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Shuri Castle (首里城, Shuri-jō, Okinawan: Sui Ugusuku [3]) is a Ryukyuan gusuku castle in Shuri, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Between 1429 and 1879, it was the palace of the Ryukyu Kingdom , before becoming largely neglected.
Shuri Castle A cobblestone road in Shuri-kinjocho. Shuri (首里, Okinawan: スイ Sui or Shui, Northern Ryukyuan: しより Shiyori [1]) is a district of the city of Naha, Okinawa, Japan. Formerly a separate city in and of itself, it was once the royal capital of the Ryūkyū Kingdom, hence the name.
The reconstructed Tomoya, on the grounds of Shuri Castle, which today houses a replica of the Bell. The bell was cast in 1458, during the reign of King Shō Taikyū, and hung at the Seiden (main hall) of Shuri Castle. The bell is 154.9 cm high, with an opening 93.1 cm in diameter, and weighs 721 kilograms. [1]
One of Japan's World Heritage sites has been destroyed by fire. Flames tore through Shuri Castle on Thursday (October 31), reducing the main hall of the over 500-year-old reconstructed landmark to ...
Shureimon (守礼門) is a gate in the Shuri neighborhood of Naha, the capital of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It was the second of Shuri Castle's main gates. Now it is the main gate to the castle complex. Chūzanmon was the first ceremonial gate to Shurijo, built around 1427 by King Shō Hashi, and it was demolished in 1907.
The mausoleum complex of Tamaudun, Shuri Castle, Katsuren Castle, Nakagusuku Castle, Nakijin Castle, Zakimi Castle, Sefa-utaki, and Sonohyan-utaki all form part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu. [2]
Though the exact origins of Shuri Castle are unclear, it was in use by 1322, during Japan's Sanzan period. It was repurposed as a university campus between the 1950s and 1970s and now is a UNESCO ...
The newly formed Ryukyu Kingdom, with its capital at Shuri Castle, then conquered neighboring islands, starting with the Amami Islands to the north by the mid 15th century and the Sakishima Islands by 1500. Gusuku continued to be built during this period, the most notable being Nakagusuku Castle and Yarazamori Castle.