Gusuku

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Shuri Castle, one of few gusuku intact today

Gusuku (ぐすく, 御城^?), or just suku (すく, 城^?), is the Okinawan word for "castle" or "fortress." In standard Japanese, the the same kanji is pronounced "shiro", but the word is probably cognate with a different Japanese word "soko" (塞), meaning "fortress". Many gusuku and related cultural remains in the Ryūkyū Islands have been listed by UNESCO as World Heritage Sites under the title Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu.

List of gusuku

• Agena Castle - Status: Ruins
• Chibana Castle - Status: Ruins
• Chinen Castle - Status: Ruins
• Itokazu Castle - Status: Ruins
• Katsuren Castle - Status: Ruins
• Kyan Castle - Status: Ruins
• Nakagusuku Castle - Status: Ruins
• Nakijin Castle - Status: Ruins
• Sashiki Castle - Status: Ruins
• Shuri Castle - Status: Reconstructed
• Urasoe Castle - Status: Reconstructed
• Zakimi Castle - Status: Ruins

See also

• Japanese castle
• Ryūkyū Kingdom
• Architecture of Japan

References

• Motoo, Hinago (1986). Japanese Castles. Tokyo: Kodansha. pp. 200 pages. ISBN 0-87011-766-1. 

External links

• Gusuku Sites and the Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu at Wonder Okinawa

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