Nakijin Castle

Nakijin Castle was a Ryūkyūan gusuku fortification located in the village of Nakijin, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It was also known as Hokuzan Castle or Hokuzangusuku. It has been protected by the central government as a National Historic Site since 1972. In November 2000, it was registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu, along with the Shuri Castle ruins and others.In the late 14th century, the island of Okinawa consisted of three principalities: Nanzan to the south, Chūzan in the central area, and Hokuzan in the north. Nakijin was the capital of Hokuzan and Nakijin Castle was the seat of the King of Hokuzan. It is today known for the Hikan cherries which bloom in northern Okinawa between mid-January and early February, providing the first cherry blossoms each year in Japan.

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Location: 26.6908, 127.9303, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  Volcano and Ryukyu Islands campaign ⓘ
  1945 battle

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  Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
  1945 major battle of the Pacific War

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  The Pinnacle, Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
  battle to capture a 30 ft spire near Arakachi, Japan

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  Invasion of Ryukyu ⓘ
  invasion of the Ryukyu Kingdom by the Satsuma Domain, resulting in the former’s being reduced to a vassal state of the latter

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  Izena Castle ⓘ
  

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  Nakijin Castle ⓘ
  fortification

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1945-06-21T00:00:00Z

1945 Volcano and Ryukyu Islands campaign

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1945-06-23T00:00:00Z

1945 Battle of Okinawa

1945-04-05T00:00:00Z

1945-04-06T00:00:00Z

1945 The Pinnacle, Battle of Okinawa

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1609-04-05T00:00:00Z

1609 Invasion of Ryukyu

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今帰仁城跡 平郎門 (215250565)

Nakijingusuku-200703

今帰仁城跡 (215250543)

Nakijin Gusuku - panoramio

Nakijin Okinawa Japan Nakikjin-Castle-01

Nakijin Okinawa Japan Nakikjin-Castle-02a

Nakijin Okinawa Japan Nakikjin-Castle-02

Nakijin Okinawa Japan Nakikjin-Castle-11

Nakijin Okinawa Japan Nakikjin-Castle-10

Miimun Gusuku marker

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1314	Hokuzan		Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1945	Volcano and Ryukyu Islands campaign	military campaign	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1945	Battle of Okinawa	Canada, United States, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, battle, Empire of Japan, William Halsey Jr., Seiichi Itō, Chester W. Nimitz, Mitsuru Ushijima, Isamu Chō, Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr., Raymond A. Spruance, Joseph Stilwell, Roy Geiger, Eren Yeager, Minoru Ōta, Claudius Miller Easley	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1945	The Pinnacle, Battle of Okinawa	battle	Wikidata
event	war	1609	Invasion of Ryukyu	invasion, Satsuma Domain, war, Ryukyu Kingdom	Wikidata
link	channel		Facebook channel@		Wikidata
link	page		Cultural Inventory page@		Wikidata
link	page		part of UNESCO World Heritage Site page@		Wikidata
link	page		World Heritage Site page@		Wikidata
link	page		Tripadvisor page@		Wikidata
object	watercraft		Jingei	submarine tender, Jingei-class submarine tender	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Bates	destroyer escort, Buckley-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Emmons	Gleaves-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
site	castle		Izena Castle	gusuku	Wikidata
site	castle		Nakijin Castle	gusuku, Hokuzan	Wikidata
commons	image		今帰仁城跡 平郎門 (215250565)		Commons
commons	image		Nakijingusuku-200703		Commons
commons	image		今帰仁城跡 (215250543)		Commons
commons	image		Nakijin Gusuku - panoramio		Commons
commons	image		Nakijin Okinawa Japan Nakikjin-Castle-01		Commons
commons	image		Nakijin Okinawa Japan Nakikjin-Castle-02a		Commons
commons	image		Nakijin Okinawa Japan Nakikjin-Castle-02		Commons
commons	image		Nakijin Okinawa Japan Nakikjin-Castle-11		Commons
commons	image		Nakijin Okinawa Japan Nakikjin-Castle-10		Commons
commons	image		Miimun Gusuku marker		Commons