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*''Type: Okinawan [[gusuku]]''
*''Status: Ruins''
*''Japanese'': 具志川城 ''(Gushikawa gusuku)''
Gushikawa gusuku is an Okinawan fortress located on a cliff at Kyan-misaki in the city of [[Itoman]] in southern Okinawa. It is believed to have been founded by a lord (''[[anji]]'')<!--真金声按司--> of [[Gushikawa gusuku (Kume)|a fortress by the same name]] on the island of [[Kumejima]].
The fortress is surrounded by the sea on three sides; the main gate, constructed of cut stone, faces to the east. Walls of uncut piled rocks divide the site into two enclosures. A natural cavern within the grounds connects directly to the ocean.
==References==
*"[http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-41161-storytopic-121.html Gushikawa jôseki]." ''Okinawa konpakuto jiten'' (沖縄コンパクト事典, "Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia"). Ryukyu Shimpo. 1 March 2003. Accessed 24 May 2011.
[[Category:Castles]]
[[Category:Ryukyu]]
*''Status: Ruins''
*''Japanese'': 具志川城 ''(Gushikawa gusuku)''
Gushikawa gusuku is an Okinawan fortress located on a cliff at Kyan-misaki in the city of [[Itoman]] in southern Okinawa. It is believed to have been founded by a lord (''[[anji]]'')<!--真金声按司--> of [[Gushikawa gusuku (Kume)|a fortress by the same name]] on the island of [[Kumejima]].
The fortress is surrounded by the sea on three sides; the main gate, constructed of cut stone, faces to the east. Walls of uncut piled rocks divide the site into two enclosures. A natural cavern within the grounds connects directly to the ocean.
==References==
*"[http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-41161-storytopic-121.html Gushikawa jôseki]." ''Okinawa konpakuto jiten'' (沖縄コンパクト事典, "Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia"). Ryukyu Shimpo. 1 March 2003. Accessed 24 May 2011.
[[Category:Castles]]
[[Category:Ryukyu]]