sacred site; sacred grove
Okinawan term for a sacred place, often a grove or natural area, central to Ryukyuan religion.
In Okinawa, utaki are cherished as sacred places.
In that village's sacred grove, there is an old banyan tree.
Standard kanji spelling for Okinawan sacred sites.
Variant kanji spelling; 岳 is a simplified form of 嶽.
Okinawan term; the kanji 御嶽 (or 御岳) are used for their meaning, but the reading うたき is native Ryukyuan.