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Stone wall from below
Walls are made of Ryukyu limestone, which can be found in Nansei Islands (Okinawa and Kagoshima Prefectures). The highest part of wall measures 8m.
- Date: 1 April 2007
- Photographer: ilyushin: gallery
- Location: Nakijin, Japan: gallery
- Tags: okinawa world_heritage gusuku nakijin
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Stone wall and the East China Sea
The total lenghth of the limestone wall is 1.5km. Gusukus (castles in Okinawa) were usually built on the hills or the mountains.
- Date: 1 April 2007
- Photographer: ilyushin: gallery
- Location: Nakijin, Japan: gallery
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Main gate Heirō-mon
This main gate of Nakijin Castle was reconstructed in 1962 under the U.S. Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands.
- Date: 1 April 2007
- Photographer: ilyushin: gallery
- Location: Nakijin, Japan: gallery
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Nakijin Castle
Located on the Motobu Peninsula, Nakijin Castle site is one of the largest gusuku (castle) sites remaining today. It was registered as a part of World Heritage Sites 'Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu,' in 2000.
- Date: 1 April 2007
- Photographer: ilyushin: gallery
- Location: Nakijin, Japan: gallery
- Tags: okinawa world_heritage gusuku nakijin
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