A couple of weeks ago, we headed to Naha for the 48th Annual Tug of War Festival. Since we had some time before it started, we decided to stop at the Shuri Castle. They are in the middle of restoring the castle, but we were still able to take it all in. Not only was the castle amazing, but the grounds surrounding it were beautiful too. I am so glad that we decided to stop here and I'm sure we will be going back so that visitors can see it too!
(Wikipedia has a lot of great historical information on the castle if you'd like to read more about it).
Shuri Castle (首里城 Shuri-jō, Okinawan: Sui Gushiku) is a Ryukyuan gusuku in Shuri, Okinawa. 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. After the war, the castle was re-purposed as a university campus. Beginning in 1992, the central citadel and walls were largely reconstructed on the original site based on historical records, photographs, and memory.
Taking our shoes off in order to walk through the castle.
Tea ceremony rooms with tatami mats.
This is where the king would have sat.
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I had no idea there was so much to see in Okinawa. We are really enjoying your blog posts!!! -Liz
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