Kin Okawa

Japanese: 金武大川 - きんおおかわ
Kin Okawa

...Livestock farming of beef cattle, dairy cattle, pigs, and egg-laying hens is also thriving. The Kin Okawa River, which is used by the residents as a water source for daily life, is a spring that springs from limestone and is one of the largest in Okinawa (with a spring volume of 2,700 kl/day). The 16th-century Kin Kannonji Temple is a historic site.

*Some of the terminology used in reference to "Kin Okawa" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…また,肉用牛,乳用牛,豚,採卵鶏の畜産も盛んである。住民共同の生活用水として利用されている金武大川は石灰岩からの湧泉で,沖縄で最大級(湧水量2700kl/日)のものである。史跡として16世紀の金武観音寺がある。…

※「金武大川」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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