Nakijin Castle

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archaeological site castle ruin gusuku tourist attraction

Nakijin Castle is a historic Ryukyuan gusuku (fortress) in northern Okinawa, Japan, renowned for its massive stone walls and as part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site “Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu.”

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site ⓘ
castle ruin ⓘ
gusuku ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
architecturalStyle Ryukyuan gusuku architecture ⓘ
builtFor Ryukyu Kingdom ⓘ
surface form: Kingdom of Ryukyu
country Japan ⓘ
culture Ryukyuan culture ⓘ
function fortress ⓘ
residence of regional rulers ⓘ
hasEvent Sakura Matsuri cherry blossom festival ⓘ
surface form: Nakijin Castle Cherry Blossom Festival
hasInterpretiveCenter true ⓘ
hasMuseumExhibits true ⓘ
hasPanoramicViewpoints true ⓘ
hasPart courtyards ⓘ
main enclosure ⓘ
sacred sites ⓘ
secondary enclosures ⓘ
stone gates ⓘ
utaki sacred grove ⓘ
hasWalkingTrails true ⓘ
heritageDesignation National Historic Site of Japan ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
inscriptionYearUNESCO 2000 ⓘ
knownFor massive stone walls ⓘ
scenic views of the East China Sea ⓘ
languageOfSignage English ⓘ
Japanese ⓘ
locatedIn Nakijin, Okinawa ⓘ
locatedInFormerProvince Ryukyu Islands ⓘ
locatedInPrefecture Okinawa Prefecture ⓘ
locatedInRegion northern Okinawa Island ⓘ
locatedNear Motobu Peninsula ⓘ
Churaumi Aquarium ⓘ
surface form: Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium
locatedOn hilltop ⓘ
materialUsed Ryukyuan limestone ⓘ
limestone ⓘ
openToPublic true ⓘ
operator Nakijin Village government ⓘ
overlooks East China Sea ⓘ
partOf Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu ⓘ
periodOfUse Gusuku period ⓘ
region Ryukyu Islands ⓘ
surface form: Ryukyu Archipelago
touristActivity cherry blossom viewing ⓘ
UNESCOSiteId 972 ⓘ
usedBy Ryukyu Kingdom ⓘ
surface form: Hokuzan kingdom

Ryukyu Kingdom ⓘ
surface form: Kingdom of Ryukyu

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Okinawa Prefecture → hasWorldHeritageComponent → Nakijin Castle ⓘ