Gusuku

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Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu*
UNESCO World Heritage Site
State Party	Japan
Type	Cultural
Criteria	ii, iii, vi
Reference	972
Region**	Asia-Pacific
Inscription history
Inscription	2000  (24th Session)
* Name as inscribed on World Heritage List. ** Region as classified by UNESCO.

Gusuku (御城, castle^?), or just suku (城 castle), is the Okinawan word for "castle" or "fortress." In standard Japanese, the kanji 城 is pronounced "shiro". Many gusuku and related cultural remains in the Ryūkyū Islands have been listed by UNESCO as World Heritage Sites.

[edit] List of gusuku

• Agena Castle - Status: Ruins
• Chibana Castle - Status: Ruins
• Chinen Castle - Status: Ruins
• Itokazu Castle - Status: Ruins
• Katsuren Castle - Status: Ruins
• Kyan Castle - Status: Ruins
• Naka Castle - Status: Ruins
• Nakijin Castle - Status: Ruins
• Sashiki Castle - Status: Ruins
• Shuri Castle - Status: Reconstructed
• Urasoe Castle - Status: Reconstructed
• Zakimi Castle - Status: Ruins

[edit] Literature

• Motoo, Hinago (1986). Japanese Castles. Tokyo: Kodansha. pp. 200 pages. ISBN 0-87011-766-1. 

[edit] External links

• Gusuku Sites and the Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu at Wonder Okinawa

v • d • e World Heritage Sites in Japan Buddhist Monuments, Hōryū-ji Area · Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu · Himeji Castle · Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome) · Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) · Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara · Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama · Itsukushima Shinto Shrine · Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape · Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range · Shirakami-Sanchi · Shiretoko · Shrines and Temples of Nikkō · Yakushima

Coordinates: 26°12′31″N 127°40′58″E / 26.20861°N 127.68278°E / 26.20861; 127.68278