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Gusuku (グスク, 御城, Okinawan: gushiku)
often refers to
castles or
fortresses in the
Ryukyu Islands that
feature stone walls. However, the
origin and essence...
- grove), the
Tamaudun mausoleum, one garden, and five
gusuku castles sites, four of
which are
ruins and one of
which is a reconstruction. The
sites were...
- The
Gusuku Period (グスク時代,
Gusuku jidai) is an era in the
history of the
Ryukyu Islands, an
island chain now part of ****an. The
period corresponds to the...
- Gushiku) is a
Ryukyuan gusuku in Uruma, Okinawa. In 2000,
Katsuren Castle was
designated as a
World Heritage Site, as a part of the
Gusuku Sites and Related...
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Nakijin Gusuku, Kunigami:
Nachijin Gushiiku, Okinawan:
Nachijin Gushiku) is a
Ryukyuan gusuku located in Nakijin, Okinawa. It is
currently in
ruins. In the...
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Nakagusuku Castle (中城城,
Nakagusuku jō, Okinawan: Nakagushiku) is a
gusuku in the
village of Kitanakagusuku, Okinawa, ****an. It is one of a
number of castles...
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Zakimi jō, Okinawan:
Zachimi Gushiku) is a
Ryukyuan gusuku in Yomitan, Okinawa. It is in
ruins, but the
walls and
foundations have been restored. In...
- 北谷城跡, romanized: Chatan jōato) or
Chatan Gusuku (****anese: 北谷城, romanized: Chatan
gusuku) is a Ryūkyūan
gusuku located in Chatan, Okinawa. It was built...
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Uegusuku jō, Okinawan: Wiigushiku) is a
Ryukyuan gusuku in Tomigusuku, Okinawa. The
castle is in
ruins. GPS
Places and POI in ****an: Tomigusuku, accessdate:...
- He was
allowed to
build a new
gusuku, and he used
materials from
Yamada Castle to
build Zakimi Castle in 1420. The
ruins of
Yamada Castle are in present-day...
