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Our guide
Urasoe Castle, Urashii Gushiku in Okinawan, is a Ryūkyūan gusuku that was the capital of the medieval Okinawan principality of Chūzan, before the island was unified as the Ryūkyū Kingdom and the capital moved to Shuri. In the 14th century it was the largest castle on the island; today only ruins remain, which have been a National Historic Site since 1989.
Urasoe-Maeda Station is about 400 m away in a straight line. Sueyoshi-gū is about 2.6 km away and Shurijo Castle about 3.6 km.
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
- Urasoe Castle Walls — Sturmgewehr88 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- ワカリジー — 劇団スペース · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Urasoe Castle Site 20250506154244 — TurnOnTheNight · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Urasoe Castle Site 20250506154342 — TurnOnTheNight · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Urasoe Castle Site 20250506153710 — TurnOnTheNight · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Urasoe Castle Site 20250506153319 — TurnOnTheNight · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Urasoe Castle Site 20250506153458 — TurnOnTheNight · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Urasoe Castle Site 20250506153259 — TurnOnTheNight · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Urasoe Castle Site 20250506153350 — TurnOnTheNight · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
What this place is
Urasoe Castle (浦添城, Urasoe jō; Okinawan: Urashii Gushiku) is a Ryūkyūan gusuku fortification which served as the capital of the medieval Okinawan principality of Chūzan prior to the unification of the island into the Ryūkyū Kingdom, and the moving of the capital to Shuri. In the 14th century, Urasoe was the largest castle on the island, but today only ruins remain. The ruins have been protected by the central government as a National Historic Site since 1989.
Visitor information checked: 2026-10-07 · Official visitor information
Background text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
What to expect at this type of place: Castle
Nearby station
Nearby station: Urasoe-Maeda, about 400 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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