Tamagusuku Castle

Castle, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
Tamagusuku Castle 玉城城 is located in Okinawa Prefecture
Tamagusuku Castle 玉城城
Tamagusuku Castle
玉城城
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Tamagusuku Castle 玉城城 is located in Japan
Tamagusuku Castle 玉城城
Tamagusuku Castle
玉城城
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TypeGusukuSite informationControlled byNanzan (1314–1429)
 Ryūkyū Kingdom (15th century–1879)
 Empire of Japan (1879–1945)
United States Military Government of the Ryukyu Islands (1945-1950)
United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands (1950-1972)
 Japan (1972-present)Open to
the publicyesConditionRuinsSite historyBuiltpre-14th centuryMaterialsRyukyuan limestone, woodGarrison informationOccupantsAji of Tamagusuku Magiri

Tamagusuku Castle (玉城城, Tamagusuku jō, Okinawan: Tamagushiku[1]) is a Ryukyuan gusuku in Nanjō, Okinawa. It is the oldest castle on Okinawa; Chūzan Seikan says it was built by Amamikyu, the creation goddess of the Ryukyuan religion. It was the home of the Aji of Tamagusuku Magiri.

It is located about 700 meters north of Tamagusuku village. The castle is almost a complete ruin and is visited as a sacred grove

References

  1. ^ "タマグシク". 首里・那覇方言音声データベース (in Japanese).

External links

  • A youtube video

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Fort style Gusuku
Amami Islands
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Okinawa Islands
Sakishima Islands


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