Nakijin Castle Ruins 　print

Elevated on a 90-100-meter high hill, the sole castle that dates from the former northern Okinawa kingdom

A long time ago, the Ryukyus were divided in three kingdoms. One of these kingdoms was the Hokuzan kingdom located in northern Okinawa and ruled from Nakijin Castle.
Elevated on a 90-100-meter high hill, the castle is set on a ravine and is 70-80m long from north to east. Ramparts made of Ryukyuan limestone are 3-8 meters in height with a total length exceeding 1.5 km. The castle has eight enclosures, and a lovely stone pavement road goes from the castle entrance to the main enclosure.

[References]
Designated a national historic site on May 15 1972.
Inscribed on the Register of World Heritage Sites in December 2000 as "Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu."

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Admission Fee(adult)	400JPY Group rates(10 or more persons):320yen
Admission Fee(elementary, junior high and high school students)	300JPY Group rates(10 or more persons):240yen
Admission Fee(children under elementary school students)	Free of Charge

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Open Hours	8:00～17:00
Regular holiday	Open year round

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Address	Hantabaru Imadomari,Nakijin-Village, Okinawa Prefecture
Phone	0980-56-4400
Access1	Approximately 150min. from Naha Airport by Car (open road)
Access2	Approximately 60min. from Okinawa Expressway: Kyoda I.C. by Car (open road)
Access3	Approximately 15min. from Nearest bus stop: Nakijin Jo Ato by Walk Stop for line : 65, 66