Urasoe Yodore and the castle ruins 浦添ようどれ
Capital for two centuries before Shuri, and on the reverse slope the bunkers are still there.
Urasoe Castle was the residence of the rulers of the Shunten, Eiso and Satto dynasties for more than two centuries, from the thirteenth century, before power moved to Shuri. The ようどれ is the royal mausoleum cut into the side of the ridge. Everything was destroyed in the battle of April–May 1945, which was fought here for weeks and ended on 6 May; the excavations date from 1982–83 and the restoration was completed in April 2005. It has been a National Historic Site since 11 August 1989.
Okinawa
Kyozuka, Urasoe-Maeda
