Shuri Castle is believed to have been built by King Satto at the end of the 14th century. The original Shuri Castle stood on a hill (130 meters above sea level) called Shuri Tonokura in Naha. This was the largest castle in Okinawa and measured 400 meters long from east to west, 270 meters long from north to south and 46,167 square kilometers in area. The castle was the headquarters of the Sho dynasty for 450 years -- from 1492 (when three kingdoms were unified on Okinawa) through 1879. Commodore Matthew Perry signed the Treaty of Peace and Amity at Shuri Castle in 1854.
Shuri Castle - Before and After WWII
Nakagusuku Castle
