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山城饅頭

Yamagusuku Manju

Tel: 098-884-2343
Hours: 10:30 until they are sold out
Closed: Mon, Thu

Area： Shuri

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首里琉染

Shuri Ryusen

1-54 Yamagawa-cho, Shuri, Naha City
Tel: 098-886-1131
Hours: 9:00-18:00
Closed: Wed
Admission: Free

Ryusen produces bingata, a traditional Okinawan dyed cloth made using stencils and other methods. Create your own coral-dyed T-shirt using agatized coral of various shapes and sizes. Prices are 3,000 yen for adults and 2,500 yen for children younger than elementary school students.

Area： Naha, Shuri

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首里城公園

Shurijo Castle Park

1-2 Kinjo-cho, Shuri, Naha City
Tel: 098-886-2020
Closed: 1st Wed and Thu of July
Barrier-free access

Shurijo Castle prospered as the Ryukyu Kingdom’s center of politics, diplomacy, and culture and is now inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. Shurijo Castle was rebuilt in 1992, and the castle and nearby historic assets, including several gates leading to the Shurijo Seiden and the castle walls, have become a historical park.
Again, the castle was almost entirely destroyed by fire on Oct. 31, 2019. Although the castle’s stone walls survived, the wooden structures that were the castle's main buildings burned to the ground. The restoration work on Seiden is ongoing and scheduled to be completed by fall 2026.

https://oki-park.jp/shurijo/en/
https://www.instagram.com/shurijo_castle_park/

Area： Naha, Shuri

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Some areas in Shurijo Castle Park open after fire

Area： Shuri

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園比屋武御嶽

Sonohyan Utaki Ishimon (Stone Gate of Sonohyan Utaki)

1-7 Mawashi-cho, Shuri, Naha City
Tel: 098-886-2020
Hours: 24 hours
Open daily
Admission: Free

Sonohyan Utaki Ishimon is a Ryukyu limestone gate constructed where prayers were said for the safety of the king when he traveled. Even today, the spot is frequented by many locals, including Okinawan shamans called noro, due to its spiritual nature.