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Chinaha Castle

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Type
  
Condition
  
Ruins

Open tothe public
  
yes

Controlled by
  
Ryūkyū Kingdom (16th century–1879) Empire of Japan (1879–1945) United States Military Government of the Ryukyu Islands(1945-1950)United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands(1950-1972) Japan(1972-present)

Materials
  
Ryūkyūan limestone, wood

Chinaha Castle (伊敷索城, Chinaha jō), also known as Ishikinawa Castle, is a Ryūkyūan gusuku in Kumejima, Okinawa, on Kume Island. It was built on a cliff to control the Shirase River.

References

Chinaha Castle Wikipedia


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