Flying Phoenix - Symbol of Yomitan Village
From an aerial view, the geographic outline of Yomitan Village resembles a phoenix flying toward the East China Sea. The head of the phoenix is Zanpa Point and its wings consist of mountains which include Takoyama and Zakimi Castle. The phoenix is carrying a coral reef in its mouth to welcome the happiness that comes from the overseas land of Niraikanai (an ideal land) and goes into the golden rim of Zakimi Castle. Zakimi Castle is like a waist towel blown by the wind. The people, goods, and cultures meet at the crossroads of the main street of Yomitan Village whose west side is a busy community and east side is calm and peaceful. Nagata River runs along the skirts of the mountains and washes the past away with its flow.