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Curving stone walls and sacred sites. Gusuku were the strongholds of local lords and kings in the Ryukyu Kingdom, and places of worship too. They grew from a different tradition than samurai castles.
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Nakijin, Okinawa
今帰仁城
The walls of the Hokuzan kings snake along the ridge for 1.5 km. Long after the kings fell and the governors left, people kept coming here to pray.
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Nakagusuku, Okinawa
中城城
Stone walls that amazed Commodore Perry's expedition, and the one gusuku where you can compare all three Ryukyuan styles of stonework side by side.
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Naha, Okinawa
首里城
The royal palace has burned five times and been rebuilt every time. The main hall lost in 2019 reopens in its newest form on November 23, 2026.
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Yomitan, Okinawa
座喜味城
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Uruma, Okinawa
勝連城
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Taketomi, Okinawa
下田原城
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Nanjō, Okinawa
佐敷城
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Itoman, Okinawa
具志川城
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Kumejima, Okinawa
具志川城
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Chatan, Okinawa
北谷城
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Kumejima, Okinawa
宇江城城
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Uruma, Okinawa
安慶名城
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Onna, Okinawa
山田城
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Nanjō, Okinawa
島添大里城
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Urasoe, Okinawa
浦添城
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Nanjō, Okinawa
玉城城
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Naha, Okinawa
琉球王国のグスク及び関連遺産群
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Nanjō, Okinawa
糸数城
Nanjō, Okinawa
知念城
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Naha, Okinawa
グスク
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Naha, Okinawa
三重城
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Izena, Okinawa
伊是名城
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Uruma, Okinawa
伊波城
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Itoman, Okinawa
南山城
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Nago, Okinawa
名護城
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Nanjō, Okinawa
垣花城
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Kitanakagusuku, Okinawa
安谷屋城
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Kadena, Okinawa
屋良座森城
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Okinawa, Okinawa
知花城
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Kagoshima
石原ヨシハラウエノ遺跡
Kumejima, Okinawa
伊敷索城
Uruma, Okinawa
喜屋武城
Uruma, Okinawa
天願城
Okinawa
山城
Okinawa
日本100名城
Okinawa
続日本100名城
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Tomigusuku, Okinawa
豊見城城
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