Zakimi Castle
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Zakimi Castle is a 15th-century Ryukyuan gusuku (fortress) in Yomitan, Okinawa, renowned for its well-preserved stone walls and status as part of the UNESCO World Heritage “Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu.”
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zakimi Castle canonical | 1 |
| Zakimi Castle Ruins Park | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
castle
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cultural heritage site ⓘ fortress ⓘ gusuku ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Ryukyuan gusuku architecture ⓘ |
| builtBy | Gosamaru ⓘ |
| builtInPeriod | 15th century ⓘ |
| category |
Castles in Okinawa Prefecture
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Ryukyuan gusuku ⓘ World Heritage Sites in Japan ⓘ |
| constructedFrom | Ryukyuan limestone ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culture | Ryukyuan ⓘ |
| currentUse |
historical park
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tourist attraction ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
arched stone gate
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bailey ⓘ curved stone walls ⓘ lookout points ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFacility |
Zakimi Castle
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Zakimi Castle Ruins Park
|
| hasSiteType | castle ruins ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | Yomitan area ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| inscriptionYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
Japanese
ⓘ
Okinawan ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Japan
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Okinawa Island ⓘ Okinawa Prefecture ⓘ Yomitan ⓘ |
| locatedOn | hilltop ⓘ |
| managedBy |
Okinawa Prefectural Government
ⓘ
surface form:
Okinawa Prefectural authorities
|
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| notableFor | well-preserved stone walls ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| overlooks | East China Sea ⓘ |
| partOf |
Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu
ⓘ
Kingdom of Ryukyu historical sites ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | ruins ⓘ |
| region | Ryukyu Islands ⓘ |
| UNESCOCriteria |
(ii)
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(iii) ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteId | 972 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
military defense
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regional control ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Zakimi Castle Ruins Park