Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu

The Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu (琉球王国のグスク及び関連遺産群, Ryūkyū ōkoku no gusuku oyobi kanren'isangun) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site which consists of nine sites all located in the Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The heritage sites include two utaki (or sacred sites, one a gate and the other a grove), the Tamaudun mausoleum, one garden, and five gusuku castles sites, four of which are ruins and one of which is a reconstruction. The sites were inscribed based on the criteria that they were a fine representation of the Ryūkyū Kingdom's culture, whose unique blend of Japanese and Chinese influence made it a crucial economic and cultural junction between several neighboring states.

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Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu ranks #903 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #44 of the 297 mapped in Japan. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 3,479 times in the last 60 days, more than 78% of the atlas. 5 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Japan compares in the castle statistics.

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