Shuri

Shuri is a district of the city of Naha, Okinawa, Japan. Formerly a separate city in and of itself, it was once the royal capital of the Ryūkyū Kingdom, hence the name.
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  • Type: Quarter
  • Description: city in Japan
  • Also known as: “Shui”, “Shuri-ikehatacho”, “Shuri-Ikehatacho”, “Shuri-ikehatachō”, “Shuri, Okinawa”, “Syuri”, and “Сюрі”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Shuri Castle and Shureimon.

Castle
Photo: 松岡明芳, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a Ryukyuan gusuku castle in the…

City gate
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is a gate in the Shuri neighborhood of Naha, the capital of , .

Lake
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is a lake.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Haebaru and Kumemura.

Town
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is a town located in , , Japan. is situated 3½ km south of Shuri.

Quarter
was an Okinawan community of scholars… is situated 4 km west of Shuri.

Town
Photo: Lequios-star, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town located in , , Japan. is situated 4 km east of Shuri.

Shuri

Latitude
26.22032° or 26° 13′ 13″ north
Longitude
127.7165° or 127° 42′ 59″ east
Elevation
105 metres (344 feet)
Open location code
7QR96PC8+4H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8308465480
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­quarter
Geo­Names ID
1851641
Wiki­data ID
Q608415
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Zulu—“Shuri” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “شوري (أوكيناوا)”
  • Arabic: “شوري”
  • Asturian: “Shuri”
  • Catalan: “Shuri”
  • Chinese: “首里”
  • Czech: “Šuri”
  • Dutch: “Shuri”
  • French: “Shuri”
  • Galician: “Shuri”
  • German: “Shuri”
  • Greek: “Σούρι”
  • Hebrew: “שורי”
  • Hungarian: “Suri”
  • Indonesian: “Shuri, Okinawa”
  • Indonesian: “Shuri”
  • Italian: “Shuri”
  • Japanese: “しゅりいけはたちょう”
  • Japanese: “首里”
  • Japanese: “首里池端町”
  • Korean: “슈리”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Siú-lí”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “首里”
  • Polish: “Shuri”
  • Portuguese: “Shuri”
  • Russian: “Сюри”
  • Slovenian: “Šuri”
  • Spanish: “Shuri”
  • Swedish: “Shuri”
  • Turkish: “Shuri”
  • Ukrainian: “Шюрі”
  • Yue Chinese: “首里”
  • Zulu: “i-Shuri”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Shuri-Onakacho 1-chome and Shuri-Mawashicho 1-chome.

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Highlights: 那覇市地域包括支援センター　城西 and 中城御殿の井戸.

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