Uezu Family Residence
上江洲家住宅
An 18th-century Ryukyuan samurai residence with stone walls and a red-tiled roof, one of the oldest surviving houses in Okinawa.
Uezu House is the residence of a samurai (shizoku) family descended from the lords of Gushikawa. The main house was built in the 1750s, surrounded by fukugi trees and stone walls. Its traditional Ryukyuan wooden structure with red tiles is well preserved, and it is designated an Important Cultural Property of Japan. Visitors can see the main house, storehouse and stone-walled garden, and get a sense of samurai life in the Ryukyu Kingdom era. Admission is about 300 yen; hours are roughly 09:00–17:00, with occasional irregular closures. It is about 1 km from Goeda-no-Matsu.
Opening hours
About 09:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Goeda-no-Matsu Pine Tree
- Kumejima Firefly Center
- Darumayama Viewpoint
- Kumejima Museum
- Gushikawa Castle Ruins (Kumejima)
- Uegusuku Castle Ruins
- Kumejima Tsumugi Village (Yuimaru-kan)
- Mifuga Rock