Tomishiro Castle Site
Tomigusuku Castle is a Ryukyuan gusuku in Tomigusuku, Okinawa. It was built in about 1400 by Ououso, then King of Nanzan, and is now a ruined castle. The castle is not far from Highway 58.- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Castle
- Also known as: “Tomigusuku Castle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Okinawa Collaborative Hospital and Okinawa Prefectural Tomishiro High School.
Okinawa Collaborative Hospital
Hospital
Photo: あばさー, Public domain.
Okinawa Collaborative Hospital is situated 1 km northeast of Tomishiro Castle Site.
Okinawa Prefectural Tomishiro High School
School
Photo: あばさー, Public domain.
Okinawa Prefectural Tomishiro High School is situated 520 metres northeast of Tomishiro Castle Site.
Manko waterbird and Wetland Center
Building
Photo: Kugel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Manko waterbird and Wetland Center is a building, which is situated 560 metres northwest of Tomishiro Castle Site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Naha and Kumemura.
Naha
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
Naha is the capital of the Okinawa Prefecture in Japan and is the main city on Okinawa Island. It has a population of around 317,000, which is about a quarter of the total population of the island.
Kumemura
Quarter
Kumemura was an Okinawan community of scholars, bureaucrats, and diplomats in the port city of Naha near the royal capital of Shuri, which was a center of culture and learning during the time of the Ryukyu Kingdom. Kumemura is situated 3 km north of Tomishiro Castle Site.
Haebaru
Town
Photo: Hykw-a4, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 4½ km east of Tomishiro Castle Site.
Tomishiro Castle Site
- Categories: gusuku, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Okinawa, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
26.18959° or 26° 11′ 23″ northLongitude
127.68471° or 127° 41′ 5″ eastOpen location code
7QR95MQM+RVOpenStreetMap ID
node 9092914111OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q18394719
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In Other Languages
“Tomishiro Castle Site” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “Tomishiro gusuku”
- Japanese: “とみしろぐすく”
- Japanese: “豊見城グスク”
- Japanese: “豊見城城”
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