#shurijo

[niioka]

＠Journey.

[livesunique]

Shurijo, Shuri, Okinawa, Japan,

Shuri Castle (首里城 Shuri-jō, Okinawan: Sui Gushiku) is a Ryukyuan gusuku in Shuri, Okinawa. 

Between 1429 and 1879, it was the palace of the Ryukyu Kingdom, before becoming largely neglected. 

In 1945, during the Battle of Okinawa, it was almost completely destroyed. After the war, the castle was re-purposed as a university campus. Beginning in 1992, the central citadel and walls were largely reconstructed on the original site based on historical records, photographs, and memory.

On the morning of 31 October 2019, however, the main courtyard structures of the castle were destroyed in a fire.

Credit: Albert Noffsinger, David Kosmos Smith, Kosu, CEphoto / Uwe Aranas

Photo of Shuri Castle, believed to have been taken in Meiji Era, Courtesy of Yonezawa City Uesugi Museum

[wearejapanese]

Click here to support Shuri Castle Fire Restoration organized by Jon Itomura

Jon Itomura Shuri Castle Fire Restoration Want to join me in making a difference? I'm raising money to benefit the Shuri Castle Restoration efforts after a ma

For anybody wanting to support Shuri Castle restoration, there’s a GoFundMe that was started by the Hawaii United Okinawa Association for Okinawa and Shuri Castle.

I'm raising money to benefit the Shuri Castle Restoration efforts after a major fire on the morning of October 31, 2019, one day after celebrating the Worldwide Uchinanchu Day.  Any donation will help make an impact. Thanks in advance for your contribution to this cause that means so much to me and so many around the world who have visited this historical site.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/shuri-castle-fire-restoration

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Shurijo, 2012

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Shurijo Castle - Ukiyo e Style

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[andong0626]

2019/05/12~15【二沖】時，特別安排返台最後一天探訪這世界文化遺產的【首里城】。這座融合中國和日本文化的琉球式古城，象徵琉球王國昔日的輝煌及沖繩的獨特風俗文化，可惜行程匆忙未能仔細端詳這座古城風華，今受祝融之災令人惋惜，盼浴火重生早日再現輝煌💪 #naha #shurijo #首里城 #Okinawa #首里城公園 #百浦添御殿 #しゅりじょう #頑張ってください #琉球王國御城與關聯遺產群（在 Shuri Castle） https://www.instagram.com/p/B4SqSOmhdZZ/?igshid=1w0yyd6xur02y

[luxaofhesperides]

update on shurijo: the main palace is completely gone, along with what i think was the museum/giftshop. the buildings outside the main courtyard are still standing.

heres some news about this (all in japanese):

nhk news story

yahoo japan news story

nhk live video of shurijo

[livekyoto]

Shuri Castle near Naha, Okinawa is probably one of The Best castles I’ve been to in Japan, and I’ve been to a few. Because of its Chinese influence (which is pretty overt from the entrance - it was exactly how I imagine the Forbidden City to look, and I learned later the structure was in fact thusly inspired) it’s a lot more sprawling and fortified than the castles I’m used to seeing. The view is great, and I really dig the shisa - I loved the ones decorated with pineapples! Also inside the castle is a small cafe where you get a little plate of Okinawan snacks and some of the local jasmine tea, totally worth the extra ¥350!