Shuri Castle
Shuri Castle is a Ryukyuan gusuku castle in the historic Shuri district of Naha, the capital of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Between 1429 and 1879, it was the palace of the Ryukyu Kingdom, before becoming largely neglected.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: 松岡明芳, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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- Opening hours:
December—March: 8:30 AM—6:00 PM
April—June: 8:30 AM—7:00 PM
July—September: 8:30 AM—8:00 PM
October—November: 8:30 AM—7:00 PM - Type: Castle
- Description: Ryukyuan gusuku castle
- Address: １丁目, 那覇市, 沖縄県 903-0815
- Wheelchair access: yes
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Shureimon and Sonohyan-utaki.
Shureimon
City gate
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Shureimon 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. Shureimon is situated 280 metres northwest of Shuri Castle.
Sonohyan-utaki
Place of worship
Photo: Nnh, Public domain.
Sunufan-utaki is a sacred grove of trees and plants of the traditional indigenous Ryukyuan religion. It is located on the grounds of Shuri Castle in Naha, Okinawa, a few paces away from the Shureimon castle gate. Sonohyan-utaki is situated 240 metres northwest of Shuri Castle.
Ten’nyo Bridge
Bridge
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Ten’nyo Bridge is situated 180 metres northwest of Shuri Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Haebaru and Nishihara.
Haebaru
Town
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Haebaru is a town located in Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2025, the town has an estimated population of 41,585 and a density of 3,865 persons per km2. Haebaru is situated 3 km south of Shuri Castle.
Nishihara
Town
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Nishihara is a town located in Nakagami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. In the Okinawan language, nishi means "north", as Nishihara was north of the historical Ryukyuan capital of Shuri. Nishihara is situated 4 km east of Shuri Castle.
Yonabaru
Town
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Yonabaru is a town in Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It is located at the southern end of Okinawa Island, on the east coast, overlooking Nakagusuku Bay. Yonabaru is situated 4 km southeast of Shuri Castle.
Shuri Castle
- Categories: gusuku, government agency, official residence, museum, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Naha, Okinawa Island, Okinawa, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
26.217° or 26° 13′ 1″ northLongitude
127.71937° or 127° 43′ 10″ eastElevation
128 metres (420 feet)Inception
14th centuryOpen location code
7QR96P89+RPOpenStreetMap ID
node 4828423125OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Shuri Castle” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قلعة شوري”
- Armenian: “Շուրի ամրոց”
- Azerbaijani: “Şuri qəsri”
- Basque: “Shuri gaztelua”
- Belarusian: “Замак Сюры”
- Catalan: “castell de Shuri”
- Catalan: “Castell de Shuri”
- Central Okinawan: “Sui Gusiku”
- Central Okinawan: “スイグシク”
- Central Okinawan: “首里城”
- Chinese: “Siú-lí-siâⁿ”
- Chinese: “沖繩首里城”
- Chinese: “首里城”
- Czech: “Hrad Šuri”
- Czech: “Šuri”
- Dutch: “Shuri Castle”
- Finnish: “Shurin linna”
- French: “château de Shuri”
- French: “Château de Shuri”
- French: “Shuri-jō”
- German: “Burg Shuri”
- Hakka Chinese: “Sú-lî-sàng”
- Hebrew: “מצודת שורי”
- Hungarian: “Shuri várkastély”
- Hungarian: “Suri várkastély”
- Indonesian: “Istana Shuri”
- Indonesian: “Kastel Shuri”
- Italian: “Castello di Shuri”
- Italian: “Castello Shuri”
- Italian: “Castello Shurijo”
- Japanese: “Shuri-jō”
- Japanese: “しゅりじょう”
- Japanese: “スイグスク”
- Japanese: “首里城”
- Japanese: “首里城跡”
- Javanese: “Istana Shuri”
- Korean: “수이 성”
- Korean: “슈리성”
- Korean: “스이 성”
- Latin: “Castellum Shuri”
- Lithuanian: “Šiuri pilis”
- Lithuanian: “Šuri pilis”
- Malayalam: “ഷുരി കാസിൽ”
- Marathi: “शुरी किल्ला”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Siú-lí-siâⁿ”
- Persian: “قلعه شوری”
- Polish: “Zamek Shuri”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Shuri”
- Russian: “Замок Сюри”
- Slovenian: “Grad Šuri”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Shuri”
- Spanish: “Castillo Shuri”
- Spanish: “Shurijo”
- Spanish: “Shurijō”
- Swedish: “Shuri slott”
- Swedish: “Shuri-jo”
- Swedish: “Shuriborgen”
- Thai: “ปราสาทชุริ”
- Thai: “ปราสาทชูริ”
- Turkish: “Shuri Kalesi”
- Ukrainian: “Замок Сюрі”
- Ukrainian: “Замок Шюрі”
- Vietnamese: “Di tích thành Shuri”
- Vietnamese: “Shurijo”
- Vietnamese: “Thành Shuri”
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