place to shoot anywhere in the picture.

Although it is one dragon pillar, it is hard to take pictures ...

One piece taken from the east intersection. You can see a pink sign behind the dragon pillar, but the neighborhood is a love hotel street.


One piece taken from the intersection of the west side. I still have a mess with utility poles, street lights, signs.


If you angle it, it may be somewhat odd.


I do not know where to stand even if I want to take a commemorative photo. If there seems to be a nice place, I would like you to stand up like a sign like "Welcome to Okinawa."

There is a terminal port where a large cruise ship stops just a short walk from these two Ryusan columns.


A pure white and huge building.



When I asked a driver of a large-sized bus near me, "When the cruise ship caught me, from the harbor to the downtownInternational streetA lot of tourists will walk by, "he said. In those times, do you see the appearance of Ryujyo who is crowded as a tourist symbol?Naha Port cruise ship entry scheduleSince it is buried, I want the report of that time.

◆ History · Cultural District
As a urban plan of Naha city, it is supposed to develop the road leading from the Wakasa coast where the terminal port is located to the Shuri via the international street, as a symbol road connecting the history and culture of the city. If you go further south of the Ryujo, sightseeing spots such as Fuzhou Garden and Confucius Temple were lining up.

It was made to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the sister city of the 70th anniversary of Naha city system and Fuzhou city of ChinaFuzhou gardenis. A Chinese style garden with Fuzhou as a motif is made public.


I made up a tower. Scenery which is actually a picture.


I felt Chinese style at this round entrance.


There was a dragon pole here as well. Unlike the pillar column near the harbor, a dragon is wrapped around the pillar.


In the vicinity of Fuzhou Garden there was also a mausoleum dedicated to Confucius, the founder of Confucianism.


A red building similar to Shuri Castle.


◆ Points of concern


· Chinese stone materials
It is making noise as if Japanese taxes were drifted to China, but the purchase cost of stone was 66 million yenMinutes of Naha City CouncilIt remains in. In other words, the remaining 267 million yen is payment to the local. However, it is natural that I get misunderstood even with this, and I can not find a record of how much I paid. Please tell me where it is.

Since that is a huge stone column, payment to Chinese companies would be reasonable. However, the quality seems to be appropriate,There was a crackThere is also a report reporting.


· Use of bulk subsidies
Local paper that arrives at guest houses staying is picking up the poverty of children in Okinawa and it was doubtful that "should we go to welfare ahead of box objects?" About this is Naha city councilMr. Eri Gooda's FacebookThere was explanation.

Why did not you use it for welfare or education?
The lump-sum grant system began in 2012. Approximately 5.4 billion yen was allocated to Naha city in the first year, and I was skipping myself to make sure that it was used up by the authorities. If not used, it will be returned to the country and there was a fear that it will be reduced after the next fiscal year. Meanwhile, it became clear that this grant can not be used for welfare, education, etc., and the use has been concentrated in the culture and tourism field, postwar processing business. It is a budget for a single fiscal year, so I will not defend the authorities, but I should have had no time to think over it. If it is a system that you can load it in the fund, I think that I could also consider how to use carefully over the course of a few years. The backdrop of making the monuments such as the dragon boat and the main rope of the main rope and the two turntable baked big cisars had institutional restraint aspects, and Ryusaku was one of the projects born out of that background. The first budget proposal of Ryujin was scheduled to be built in December 2012 parliament, but this time it was planned to build one in Matsuyama Park. Because I thought while running, after six months I changed to two in the Wakasa green space.
Currently, it is changing to be used for education and welfare as well.

It seems that it was business with budget.


· Ryusaku
Okinawa is a part of Japan, but has its own culture, as it has a history that once prospered as the Kingdom of the Ryukyus. Shisa of a figure like a lion is also an example. I am watching people in Okinawa at various places in the city. Although not as major as Shisa, Ryujin alsoThere are many in Naha cityIt seemed like. The important thing about sightseeing is making people want to go there. That is why I felt there was a regional promotion with Ryusan. However, it is also true that Ryugaku has become a symbol of anti-American parents, and many criticisms are gathered against Okunaga governor who led prefectural administration.

There are many opinions like this, but Ryujo has already been completed. Beyond that there is nothing more than to become a tourist symbol that matches Singapore's Merlion. I had a lovely face and I want you to aim for popular characters lined up by Shisa.

By the way, what I would like to recommend as a symbol of Okinawa is hugeObservatory of YambaruqinaI am standing close to the cape of Hendo at the northernmost tip of the main island.

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