Shurijo Castle in Naha
[Music] Looks like looks like [Music] Please proceed to the during rush hour. It’s beginning to look like a castle. great. It’s more climbing. So, apparently I need to go past this gate here which I saw earlier. Just crossed the street again. Moving towards the right there at the very end would should be the castle. Looks like a residential neighborhood here. Continuing on here with my saga of walking around a freaking castle. Okay. Okay. So, that’s uh the castle, but I still need need to go to Shiron Gate. I’m going to try. I think I’m lost. So, the best way when you’re lost is go back to where you came from. Looks like I’m done with the castle, so I might as well go back to Makkeshi Market. Seems like there’s a nice view of Na from the top from here. And that’s where I came from. Still need to go that far. Yeah, I think I did. I walked here earlier. What the heck? Okay, now I’m going down here. Oh, okay. Okay, it’s beginning to take shape on the left. So, according to the map, I’m supposed to go around here. I’ll see if I really want to cover the entire castle. Hold on. I think this is it. Some kind of gate here. So, stairs are unavoidable. the other side of the castle. So, I’m climbing. You know, I’m not the best climber. This could take a while. So, I’m on the street level finally looking for Shy Castle. I found the toilet of any attraction. This is the most important place for me. Yeah, it kind of looks like Baguio City here. Let me take get a closer look here. Yeah, definitely Baguio City. Another sign here. reproduction of a bamboo grove and the twin branch bamboo decorating the ceiling. That’s a bamboo grove. Just a recreation. Oh, actually it’s a Thailand. I finally got reoriented by Google Maps. So, I’m walking the rest of the way. The problem is it’s a dead end. And I can’t go here because it’s private property. So I need to go back. And this Well, it’s going downhill the steps. So that’s the good news. But I think we’re done with the castle here. Seems like going back to the same freaking map. Okay, I am on gate. I think if I turn right, maybe I can bypass the residential area. Taking the monorail from hotel a station. Good day for a nice walk at Cherry Station. Walking towards Cherry Castle. [Music] Very nice here. This turned out to be a very good destination. Peaceful. Plus, there’s a vending machine here. Okay, good time to take a break. This sign looks familiar. Wait, a beautiful. Oh, no. Maybe maybe I haven’t been here. So, this is now Very beautiful city. The next station is the station number 14. I’m not worried that no entry here. She told me I need to turn right, make a big U-turn all the way and the Sheremon gate will be here. He said she said Hati. Anyway, otaki. Okay, they they talk about the construction going on. A restoration maybe. So, they’re doing restoration here. So, I have to go all the way here, climb up, up and down. Oh, this is going to be a workout station. The final stop. This is the very last stop. Then it’ll go to the other direction. Okay. That’s how mix it. I’m not sure this station here taking elevator. I’m glad I finished those steps. So, moving forward here. Another sign. Takayak chubby. A familiar fruit grown inside the royal residence. Okay. Rio pines patronized by the kingdom of Rio. I got up on the history. [Music] [Music] [Music] Please proceed to the aisles during rush hour. Oh, sorry. Started moving. Yes. Oh. Go up, up, down. Okay. Are you here? Entry intern. Oh, I can go there. [Music] Yeah. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. And then go around gate. Okay. Go around the AI long. Very long. Okay. Thank you. I got lost. I went to the houses. Okay. So this is the map of Okinawa here. This the UV rail route map is is a very short route because Nah is a not that big and oh this is important the area map. I am here I need to go to the castle. So that’s I don’t know where is castle. Hold on. Looks like I have arrived. Oh yeah it is. Guide to Sherejo Castle Park. Okay, I have arrived. Okay, here reading it the English part I mean. So it consists of two areas the walls and oh the inner and outer walls. So I guess okay I am here some Oh yeah I am here and I’ll be walking up up up up up up up up up up up up up up up up up up up up up up up up up up up up up up up up up up up up up up up up up up up. Oh it’s big. That’s a lot of walking. Okay, these are attractions. The Son Shereimon gate canon. Okay, let me take a picture of this. K Simon Gate Akata Ujo reading English Kong gate stood as a passageway for the outer castle walls erected in the southeast of Suriju castle. It usually functioned as a service entrance for daily commodities. Oh, commodities. Okay. Okay. So, it’s a service entrance of some sort. And if you look here, I am here. Oh, I already walked to the extreme end. Where did I start? I think I may have started here. Turn around and go around. Oh, so I haven’t covered this part. Seems like every time there’s a camera, they warn you. Kind of crazy here. You’re not supposed to warn the bad guys, you know.
Shurijo Castle is the majestic center of politics, diplomacy, and culture of the Ryukyu Kingdom.
In the Battle of Okinawa in 1945, Shurijo Castle was left in ruins, but in 1992, commemorating the 20th year since Okinawa’s reversion to Japan, Shurijo Castle was restored and opened as a national park.
Noted for its cultural and historical significance in the distinctive archeological style that combined the structural cultures of both China and Japan, as well as the high skills in the stonework, Shurijo Castle was registered as Japan’s 11th World Heritage Site in December of 2000.
The stately appearance of Shurijo Castle, with its brilliant vermilion color, speaks of the great history and culture of the proud kingdom and symbolizes Okinawa.
There was a lot of construction around the castle.
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