noun
sacred site; sacred grove
Okinawan term for a sacred place, often a grove or natural area, central to Ryukyuan religion.
沖縄では、御嶽は神聖な場所として大切にされている。
In Okinawa, utaki are cherished as sacred places.
その村の御嶽には、古いガジュマルの木がある。
In that village's sacred grove, there is an old banyan tree.
Okinawan term; the kanji 御嶽 (or 御岳) are used for their meaning, but the reading うたき is native Ryukyuan.