Shuri Castle

Shuri Castle 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. In 1945, during the Battle of Okinawa, it was almost completely destroyed. The site of Shuri Castle has been protected by the central government as a National Historic Site since 1972.

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official residence, government agency, gusuku, museum, Chūzan, 100 Fine Castles of Japan, Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu, Shurijo Castle Park, 

• Facebook channel^@
• World Heritage Site page^@
• part of UNESCO World Heritage Site page^@
• National Cultural Property page^@
• Japanese Database of National Cultural Properties page^@
• Cultural Inventory page^@
• Cultural Heritage Online page^@
• Tripadvisor page^@
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Location: 26.217, 127.7195, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  Bombing of Okinawa ⓘ
  1944 airstrike

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  Cactus Ridge ⓘ
  

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  Battle of Kakazu ⓘ
  1945 battle

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  Battle of Sugar Loaf Hill ⓘ
  1945 battle

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  Battle in the Hills of Kuniyoshi ⓘ
  1945 battle

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  Shiro-Furi disturbance ⓘ
  

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  Former Japanese Navy Underground Headquarters ⓘ
  former Japanese Navy underground military HQ, now park and museum on Okinawa, Japan  

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  Agena Castle ⓘ
  castle in Uruma, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan

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  Chibana Castle ⓘ
  Gusuku in Okinawa, Okinawa Prefecture

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  Chinen Castle ⓘ
  castle in Nanjō, Okinawa, Japan

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  Gushikawa Castle ⓘ
  castle in Itoman, Okinawa, Japan

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  Iha Castle ⓘ
  gusuku castle in Okinawa, Japan

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  Itokazu Castle ⓘ
  nanjo, Okinawa, Japan

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  Kakinohana Castle ⓘ
  

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  Katsuren Castle ⓘ
  ryukyuan castle in Uruma, Okinawa

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  Ōzato Castle ⓘ
  ryukyuan gusuku built in Nanzan

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  Sashiki Castle ⓘ
  castle/fortification in Okinawa

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  Tamagusuku Castle ⓘ
  castle, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan

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  Urasoe Castle ⓘ
  building in Urasoe, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan

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  Nakagusuku Castle ⓘ
  castle  

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  Shuri Castle ⓘ
  Ryukyuan gusuku castle  

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  Zakimi Castle ⓘ
  castle

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  Mie Castle ⓘ
  ryukyuan gusuku in Naha, Okinawa, Japan

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  Nakagusuku Bay Temporary Fortress ⓘ
  

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  No. 1 Middle School Apprentice Team Information Exhibition Room ⓘ
  

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  Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Museum ⓘ
  museum and memorial monument in Japan

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Battle of Okinawa

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Shiro-Furi disturbance

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conflagration

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conflagration

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2019 Shuri Castle fire

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reconstruction (buildings)

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reconstruction (buildings)

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destruction

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1944 Bombing of Okinawa

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1945 Cactus Ridge

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1945 Battle of Kakazu

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1945 Battle of Sugar Loaf Hill

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1945 Battle in the Hills of Kuniyoshi

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1453 Shiro-Furi disturbance

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1944 — 1945 Former Japanese Navy Underground Headquarters

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1400 Nakagusuku Castle

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1416 Zakimi Castle

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1546 Mie Castle

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1975 Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Museum

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Palace building of Shuri Castle.

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1314	Chūzan		Wikidata
area	region	1314	Nanzan		Wikidata
area	region	1429	Ryukyu Kingdom		Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	Bombing of Okinawa	airstrike	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1945	Cactus Ridge	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1945	Battle of Kakazu	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1945	Battle of Sugar Loaf Hill	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1945	Battle in the Hills of Kuniyoshi	battle	Wikidata
event	war	1453	Shiro-Furi disturbance	war of succession, Shō Shiro, Shō Furi	Wikidata
link	channel		Facebook channel@		Wikidata
link	page		World Heritage Site page@		Wikidata
link	page		part of UNESCO World Heritage Site page@		Wikidata
link	page		National Cultural Property page@		Wikidata
link	page		Japanese Database of National Cultural Properties page@		Wikidata
link	page		Cultural Inventory page@		Wikidata
link	page		Cultural Heritage Online page@		Wikidata
link	page		Tripadvisor page@		Wikidata
object	watercraft		Manazuru	Chidori-class torpedo boat, torpedo boat	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Skylark	minesweeper, Auk-class minesweeper	Wikidata
site	bunker	1944	Former Japanese Navy Underground Headquarters	headquarters, air-raid shelter, park	Wikidata
site	castle		Agena Castle	gusuku	Wikidata
site	castle		Chibana Castle	gusuku	Wikidata
site	castle		Chinen Castle	Chūzan, gusuku	Wikidata
site	castle		Gushikawa Castle	gusuku, military base, Ryukyu Kingdom	Wikidata
site	castle		Iha Castle	hill castle, gusuku	Wikidata
site	castle		Itokazu Castle	Nanzan, gusuku	Wikidata
site	castle		Kakinohana Castle	gusuku	Wikidata
site	castle		Katsuren Castle	gusuku	Wikidata
site	castle		Ōzato Castle	Nanzan, gusuku	Wikidata
site	castle		Sashiki Castle	military base, gusuku, Nanzan	Wikidata
site	castle		Tamagusuku Castle	gusuku, military base, Nanzan	Wikidata
site	castle		Urasoe Castle	gusuku, Chūzan	Wikidata
site	castle	1400	Nakagusuku Castle	hill castle, Ryukyu Kingdom, gusuku	Wikidata
site	castle	1400	Shuri Castle	gusuku, official residence, government agency, Chūzan, museum	Wikidata
site	castle	1416	Zakimi Castle	gusuku	Wikidata
site	castle	1546	Mie Castle	gusuku	Wikidata
site	fort		Nakagusuku Bay Temporary Fortress	fortress	Wikidata
site	museum		No. 1 Middle School Apprentice Team Information Exhibition Room	education museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1975	Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Museum	peace museum, Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Foundation, prefectural museum, military museum	Wikidata
commons	image		首里城 (33775093200)		Commons
commons	image		首里城 (33775097300)		Commons
commons	image		首里城 (33775093710)		Commons
commons	image		Students, Marines compete in amazing race challenge 130602-M-GX379-751		Commons
commons	image		500px photo (188688281)		Commons
commons	image		Shiru-burgm-blick von burg		Commons
commons	image		首里城 (33348631523)		Commons
commons	image		Naha Shuri Castle50s3s4500		Commons
commons	image		Naha Shuri Castle16s5s3200		Commons
commons	image		Palace building of Shuri Castle.		Commons