Shuri, Naha, Okinawa, Japan

E649945

historic district neighborhood

Shuri is a historic district in Naha, Okinawa, Japan, that served as the royal capital of the Ryukyu Kingdom and remains known for its cultural heritage sites and traditional architecture.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Shuri (royal capital of the Ryukyu Kingdom)	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic district ⓘ neighborhood ⓘ
associatedWith	Okinawan identity ⓘ Ryukyuan culture NERFINISHED ⓘ Ryukyuan monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ
battlefieldIn	Battle of Okinawa NERFINISHED ⓘ
contains	Ryutan Pond NERFINISHED ⓘ Shikina-en Garden NERFINISHED ⓘ Shureimon Gate NERFINISHED ⓘ Shuri Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonohyan-utaki Ishimon NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamaudun Mausoleum NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
culturalPropertyType	historic urban landscape ⓘ
formerRole	royal capital of the Ryukyu Kingdom ⓘ
governedBy	City of Naha NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasEducationalInstitution	University of the Ryukyus (former campus location) NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasLandmark	Kankaimon Gate NERFINISHED ⓘ Kinjo-cho stone-paved road NERFINISHED ⓘ Shuri Castle main hall (Seiden) NERFINISHED ⓘ Zuisenmon Gate NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasViewOf	East China Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ
heritageStatus	part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu" ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Ryukyu Kingdom era NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor	cultural heritage sites ⓘ traditional architecture ⓘ
languageCurrentlySpoken	Japanese ⓘ
languageHistoricallySpoken	Ryukyuan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	Naha NERFINISHED ⓘ Okinawa Prefecture ⓘ Ryukyu Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Japan Standard Time ⓘ
near	Naha city center NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Naha urban area NERFINISHED ⓘ
reconstructionPeriod	post–World War II era ⓘ
region	Kyushu and Okinawa region of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousTradition	Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ Ryukyuan religion NERFINISHED ⓘ Shinto NERFINISHED ⓘ
significance	cultural center of the Ryukyu Kingdom ⓘ political center of the Ryukyu Kingdom ⓘ religious center of the Ryukyu Kingdom ⓘ
tourismType	cultural tourism ⓘ heritage tourism ⓘ
traditionalStyle	Ryukyuan architectural style ⓘ
transportConnection	Shuri Station (Okinawa Urban Monorail) NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

City of Naha → historicalPrecursor → Shuri, Naha, Okinawa, Japan ⓘ

this entity surface form: Shuri (royal capital of the Ryukyu Kingdom)

Tamaudun Mausoleum → locatedIn → Shuri, Naha, Okinawa, Japan ⓘ