Muchakana Park - Kakeroma Island

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Scenery of Mchakana Park

What is Mchakana Park?

Muchakana Park is a 20-minute drive or 60-minute bike ride from Kikai Airport, and although there is no playground equipment, there is a small open space.

There is a famous folk song called "Muchakana-bushi" that has been passed down in Amami, and this song was created based on the story of the song.right underThe daughter Muchakana, who was born after Umitra, a beautiful woman who was favored by a Satsuma official, ran away and was married on Kikai Island. According to the legend, Umitra, a beautiful woman who was favored by a Satsuma official, ran away and was married on Kikai Island, and later had a daughter, Muchakana, who was also so beautiful that she was envied and pushed into the sea.

After passing through the torii gate at the entrance of the park and walking uphill for about 10 minutes, you will come to a hill overlooking Onotsu village on Kikai Island, where the sad story of the beautiful father and son of Ulatomi and Muchakana takes place.

You can also see the Muchakana monument erected in memory of Ulatomi and Muchakana, who met a sad fate, and the grave of his mother Ulatomi.

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Detail of Mchakana Park

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