- Gusuku
Infobox World Heritage Site
WHS = Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu
State Party = JPN
Type = Cultural
Criteria = ii, iii, vi
ID = 972
Region = Asia-Pacific
Year = 2000
Session = 24th
Link = http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/972nihongo|Gusuku|御城|castle, or just suku (城 "castle"), is the Okinawan word for "castle " or "fortress ." In standard Japanese, the "kanji " 城 is pronounced "shiro". Many gusuku and related cultural remains in theRyūkyū Islands have been listed by UNESCO as aWorld Heritage Site .List of gusuku
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Agena Castle - Status: Ruins
*Chibana Castle - Status: Ruins
*Chinen Castle - Status: Ruins
*Itokazu Castle - Status: Ruins
*Katsuren Castle - Status: Ruins
*Kyan Castle - Status: Ruins
*Naka Castle - Status: Ruins
*Nakijin Castle - Status: Ruins
*Sashiki Castle - Status: Ruins
*Shuri Castle - Status: Reconstructed
*Urasoe Castle - Status: Reconstructed
*Zakimi Castle - Status: RuinsLiterature
*cite book | title=Japanese Castles| last=Motoo| first=Hinago| date=1986| pages= 200 pages| publisher=Kodansha| location=Tokyo| id=ISBN 0-87011-766-1
External links
* [http://www.wonder-okinawa.jp/002/e_index.html Gusuku Sites and the Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu] at Wonder Okinawa
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