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*''Japanese'': 座喜味城 ''(Zakimi gusuku)''
Zakimi gusuku is a Ryukyuan fortress, or "''[[gusuku]]''," built on a hill above [[Yomitan]] Village.
The fortress is located one hundred meters above sea level on Kunisaki-maaji Hill, and covers roughly 6800 square meters. It is believed to have been built by [[Gosamaru]] in the 15th century.
The fortress consists of two baileys, enclosed in winding stone walls. The upper, northern enclosure provides a view of the [[Kerama Islands]], [[Kumejima]], [[Iejima]], and [[Iheya Island]]. It is connected to the lower, southern enclosure by a gate facing east-southeast; another gate facing south-southwest out of the second enclosure is the only entrance/exit to the fortress. Archaeological remains indicate, however, that there may have been as many as five other enclosures.
As at many other ''gusuku'' sites, excavations reveal the remains of a variety of ceramics, including both Chinese and Ryukyuan objects, ranging from porcelains, to green and white celadons, and ''[[nanbanyaki]]''.
==References==
*Kitahara Shûichi 北原秋一. ''A Journey to the Ryukyu Gusuku'' 琉球城紀行. Miura Creative, 2003. p39.
[[Category:Ryukyu]]
[[Category:Castles]]
Zakimi gusuku is a Ryukyuan fortress, or "''[[gusuku]]''," built on a hill above [[Yomitan]] Village.
The fortress is located one hundred meters above sea level on Kunisaki-maaji Hill, and covers roughly 6800 square meters. It is believed to have been built by [[Gosamaru]] in the 15th century.
The fortress consists of two baileys, enclosed in winding stone walls. The upper, northern enclosure provides a view of the [[Kerama Islands]], [[Kumejima]], [[Iejima]], and [[Iheya Island]]. It is connected to the lower, southern enclosure by a gate facing east-southeast; another gate facing south-southwest out of the second enclosure is the only entrance/exit to the fortress. Archaeological remains indicate, however, that there may have been as many as five other enclosures.
As at many other ''gusuku'' sites, excavations reveal the remains of a variety of ceramics, including both Chinese and Ryukyuan objects, ranging from porcelains, to green and white celadons, and ''[[nanbanyaki]]''.
==References==
*Kitahara Shûichi 北原秋一. ''A Journey to the Ryukyu Gusuku'' 琉球城紀行. Miura Creative, 2003. p39.
[[Category:Ryukyu]]
[[Category:Castles]]