Kakinohana Castle

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|name=Kakinohana Castle
垣花城

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|location=Nanjō, Okinawa

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|caption=Ruins of Kakinohana Castle

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|type=Gusuku

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|materials=Ryukyuan limestone, wood

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|condition=Ruins

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|controlledby={{flag|Ryūkyū Kingdom|size=22px}} (early 15th century–1879)
{{flag|Empire of Japan|size=22px}} (1879–1945)
File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States Military Government of the Ryukyu Islands(1945-1950)
File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands(1950-1972)
{{flag|Japan|size=22px}}(1972-present)

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{{Nihongo|Kakinohana Castle|垣花城|Kakinohana jō|extra=Okinawan: Kachinuhana Gushiku}} is a Ryukyuan gusuku in Nanjō, Okinawa.

Description

Kakinohana Castle is a kuruwa{{Cite web | url=https://gusukumitisirube.jp/about3/kakihanagusuku/02.html |title = Kakinohana Gusuku|access-date=2021-08-07}} style fortification on a hill overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The stone walls are built in the nozura (stacked stone) style. No accurate details of the construction of this castle exist, but legend states it that it was built by the second son of Minton Aji, an Okinawan ruler around the 14th century.南城市公式Webサイト: [http://www.city.nanjo.okinawa.jp/about-nanjo/movie_en/2012/02/kakinohana-castle-ruins.html Kakinohana Castle Ruins | 南城市公式Webサイト], accessdate: March 8, 2017

The castle is noted for having a spring, the {{Nihongo|Kakinohana Spring|垣花樋川|Kakinohana hija}}.Okinawa.Org: [https://www.okinawa.org/blog/experience-tranquility-and-breathtaking-views-at-kakinohana-hija-spring.45/ Okinawa.Org], accessdate: June 9, 2019GC556H1 Hunting Horror (Traditional Cache) in Okinawa, Japan created by cabiel: [https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC556H1_hunting-horror?guid=89b18b81-83a2-4bfc-9e69-e2e849202e44 GC556H1 Hunting Horror (Traditional Cache) in Okinawa, Japan created by cabiel], accessdate: March 8, 2017

References

External links

[https://www.okinawa.org/blog/experience-tranquility-and-breathtaking-views-at-kakinohana-hija-spring.45/ Information and directions for the spring] {{in lang|en}}
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8847qRX5OM An informational YouTube video of the spring] {{in lang|en}}
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXIhkmU6Vr4 A scenic YouTube video of the spring]
[https://gusukumitisirube.jp/about3/kakihanagusuku/02.html Kakinohana Gusuku] {{in lang|ja}}

Category:Castles in Okinawa Prefecture

Category:Designated historic sites of Okinawa Prefecture