Nakijin CastleKunigami District, Okinawa Prefecture
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- Okinawa Prefecture
- Nakijin Castle
| Other name | Kitayama Castle, Yamakita Nakijin Castle |
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| castle construction | Around 13th century |
| address | 5101 Imadomari, Nakijin Village, Kunigami District, Okinawa Prefecture |
| telephone number | 0980-56-4400 |
| Opening hours | 8:00 - 18:00 (September - April), 8:00 - 19:00 (May - August) |
| closing day | Open all year round |
| Admission fee | Adults 600 yen, Elementary, junior high and high school students 450 yen |
- Access to Nakijin Castle
- Approximately 110km from Naha Airport.
HISTORYAbout Nakijin Castle
Read about incidents related to Nakijin Castle
- Ryukyu invasionSatsuma and the Shimazu clan took control of Ryukyu.
- In 1609, the lord of the Satsuma domain, Tadatsune Shimazu (Iehisa) led his army to attack the Ryukyu Kingdom and take control of it. This was an incident known as the "Ryukyu Invasion." This incident is called the Shimazu invasion incident, Shimazu's entry into the Ryukyus, and the dispatch of troops to the Ryukyus.
