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{{Castle
|English Name=
|English Name=Shuri Castle
|Japanese Name=首里城
|Romaji Name=shuri-jo
|Year Founded=13-14 Century
|Castle Type=Hilltop
|Castle Condition=Reconstructed main keep
|Designations=Top 100 Castles, UNESCO World Heritage Site, National Historic Site
|Historical Period=Edo Period
|Main Keep Structure=2 levels, 2 stories
|Year Reconstructed=1992 (wood, concrete)
|Features=gates, palace, stone walls
|Access=Bus
|Website=http://www.shurijo.com/
|City=Naha
|Prefecture=Okinawa Prefecture
|Notes=not personally visited, all the pictures were donated by readers. I would love to visit this and some of the other castles of Okinawa someday.
|History=The castle was originally founded somewhere in the 13-14th centuries. It was modified and expanded several times coming into its hieght of power during as a palace and fortress for the Ryukyu kings who established the unified Ryukyu kingdom in 1429. These kings ruled for abour 400 years until the Meiji government ousted the king in 1879 and established the prefecture of Okinawa. From 1609 the kingdom was under the control of the Satsuma clan and thereby the Tokugawa Shogunate but they kept some freedom regarding their relationships with China.


 
Obviously Shuri Castle was neither influenced by the same factors as typical mainland castles nor does it have many of the same structures or types of architecture. The castle and other related sites in the area were designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2000.
 
|Year Visited=Viewer Contributed
 
|AddedJcastle=2006
Shuri Castle
|GPSLocation=26.21702, 127.71928
|Japanese Name=
|rating_average=4.12
首里城
|castleElev=125
|Romaji Name=
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shuri-jo
|ekiElev=125
|Alternate Names=
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|adminRating=5
|Founder=
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|Year Founded=
13-14 Century
|Castle Type=
Hilltop
|Castle Condition=
Reconstructed main keep
|Designations=
 
National Historic Site, Top 100 Castles, UNESCO World Heritage Site
 
|Historical Period=
Edo Period
|Main Keep Structure=
2 levels, 2 stories
|Year Reconstructed=
1992 (wood, concrete)
|Artifacts=
 
 
|Features=
stone walls
|Access=
 
Bus
 
|Visitor Information=
 
 
|Time Required=
 
|City=
Naha, Okinawa
|Prefecture=
Okinawa Prefecture
|Notes=
 
 
not personally visited, all the pictures were donated by readers. I would love to visit this and some of the other castles of Okinawa someday.
 
 
|History=
 
 
The castle was originally founded somewhere in the 13-14th centuries. It was modified and expanded several times coming into its hieght of power during as a palace and fortress for the Ryukyu kings who established the unified Ryukyu kingdom in 1429. These kings ruled for abour 400 years until the Meiji government ousted the king in 1879 and established the prefecture of Okinawa. From 1609 the kingdom was under the control of the Satsuma clan and thereby the Tokugawa Shogunate but they kept some freedom regarding their relationships with China.<p>Obviously Shuri Castle was neither influenced by the same factors as typical mainland castles nor does it have many of the same structures or types of architecture. The castle and other related sites in the area were designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2000.</p>
 
 
|Visits=
 
|Japanese Notes=
 
 
|Year Visited=
Viewer Contributed
|Website=
 
http://www.shurijo.com/
 
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4.12
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125
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|ekiElev=
125
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0
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|kamonFam=
 
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Latest revision as of 22:20, 7 October 2017

not personally visited, all the pictures were donated by readers. I would love to visit this and some of the other castles of Okinawa someday.

Shuri1.jpg

History

The castle was originally founded somewhere in the 13-14th centuries. It was modified and expanded several times coming into its hieght of power during as a palace and fortress for the Ryukyu kings who established the unified Ryukyu kingdom in 1429. These kings ruled for abour 400 years until the Meiji government ousted the king in 1879 and established the prefecture of Okinawa. From 1609 the kingdom was under the control of the Satsuma clan and thereby the Tokugawa Shogunate but they kept some freedom regarding their relationships with China.

Obviously Shuri Castle was neither influenced by the same factors as typical mainland castles nor does it have many of the same structures or types of architecture. The castle and other related sites in the area were designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2000.


Field Notes

not personally visited, all the pictures were donated by readers. I would love to visit this and some of the other castles of Okinawa someday.


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Gallery
  • Shurei Mon gate
  • A close-up of the Shurei Mon's supporting brackets.
  • Kankai Mon
  • Zuisen Mon
  • View from the Zuisen Mon down to the Kankai Mon
  • Kyukei Mon
  • View of the Kankai Mon from outside of the castle
  • Shuri Castle
  • Exterior view of the Kyukei Mon
  • outer walls
  • The Zuisen Mon
  • Rokoku Mon
  • Hoshin Mon
  • The Seiden (Main Hall)
  • Sasunoma
  • A view of the garden from the Sasunoma
  • first floor of the Seiden
  • Chinese-syle throne
  • Looking east across the court known as "Shicha-nu-una"
  • Hakuginmon
  • Uekimon
  • Shukujunmon (left) and Uekimon
  • Sonohyan Utaki Ishimon
  • Kobikimon
  • Keiseimon
  • Bifukumon
  • Agari-no Azana (Eastern Bastion)
  • Iri-no Azana (Western Bastion)
  • Seiden (Main Hall) ruin
  • Seiden's original stylobate, 15th century
  • Reconstruction plan
  • Enkakuji ruin's reconstructed Somon


Castle Profile
English Name Shuri Castle
Japanese Name 首里城
Founder
Year Founded 13-14 Century
Castle Type Hilltop
Castle Condition Reconstructed main keep
Designations Top 100 Castles, UNESCO World Heritage Site, National Historic Site
Historical Period Edo Period
Main Keep Structure 2 levels, 2 stories
Year Reconstructed 1992 (wood, concrete)
Features gates, palace, stone walls
Visitor Information
Access Bus
Hours
Time Required
URL Castle Website
Location Naha, Okinawa Prefecture
Coordinates 26.21702, 127.71928
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Admin
Added to Jcastle 2006
Admin Year Visited Viewer Contributed


4.33
(18 votes)
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