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   Shuri Castle

   Shuri Castle is a Ryukyuan gusuku castle in the historic Shuri district of Naha, the capital of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.

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   Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu

   The Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu (琉球王国のグスク及び関連遺産群, Ryūkyū ōkoku no gusuku oyobi kanren'isangun) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site which consists of nine sites all located in the Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.

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   Shuri

   Shuri (首里; Okinawan: スイ Sui or Shui, Northern Ryukyuan: しより Shiyori) is a district of the city of Naha, Okinawa, Japan.

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   Nakagusuku Castle

   Nakagusuku Castle (中城城, Nakagusuku jō; Okinawan: Nakagushiku) is a Ryukyuan gusuku fortification located in the village of Kitanakagusuku, Okinawa, Japan.

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   Tamaudun

   Tamaudun (玉陵) is one of the three royal mausoleums of the Second Shō Dynasty of kings of the Ryukyu Kingdom, along with Urasoe yōdore at Urasoe Castle and Izena Tamaudun near Izena Castle in Izena, Okinawa.

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   Sefa-utaki

   Sefa-utaki, is a historical sacred space, overlooking Kudaka Island, that served as one of the key locations of worship in the native religion of Ryukyuan for millennia.

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   Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum

   The Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum (沖縄県立博物館・美術館, Okinawa Kenritsu Hakubutsukan Bijutsukan), or Okimu for short, is a museum in the most southern prefecture of Japan.

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   Shureimon

   Shureimon (守礼門, Okinawan:Uī-nu-turi,Uī-nu-Ayajō) is a gate in the Shuri neighborhood of Naha, the capital of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It was the second of Shuri Castle's main gates.

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   Sonohyan-utaki

   Sonohyan-utaki (園比屋武御嶽; Okinawan: スヌファンウタキ Sunufan-utaki ) is a sacred grove of trees and plants (utaki) of the traditional indigenous Ryukyuan religion.

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    Shikina-en

    The gardens of Shikina-en (識名園) are located on a small hill to the south of Shuri Castle in Naha, Okinawa.

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   Cornerstone of Peace

   The Cornerstone of Peace is a monument in Itoman commemorating the Battle of Okinawa and the role of Okinawa during World War II.

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   Naminoue Shrine

   Naminoue Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, the ichinomiya (primary shrine) of the prefecture. It sits atop a high bluff, overlooking Naminoue Beach and the ocean.

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   Urasoe Castle

   Urasoe Castle (浦添城, Urasoe jō; Okinawan: Urashii Gushiku) is a Ryūkyūan gusuku fortification which served as the capital of the medieval Okinawan principality of Chūzan prior to the unification of the island into the Ryū…

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   Himeyuri Peace Museum

   Himeyuri Peace Museum (ひめゆり平和祈念資料館, Himeyuri Heiwa Kinen Shiryōkan) opened in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan in 1989.

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   Kokusai-dōri

   Kokusai-dōri is Naha's 1.6-kilometre main shopping street, the symbol of a postwar recovery once called the 'miracle mile'. Souvenir shops, Okinawa soba and the alleys of the Makishi market all hang off this one axis.

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   Gokoku-ji Temple

   Gokoku-ji (護国寺; lit. "Protection of the Nation Temple"; Okinawan: 波上の寺, Nanmin-nu-tira) is a Shingon Buddhist temple in Naha, Okinawa.

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   Fukushūen

   Fukushūen (福州園, lit. "Fuzhou Garden" or "Foochow Garden") is a traditional Chinese garden in the Kume area of Naha, Okinawa.

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   Tamagusuku Castle

   Tamagusuku Castle (玉城城, Tamagusuku jō; Okinawan: Tamagushiku) is a Ryūkyūan gusuku fortification located in the city of Nanjō, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.

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   Sashiki Castle

   Sashiki Castle (佐敷城, Sashiki jō; Okinawan: Sashichi Gushiku) is a Ryūkyūan gusuku fortification located in the city of Nanjō, Okinawa.

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    Sōgen-ji

    Sōgen-ji (Okinawan: 崇元寺) was a Buddhist temple located in the Tomari neighborhood of the city of Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It belonged to the Rinzai school sect of Japanese Zen.

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