Zakimi Castle
Zakimi Castle is a Ryūkyūan gusuku fortification located in the village of Yomitan, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It has been protected by the central government as a National Historic Site since 1972.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle
- Also known as: “読谷山城”
- Address: 6, 読谷村, 沖縄県 904-0301
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Roadside Station Kina-banjo and Chibichiri Cave.
Roadside Station Kina-banjo
Park
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Roadside Station Kina-banjo is a park, which is situated 2 km southeast of Zakimi Castle.
Chibichiri Cave
Cave
Photo: Vitalie Ciubotaru, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chibichiri Cave is situated 2 km west of Zakimi Castle.
Okinawa Prefectural Yomitan High School
School
Photo: Kattin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Okinawa Prefectural Yomitan High School is situated 3 km south of Zakimi Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yomitan and Kadena.
Yomitan
Village
Photo: Hykw-a4, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Yomitan is a village located in Nakagami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
Kadena
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kadena is a town located in Nakagami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. As of October 2016, the town had an estimated population of 13,671 and a density of 910 persons per km2. Kadena is situated 5 km south of Zakimi Castle.
Zakimi Castle
- Categories: gusuku, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Okinawa Shi, Okinawa, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
26.40846° or 26° 24′ 30″ northLongitude
127.74172° or 127° 44′ 30″ eastOpen location code
7QR9CP5R+9MOpenStreetMap ID
way 218648820OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q2338956
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Vietnamese—“Zakimi Castle” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “castell Zakimi”
- Catalan: “Castell Zakimi”
- Chinese: “座喜味城”
- Czech: “Zakimi gusuku”
- Dutch: “Zakimi Castle”
- Finnish: “Zakimi gusuku”
- French: “Château de Kazimi”
- French: “château de Zakimi”
- French: “Château de Zakimi”
- German: “Burg Zakimi”
- Italian: “Castello Zakimi”
- Japanese: “Zakimi-gusuku”
- Japanese: “ざきみぐすく”
- Japanese: “座喜味城”
- Japanese: “座喜味城跡”
- Japanese: “座喜味城跡公園”
- Persian: “قلعه زاکیمی”
- Portuguese: “Castelo Zakimi”
- Portuguese: “Gusuku de Zakimi”
- Portuguese: “Gusuku Zakimi”
- Romanian: “Castelul Zakimi”
- Russian: “Дзакими (замок)”
- Russian: “Дзакими”
- Spanish: “Castillo Zakimi”
- Turkish: “Zakimi Kalesi”
- Vietnamese: “Thành Zakimi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 座喜味城跡公園 and Yuntanza Museum.
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