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Chinen Castle Ruins

There is a beautiful castle ruins with stone arch gates at the main gate and the back gate, which is sung in the song “Omorosaushi”.

Outside the castle are scattered stone-paved old houses, and at the foot of a cliff about 300 meters northwest of the main gate is the tomb of Chinen Anji.

Nearby is Ufakaru, which is believed to be the birthplace of rice cultivation, as well as Tamaki’s receiving water Runsui.

Information

Name
Chinen Castle Ruins
知念城跡
Link
Official Site
Address
Chinen Aza Chinen, Nanjo City, Okinawa Prefecture
Telephone number
098-946-8817
Access

15 minutes by monorail from Naha Airport *Get off at Asahibashi Station and go to Naha Bus Terminal (5 minutes on foot) → 60 minutes by bus from Naha Bus Terminal *Toyo Bus No. 38 Shikiya Line Get off at Kubiyama Bus Stop → 20 minutes on foot from Kubiyama Bus Stop
60 minutes by car from Naha Airport *Take the Naha Airport Expressway Nambuhara Kita IC to Route 329 or 331 in the direction of Chinen

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