Nakagusuku Castle Ruins
沖縄県
The finest preserved gusuku in Okinawa — Gosamaru's six-ward fortress that stunned Commodore Perry in 1853, inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage in 2000
Founded
1440
Type
Castle
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Access
About 50 min by bus from Naha Bus Terminal to 'Nakagusuku Castle Ruins Iriguchi' stop, then 15 min walk. Rental car recommended. Open 8:30–17:00 (until 18:00 May–Sep). Admission: ¥500 adults.
1258 Tomari, Nakagusuku-son, Nakagami-gun, Okinawa
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Castle
Founded 1440
586 years
Enshrined Deity
（グスク跡
城址）
Overview
One of the finest castle ruins in Okinawa, inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2000 as part of 'Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu.' Spanning a 160-metre hilltop across Nakagusuku Village and Kitanakagusuku Village in Nakagami District, the site comprises six connected wards — South, West, First, Second, Third, and North — stretching from south to north along t…
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Origins
The origins of Nakagusuku Castle date to the latter half of the 14th century, when the Sachi-Nakagusuku aji (lord) and successive generations of his clan laid the foundations of the South and West wards as their residential seat. In the early 15th century, **Gosamaru Moriharu** (?–1458) — the celebr…
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