"Turtelback Style Tombs"
These are just a few photos showing the turtelback styles of tombs you could encounter on the Islands of Okinawa. I hope this will give you a better idea and understanding how the Okinawan People honor their family and ancestors.

This tomb is a Twenty Centry tomb built with the original Turtleback design. The turtleback tombs is the largest tombs and was one of the very first tombs designs that was presented to the people in Okinawa.
This turtle back designed tomb was built back in the side of a hillside.At the front on all Turtleback tombs there is a large area in which is intended for the family members and friends on the special days that are dedicated for the ones in the tombs.
This tomb is one of the first tombs built and is carved out of the side of a hillside. It took some time to design this tomb but it is also of the turtle back design.
This tomb was carved out of the side of coil rock and then added a cement front. From the info I received on this tomb; it is and 19th century tomb with a modification made on the front in the early 19 hundreds.
This small tomb is of a child. The reason this child is not in one of the bigger tombs is because; the family that this child belongs to is young and has not started their family tomb. It is of great cost to build these tombs and the smaller cremations tombs also cost a pretty penny.

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