Sonohyan-utaki Stone Gate 園比屋武御嶽石門
The ninth of the nine UNESCO properties of the Ryūkyū: the other eight are already on the map.
Gate of Ryukyuan limestone built in 1519 under King Shō Shin in front of the entrance to Shuri Castle. It served as the ruler's place of prayer before official journeys, in particular the pilgrimage to Sefa-utaki. Destroyed in the battle of 1945 and rebuilt in 1957, it is a national Important Cultural Property and since 2000 has been one of the nine properties of the UNESCO site ‘Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryūkyū’.
Okinawa
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