Nakagusuku Castle

Nakagusuku Castle is a Ryukyuan gusuku fortification located in the village of Kitanakagusuku, Okinawa, Japan. It is known for being the best-preserved of any gusuku ruins, and the six courtyards of this fortress with stacked stone walls make it a prime example of a gusuku. It has been protected by the central government as a National Historic Site since 1972. The designated area is 110,473 square meters, of which 14,473 square meters is the castle grounds. In November 2000, it was registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu, along with the Shuri Castle ruins and others.

MainTimelineWikipediaGalleryBibliographyTableSearch

1400 Website,  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Ryukyu Kingdom, gusuku, hill castle, 100 Fine Castles of Japan, Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu, 

• Facebook channel^@
• Japanese Database of National Cultural Properties page^@
• Cultural Inventory page^@
• Cultural Heritage Online page^@
• part of UNESCO World Heritage Site page^@
• National Cultural Property page^@
• World Heritage Site page^@
• Tripadvisor page^@
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

Location: 26.2839, 127.8014, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
27 places

Loading map...

• 

  Bombing of Okinawa ⓘ
  1944 airstrike

• 

  Cactus Ridge ⓘ
  

• 

  The Pinnacle, Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
  battle to capture a 30 ft spire near Arakachi, Japan

• 

  Battle of Kakazu ⓘ
  1945 battle

• 

  Battle of Sugar Loaf Hill ⓘ
  1945 battle

• 

  Battle in the Hills of Kuniyoshi ⓘ
  1945 battle

• 

  Shiro-Furi disturbance ⓘ
  

• 

  Former Japanese Navy Underground Headquarters ⓘ
  former Japanese Navy underground military HQ, now park and museum on Okinawa, Japan  

• 

  Agena Castle ⓘ
  castle in Uruma, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan

• 

  Chibana Castle ⓘ
  Gusuku in Okinawa, Okinawa Prefecture

• 

  Chinen Castle ⓘ
  castle in Nanjō, Okinawa, Japan

• 

  Gushikawa Castle ⓘ
  castle in Itoman, Okinawa, Japan

• 

  Iha Castle ⓘ
  gusuku castle in Okinawa, Japan

• 

  Itokazu Castle ⓘ
  nanjo, Okinawa, Japan

• 

  Kakinohana Castle ⓘ
  

• 

  Katsuren Castle ⓘ
  ryukyuan castle in Uruma, Okinawa

• 

  Ōzato Castle ⓘ
  ryukyuan gusuku built in Nanzan

• 

  Sashiki Castle ⓘ
  castle/fortification in Okinawa

• 

  Tamagusuku Castle ⓘ
  castle, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan

• 

  Urasoe Castle ⓘ
  building in Urasoe, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan

• 

  Nakagusuku Castle ⓘ
  castle  

• 

  Shuri Castle ⓘ
  Ryukyuan gusuku castle  

• 

  Zakimi Castle ⓘ
  castle

• 

  Mie Castle ⓘ
  ryukyuan gusuku in Naha, Okinawa, Japan

• 

  Nakagusuku Bay Temporary Fortress ⓘ
  

• 

  No. 1 Middle School Apprentice Team Information Exhibition Room ⓘ
  

• 

  Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Museum ⓘ
  museum and memorial monument in Japan

1400-01-01T00:00:00Z

1400-01-01T00:00:00Z

1400 Nakagusuku Castle

1944-10-10T00:00:00Z

1944-10-10T00:00:00Z

1944 Bombing of Okinawa

1945-04-04T00:00:00Z

1945-04-07T00:00:00Z

1945 Cactus Ridge

1945-04-05T00:00:00Z

1945-04-06T00:00:00Z

1945 The Pinnacle, Battle of Okinawa

1945-04-08T00:00:00Z

1945-04-24T00:00:00Z

1945 Battle of Kakazu

1945-05-12T00:00:00Z

1945-05-18T00:00:00Z

1945 Battle of Sugar Loaf Hill

1945-06-11T00:00:00Z

1945-06-17T00:00:00Z

1945 Battle in the Hills of Kuniyoshi

1453-01-01T00:00:00Z

1453-01-01T00:00:00Z

1453 Shiro-Furi disturbance

1944-12-01T00:00:00Z

1945-06-13T00:00:00Z

1944 — 1945 Former Japanese Navy Underground Headquarters

1400-01-01T00:00:00Z

1400-01-01T00:00:00Z

1400 Shuri Castle

1416-01-01T00:00:00Z

1416-01-01T00:00:00Z

1416 Zakimi Castle

1546-01-01T00:00:00Z

1546-01-01T00:00:00Z

1546 Mie Castle

1975-06-11T00:00:00Z

1975-06-11T00:00:00Z

1975 Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Museum

{"selectable":false,"showCurrentTime":false,"width":"100%","zoomMin":100000000000}

Frameless

KIF 0407

GusukuArch

GusukuWall

Nakagusukuview

500px photo (188688245)

500px photo (188688271)

Narrative of the expedition of an American squadron to the China seas and Japan (1857) (14784254142)

Nakagusuku stereo

Nakagusukojo c038

Nakagusukojo c043

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1314	Chūzan		Wikidata
area	region	1314	Nanzan		Wikidata
area	region	1429	Ryukyu Kingdom		Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	Bombing of Okinawa	airstrike	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1945	Cactus Ridge	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1945	The Pinnacle, Battle of Okinawa	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1945	Battle of Kakazu	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1945	Battle of Sugar Loaf Hill	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1945	Battle in the Hills of Kuniyoshi	battle	Wikidata
event	war	1453	Shiro-Furi disturbance	war of succession, Shō Shiro, Shō Furi	Wikidata
link	channel		Facebook channel@		Wikidata
link	page		Japanese Database of National Cultural Properties page@		Wikidata
link	page		Cultural Inventory page@		Wikidata
link	page		Cultural Heritage Online page@		Wikidata
link	page		part of UNESCO World Heritage Site page@		Wikidata
link	page		National Cultural Property page@		Wikidata
link	page		World Heritage Site page@		Wikidata
link	page		Tripadvisor page@		Wikidata
object	watercraft		Manazuru	Chidori-class torpedo boat, torpedo boat	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Skylark	minesweeper, Auk-class minesweeper	Wikidata
site	bunker	1944	Former Japanese Navy Underground Headquarters	headquarters, air-raid shelter, park	Wikidata
site	castle		Agena Castle	gusuku	Wikidata
site	castle		Chibana Castle	gusuku	Wikidata
site	castle		Chinen Castle	Chūzan, gusuku	Wikidata
site	castle		Gushikawa Castle	gusuku, military base, Ryukyu Kingdom	Wikidata
site	castle		Iha Castle	hill castle, gusuku	Wikidata
site	castle		Itokazu Castle	Nanzan, gusuku	Wikidata
site	castle		Kakinohana Castle	gusuku	Wikidata
site	castle		Katsuren Castle	gusuku	Wikidata
site	castle		Ōzato Castle	Nanzan, gusuku	Wikidata
site	castle		Sashiki Castle	military base, gusuku, Nanzan	Wikidata
site	castle		Tamagusuku Castle	gusuku, military base, Nanzan	Wikidata
site	castle		Urasoe Castle	gusuku, Chūzan	Wikidata
site	castle	1400	Nakagusuku Castle	hill castle, Ryukyu Kingdom, gusuku	Wikidata
site	castle	1400	Shuri Castle	gusuku, official residence, government agency, Chūzan, museum	Wikidata
site	castle	1416	Zakimi Castle	gusuku	Wikidata
site	castle	1546	Mie Castle	gusuku	Wikidata
site	fort		Nakagusuku Bay Temporary Fortress	fortress	Wikidata
site	museum		No. 1 Middle School Apprentice Team Information Exhibition Room	education museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1975	Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Museum	peace museum, Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Foundation, prefectural museum, military museum	Wikidata
commons	image		KIF 0407		Commons
commons	image		GusukuArch		Commons
commons	image		GusukuWall		Commons
commons	image		Nakagusukuview		Commons
commons	image		500px photo (188688245)		Commons
commons	image		500px photo (188688271)		Commons
commons	image		Narrative of the expedition of an American squadron to the China seas and Japan (1857) (14784254142)		Commons
commons	image		Nakagusuku stereo		Commons
commons	image		Nakagusukojo c038		Commons
commons	image		Nakagusukojo c043		Commons