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Fortress · Imadomari, Nakijin Village, Kunigami District, Okinawa Prefecture

Nakijin Castle Ruins

今帰仁城跡

Nakijin Castle Ruins are the stone-walled ruins of a Ryukyu-era gusuku on the Motobu Peninsula, part of a UNESCO World Heritage property.

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Nakijin Castle Ruins are the remains of a gusuku, a Ryukyuan castle, at Imadomari in Nakijin Village on the Motobu Peninsula of Okinawa Island. Wikidata records the site as component 972-003 of the UNESCO World Heritage property Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu, which UNESCO inscribed in 2000 as a cultural property. The official site, read on 29 September 2026, offers visitor information, a guide to the ruins, their history and access details, notes that eating inside the castle is prohibited, and announces that car park 1 is closed from 1 September 2026 for nearby works, with car parks 2 to 4 available. Opening hours are published by the operator.

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Okinawa

Okinawa Island (沖縄本島) is the main island of Okinawa Prefecture and, according to Wikidata, the smallest of the five main islands of Japan. XTOUR maps venues across it, from Naha and Tomigusuku in the south to Onna, Nago, Motobu and Nakijin in the north.

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Road last checked 2026-09-29.

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