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Our guide
Shureimon is a gate in the Shuri district of Naha, Okinawa. It was the second of the main gates of Shurijo Castle and is now the main gate to the castle complex. The first ceremonial gate, Chūzanmon, built around 1427 by King Shō Hashi, was demolished in 1907.
Shuri Castle is about 300 m away, and Sonohyan-utaki is right beside the gate. Gibo Station is about 750 m away in a straight line.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
- Naha Shuri Castle32bs5s4592 — 663highland · CC BY 2.5 · source · resized
- Shurei no mon Naha Okinawa — Fg2 · Public domain · source · resized
- Shureimon (Winuaijo) Gate of Shuri Castle — そらみみ · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Shureimon (Winuaijo) Gate of Shuri Castle 2 — そらみみ · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Shureimon (Winuaijo) Gate of Shuri Castle from inner side — そらみみ · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Shureimon (Winuaijo) Gate of Shuri Castle 3 — そらみみ · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- 守礼門 - panoramio - saku5885 — saku5885 · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
- 守礼門 - panoramio (1) — 次田和宏 · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
- Syureinomon Syurijo Naha Okinawa Japan 沖縄 那覇 首里城 守礼の門 - panoramio (1) — Hiroki Ogawa · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
What this place is
Shureimon (守礼門, Okinawan:Uī-nu-turi,Uī-nu-Ayajō) is a gate in the Shuri neighborhood of Naha, the capital of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It was the second of Shuri Castle's main gates. Now it is the main gate to the castle complex. Chūzanmon was the first ceremonial gate to Shurijo, built around 1427 by King Shō Hashi, and it was demolished in 1907.
Visitor information checked: 2026-10-07 · Official visitor information · Official visitor information
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Nearby station
Nearby station: Gibo, about 750 m from the spot in a straight line.
Worked out on 2026-09-14 from this place’s map position, using HeartRails Express station data and station names from Wikidata. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route, and says nothing about buses, transfers or timetables — plan the trip on Google Maps.
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