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Kyan Castle

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Type
  
Gusuku

Condition
  
Ruins

Open to the public
  
yes

Built by
  
Ōgawa Aji

Controlled by
  
Ōgawa Aji (14th century-15th century) Ryūkyū Kingdom (15th 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

Kyan Castle (喜屋武城, Kyan jō) is a Ryūkyūan gusuku in Uruma, Okinawa. It was controlled by the Ōgawa Aji of Agena Castle.

References

Kyan Castle Wikipedia