Gusuku Visit

GUSUKU Visit

Nakagusuku-GUSUKU

Okinawa GUSUKU Visit March, 1996

Hello, this page is a record of GUSUKU(castle) visit of March, 1996 by nob Kurihara and Hiroko Kurihara This version is mainly consisted of photos by QV10(CASIO). (we wish to show data obtained by a regular camera, but the size is our problem.) Hoping we will will be able to make this more detailed and interesting, we will put our best efforts!

Map of Okinawa

GUSUKU List

Here is the list of GUSUKUs we visited

Minton GUSUKU

Minton GUSUKU

Historical Site - Prefectural

Agena GUSUKU

Agena GUSUKU

1045 ? Agena, Gushikawa-shi, Okinawa
5 minutes from the Agena Bus Stop on Kushi Line, Okinawa Bus
Historical Site - National

Iso GUSUKU

Iso GUSUKU

Isogahara, Urasoe-shi, Okinawa?
13 minutes from the Makiminato Bus Stop Nago Line, Out-of-City Bus??

Iha GUSUKU

Iha GUSUKU

551 Ihagohara, Ishikawa-shi, Okinawa??
10 minutes from the IhaBus Stop Nago Line, Okinawa Bus Yomitan-Ishikawa line
Historical Site - Prefectural??

Urasoe Gusuku

Urasoe GUSUKU

Nakama Gusukubaru, Urasoe
10 minutes from Nakama Bus Stop, Ryukyu Bus Urasoe line
Juubun

Kakihana GUSUKU
Tamagusuku GUSUKU

Tamagusuku GUSUKU

Tamagusuku GUSUKU
Aza-Tamagusuku, Tamagusuku-son, Okinawa
Ancient Festive Place
Foundation year, not known. It seems this GUSUKU was a residence of Tamagusuku Aji.
Historical Site - National
Perhaps this GUSUKU is the one which made me so much in GUSUKU mystery. This GUSUKU has no significant stone structure except the arch which was built by curving a natural stone. When I first saw this GUSUKU, I thought it was a small GUSUKU. I only found out why there are few stones left after I read the explanation board. The massive amount of stones were taken by the Army after the war (probably during the war as well) as their building materials. In other words, there are only leftovers. It was rather a hasteful idea, however, I came to think that I had to record the situation? somehow. It won't be in an academic way, but more for self-satisfaction. This record here is such an example.ん。

Gushikawa GUSUKU

Gushikawa GUSUKU

Kanekuhara, Gushikawahara Kyan, Itoman-shi
18 minutes from the last stop of Kyan-Line, Ryukyu Bus
Historical Site - National
This GUSUKU is located at the East cape of Kyan Cape Whenever I saw this GUSUKU, I said to myself, "Why did they build this in such a place?" In front of it, there is the ocean and when I visited, a strong wind was blowing the GUSUKU. I found a new cment tombstone in this visit. It seemed to belong to people related to the GUSUKU, however it was built without permission. Around the tombsone, there are many signs to say "Do not build any tombstone and remove ones built without permission". I've seen such singes at many other places, does this mean they build a tombstone without permission? They were found in slopes of hills and made me wonder to whom the site belonged to. Were they really built without permission? Can anybody tell me?

Gushikami GUSUKU

Gushikami GUSUKU

Gushikami-son, Shimajiri-gun, Okinawa

Nakijin GUSUKU

Nakijin GUSUKU

hantabaru, Aza-Imadomari, Nakijinn-son, Kunigami-gun, Okinawa
15 minutes from the Nakijin-jyo Iriguchi Stop, Motobu-Hanto Line, Okinawa Bus from Nago terminal
Historical Site - National

Zakimi GUSUKU

Zakimi GUSUKU

708 Zakimi, Yomita-son, Nakagami-gun, Okinawa
那7 minutes from Zakimi Bus Stop, Ryukyu/Okinawa Bus Yomitan from Naha
Historical Site - National

Itogazu GUSUKU

Itogazu GUSUKU

Yashikibaru, Itogazu-Takenoguchihara, Tamagusuku-son, Shimajiri-gun, Okinawa
45 minutes from the Nakandakari Stop, Hyakuna Line, Okinawa Bus 16 minutes from the Itokazu-Iriguchi Stop, Hyakuna(Funagoe) line, Ryukyu bus
Historical Site - National

Shuri GUSUKU

Shuri GUSUKU

3-1, Toukura-cho, Shuri, Naha-shi, Okinawa
3 minutes from Shuri-Shikina Line(Makishi-mawari), Gin Bus
Historical Site - National
This is the most famous GUSUKU representing Okinawa.

Katsuren GUSUKU

Katsuren GUSUKU

Haebaru, Katsuren-cho, Nakagami-gun
10 minutes from the Nishihara Stop(via Ojyana) Yakena Line, Ryukyu/Okinawa Bus from Naha
Historical Site - National

Ooshiro GUSUKU

Ooshiro GUSUKU

Ooshiro, Oozato-mura, Shimajiri-gun, Okinawa
40 minutes from the Baten Stop, Hyakuna Line, Okinawa Bus or 40 minutes from Inafuku, Ozato Line

Shimazoe Oozato GUSUKU

Shimazoe Oozato GUSUKU

Aza-Nishihara, Oozato-mura, Shimajiri-gun
60 minutes from the Nakama Stop, Oozato Line, Okinawa Bus

Chinen GUSUKU

Chinen GUSUKU

Kuruku-baru, Kami Chinenbaru, Aza-Chinen, Chinen-son, Shimajiri-gun
7 minutes from the Chinen Stop, Shikina line, Toyo Bus from Naha
Historical Site - National

Nakagusuku GUSUKU

Chuzan-Jyo, Nakagusuku GUSUKU

258 Tomarigawa Shirobaru, Nakagusuku-son Nakagami-gun
1minute from the Nakagusuku Koen Stop, Ken-Sogo-Undo Koen Line(via Nakagusuku Koen), Toyo Bus, Futenma
Historical Site - National