list of historic sites of japan (okinawa)
national historic sites
Table:
Site
Island
Municipality
Comments
Image
Type
Ref.

Furusutobaru Site フルスト原遺跡 Furusutobaru iseki
Ishigaki Island
Ishigaki
C13-C15 gusuku -style fortifications, domestic buildings, utaki , and tombs extending for 12.3 ha on the Ryūkyū limestone ( 琉球石灰岩 ? ) hills overlooking Miyara Bay; said to have been used by Oyake Akahachi and suppressed by the forces of Shō Shin in 1500; finds include local pottery, white porcelain and celadon from China, and the bones of horses and cows

2

Agena Castle Site 安慶名城跡 Agena-jō ato
Okinawa Island
Uruma
gusuku fortified in the fifteenth century

2

Iha Shell Mound 伊波貝塚 Iha kaizuka
Okinawa Island
Uruma
Jōmon site discovered in 1920; finds include shells, fish bones, animal borns, earthenware, stoneware, and goods made of horn

1

Ireibaru Site 伊礼原遺跡 Ireibaru iseki
Okinawa Island
Chatan
early Jōmon site; goods of jade and obsidian are evidence of early maritime trade

1

Uegusuku Castle Site 宇江城城跡 Uegusuku-jō ato
Kumejima Island
Kumejima
of uncertain date, but probably razed at the time of assimilation into the Ryūkyū Kingdom c.1500; finds include Chinese ceramics and fish bones; the view extends over the entire island

2

Uzahama Site 宇佐浜遺跡 Uzahama iseki
Okinawa Island
Kunigami
Yayoi site on the northern tip of the island

1

Urazoe Castle Site 浦添城跡 Urazoe-jō ato
Okinawa Island
Urasoe
fortifications date back to C13/C14; incurred heavy damage during the Battle of Okinawa

2

Enkaku-ji Site 円覚寺 跡 Enkaku-ji ato
Okinawa Island
Naha
founded in 1492 by Shō Shin ; the wooden temple buildings were destroyed during the war, an ornately-carved stone bridge ( ICP ) survives

3

Ogidō Shell Mound 荻堂貝塚 Ogidō kaizuka
Okinawa Island
Kitanakagusuku
Jōmon period , with a 1.2 m thick deposit of shells

1

Shimotabaru Castle Site 下田原城 跡 Shimotabaru-jō ato
Hateruma Island
Taketomi

2

Tamagusuku Castle Site 玉城城跡 Tamagusuku-jō ato
Okinawa Island
Nanjō

2

Tamaudun 玉陵
Okinawa Island
Naha
royal mausoleum complex constructed in 1501; World Heritage Site

7

Kushibaru Shell Mound 具志原貝塚 Kushibaru kaizuka
Ie Island
Ie
variety of shells and Jōmon and Yayoi earthenware

1

Gushikawa Castle Site 具志川城 跡 Gushikawa-jō ato
Okinawa Island
Itoman
C13-C15 Chinese ceramics found during excavations; thirteen-year restoration project between 2000 and 2012

2

Gushikawa Castle Site 具志川城 Gushikawa-jō ato
Kumejima Island
Kumejima
same name but distinct from the castle in Itoman

2

Kunigami Hōsei Kaidō 国頭方西海道 Kunigami hōsei kaidō
Okinawa Island
Onna
historic route on the west coast of the island

6

Nakijin Castle Site 今帰仁城跡 附シイナ城跡 Nakijin-jō ato Tsuketarishiina-jō ato
Okinawa Island
Nakijin
sacked in 1432; World Heritage Site

2

Zakimi Castle Site 座喜味城跡 Zakimi-jō ato
Okinawa Island
Yomitan
constructed c. 1420 by Gosamaru ; World Heritage Site

2

Sefa-utaki 斎場御嶽
Okinawa Island
Nanjō
shrine; excavated artefacts including magatama are an ICP ; World Heritage Site

3

Yamada Castle Site 山田城跡 Yamada-jō ato
Okinawa Island
Onna

2

Itokazu Castle Site 糸数城跡 Itokazu-jō ato
Okinawa Island
Nanjō
damaged during the war

2

Shuri Castle Site 首里城跡 Shuri-jō ato
Okinawa Island
Naha
palace of the Ryūkyū Kings ; reconstructed after near-total destruction during the war; World Heritage Site

2

Katsuren Castle Site 勝連城跡 Katsuren-jō ato
Okinawa Island
Uruma
C15 fortified residence of Amawari ; World Heritage Site

2

Sakishima Beacons 先島諸島火番盛 Sakishima-shotō hibanmui
Sakishima Islands
Miyakojima , Ishigaki , Tarama , Taketomi , Yonaguni
beacon network established in 1644 by the Ryūkyū Kings, under the influence of the Satsuma Domain , to monitor shipping in relation to the policy of sakoku

2

Kabira Shell Mound 川平貝塚 Kabira kaizuka
Ishigaki Island
Ishigaki
inland to the northwest of Kabira Bay

1

Ōyama Shell Mound 大山貝塚 Ōyama kaizuka
Okinawa Island
Ginowan

1

Yamato Spring 大和井 Yamato gā
Miyakojima Island
Miyakojima
constructed c.1720 and mentioned in Yōsei-kyūki ( 雍正旧記 ? ) (1727); reserved for official use (see also Water supply in Miyakojima )

8

Chinen Castle Site 知念城跡 Chinen-jō ato
Okinawa Island
Nanjō
repaired in C18 by Shō Kei

2

Nakagusuku Castle Site 中城城跡 Nakagusuku-jō ato
Okinawa Island
Kitanakagusuku
built by Gosamaru of Zakimi Castle to defend against Amawari of Katsuren Castle ; World Heritage Site

2

Nakagami Hōsei Kaidō 中頭方西海道及び普天間参詣道 Nakagami hōsei aidō oyobi Futenma sankeimichi
Okinawa Island
Urasoe

6

Nakabaru Site 仲原遺跡 Nakabaru iseki
Ikeijima Island
Uruma
C5 BC settlement with eleven sunken stone hearths

1

Nakadomari Site 仲泊遺跡 Nakadomari iseki
Okinawa Island
Onna
cave dwellings and shell mound

1

Shimashīōzato Castle Site 島添大里城跡 Shimashīōzato-jō ato
Okinawa Island
Nanjō
captured by Shō Hashi in the early C15; excavations have uncovered Chinese ceramics and items of iron and bronze

2

Uchimaudūn 内間御殿 Uchimaudūn
Okinawa Island
Nishihara
centre for veneration of the Ryūkyū Kings, founded on the site of the residence of Shō En before he became king; damaged during the war

3

Sueyoshi-gū Site 末吉宮跡 Sueyoshigū ato
Okinawa Island
Naha
shrine to Kumano Gongen dating to the time of Shō Taikyū , destroyed during the war

3

Mekaru Tomb Cluster 銘苅墓跡群 Mekaru haka ato gun
Okinawa Island
Naha
group of 330 C14/15 tombs with a large C18 turtle-back tomb

7

Momenbaru Site 木綿原遺跡 Momenbaru iseki
Okinawa Island
Yomitan
includes a burial with a stone sarcophagus and Yayoi ceramics

1

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