Okinawa, the Beautiful Island - Shuri Castle

If you only can go one sightseeing spot in Naba, Okinawa, I would recommend you to go Shuri Castle for this palace of Ryukyu Kingdom is welly maintained. In addition, it organizes various activities which may surprise you. 

A picture at Shuri Station reminds people the area is where the  palace located.























I love this book exchange idea very much.















There are many landmarks along the way from the station to the Shuri Castle. This is Benzai Sanctuary of God, where a goddess is responsible for voyage security.















The outer gate  finally appears while we kept walking up.















The Chinese words on plaque of this gate means Okinawa is a country respects courtesy.















In the past, this dragon gutter provides drinkable water to the royalties.















View of Naba from the Castle.















The Shuri Castle arranges dancing performance regularly. You can check out the details from its website if you are interested. In comparison with the powerful and dramatic dancing performance in Okinawa World and Ryukyu Muru, the dancing shows here are more gentle.






Purchase a ticket if you wanna explore further.















The palace is decorated with many dragons, a symbol of power.















The palace is guarded a pair of shisa.


The throne and the crown of Ryukyu King.


The Ryukyu Kingdom was a tributary country of China. Therefore, the Chinese emperor had the right to formally appoint Ryukyu King. This model sets simulates the ritual of which Chinese officials represented their emperor to name the heir as Ryukyu King.