is a Ryukyuan ''
gusuku'' in
Nanjō, Okinawa.
Description
Kakinohana Castle is a
kuruwa
is a Japanese term for the walls of a Japanese castle
are fortresses constructed primarily of wood and stone. They evolved from the wooden stockades of earlier centuries, and came into their best-known form in the 16th century. Castles in Jap ...
style fortification on a hill overlooking the
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the contin ...
. The stone walls are built in the nozura
(stacked stone) style. No accurate details of the construction of this castle exist, but legend states it that it was built by the second son of Minton Aji, an Okinawan ruler around the 14th century.
[南城市公式Webサイト]
Kakinohana Castle Ruins , 南城市公式Webサイト
accessdate: March 8, 2017
The castle is noted for having a spring, the .
[Okinawa.Org]
Okinawa.Org
accessdate: June 9, 2019[GC556H1 Hunting Horror (Traditional Cache) in Okinawa, Japan created by cabiel]
GC556H1 Hunting Horror (Traditional Cache) in Okinawa, Japan created by cabiel
accessdate: March 8, 2017
References
External links
Information and directions for the spring
An informational YouTube video of the spring
A scenic YouTube video of the spring
Castles in Okinawa Prefecture
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