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Sashiki Castle

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Type
  
Gusuku

Condition
  
Ruins

Built by
  
Shō Shishō

Open to the public
  
yes

Built
  
late-14th century

Controlled by
  
Nanzan (before 1405) Shō Shishō and Shō Hashi (1405-1429)  Ryūkyū Kingdom (1429–1879)  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)

Sashiki Castle (佐敷城, Sashiki jō, Okinawan: Sashichi Gushiku) is a Ryukyuan gusuku in Nanjō, Okinawa. It was built by Shō Shishō and served as the home of the Aji of Sashiki Magiri.

References

Sashiki Castle Wikipedia