Kunindanakamichi
Kunindanakamichi, officially known as Road 24 in Kume, Naha City, connects Kume and Matsuyama and was given a design for cars and pedestrians. “Kuninda” is Kume in Okinawa dialect, ”naka” means ”middle” and “michi” is a path or road. So the road’s name translated in English is “Kume’s middle path.” The two main crossings have Kume “hatagashira” (banner pole) marks painted on the road, and the sidewalks are embedded with plaques depicting the history of Kume. The sidewalks are lined with “totem poles” of dragons with names of the Chinese who moved to Kume during the Ryukyu Era written on them in addition to the 36 family names that originated from Kume.