OkinawaArchitectureNakagusuku
Masonry of the Gusuku
Stones cut into polygons and interlocked without gaps - a Ryukyuan method built on a different idea from mainland walling.
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OkinawaArchitectureNaha
Buddhist Art of Ryukyu
The royal temple burned in 1945; Hojo Bridge remains, and the main gate has been restored. Most of Ryukyuan Buddhist art was lost with it.
OkinawaArchitectureŌgimi
Former Ogimi Village Office
The oldest reinforced concrete building left in Okinawa, and one that stood through the shelling of 1945. A nationally designated Important Cultural Property.
Naha
Gardens of Ryukyu
Porous Ryukyuan limestone stacked among subtropical planting - neither the material nor the plants of a mainland garden.