Nakijin Castle Ruins
今帰仁城跡
The castle of the Hokuzan King in the Sanzan period of the Ryukyu Kingdom, a World Heritage site, with limestone walls about 1.5 km long rising and falling along the hills like the Great Wall of China.
Nakijin Castle was the royal castle of the 14th-century Hokuzan Kingdom and was inscribed in 2000 as part of the 'Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu' World Heritage site. The walls follow the contours of the hills, and from the main citadel you can overlook the East China Sea and Ie Island. In late January, when kanhizakura cherry blossoms bloom, it is one of Okinawa's earliest cherry-blossom viewing spots. Admission is 600 yen for adults (including the Historical and Cultural Center), open 8:00 to 18:00 (until 19:00 from May to August). It is about a 10-minute drive from Churaumi Aquarium and is often visited on the same day as Kouri Island and the Bise Fukugi Tree Road.
Opening hours
08:00–18:00 (until 19:00 May–August)
Nearby sights
- Bise Fukugi Tree Road
- Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium
- Nago Pineapple Park
- Sesoko Beach
- Kouri Island
- Busena Marine Park
- Cape Manzamo
- Cape Maeda (Blue Cave)