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Though a major thoroughfare throughout the time of the Ryûkyû Kingdom, the Chôkôtei saw dramatically diminished use in the early 20th century, as a train line connected [[Shuri]] and Naha via the bridge at Tomari Takahashi from 1911-1933, and as a new prefectural road (later renamed Kokusai-dôri) was completed in 1934. The Battle of Okinawa, along with construction and reconstruction in the latter 20th century, destroyed much of the Chôkôtei; in particular, as landfill was used to fill in the water separating Naha from Shuri, the Chôkôtei disappeared. Some sections of road, however, still follow along its path, winding alongside the Kumoji River.
 
Though a major thoroughfare throughout the time of the Ryûkyû Kingdom, the Chôkôtei saw dramatically diminished use in the early 20th century, as a train line connected [[Shuri]] and Naha via the bridge at Tomari Takahashi from 1911-1933, and as a new prefectural road (later renamed Kokusai-dôri) was completed in 1934. The Battle of Okinawa, along with construction and reconstruction in the latter 20th century, destroyed much of the Chôkôtei; in particular, as landfill was used to fill in the water separating Naha from Shuri, the Chôkôtei disappeared. Some sections of road, however, still follow along its path, winding alongside the Kumoji River.
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[[File:Chokotei.JPG|center|thumb|700px|Stonework in the sidewalk near Miebashi Station in [[Naha]], depicting the Chôkôtei, in an image adapted from [[Hokusai]]'s ''[[Ryukyu Hakkei|Ryûkyû Hakkei]]''.]]
    
==References==
 
==References==
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[[Category:Ryukyu]]
 
[[Category:Ryukyu]]
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[[Category:Muromachi Period]]
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[[Category:Edo Period]]
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[[Category:Geographic Locations]]
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