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*''Japanese'': 松崎馬場 ''(Matsuzaki baba)''
The Matsuzaki-baba was a horse-riding grounds located just outside the walls of [[Shuri castle]], the royal palace of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]]. It was one of the chief horse-riding and training grounds used by the royal court, and was lined with rows of pine trees (''matsu''), from which it takes its name.
When [[Chinese investiture envoys]] visited the island kingdom, platforms were set up within the riding grounds allowing the Chinese visitors, and Ryukyuan courtiers, to see [[dragon boat]]s on the [[Ryutan|Ryûtan]] ("Dragon Pond") nearby.
The grounds were also the site of the national academy, or ''Kokugaku'', established in [[1801]], and of a Confucian shrine, built in [[1837]]. Some sections of the stone walls of these structures survive today.
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==References==
*Plaque on-site.
==External Links==
*[https://maps.google.com/maps?q=%E9%A6%96%E9%87%8C%E5%BD%93%E8%94%B5%E7%94%BA%EF%BC%91%E4%B8%81%E7%9B%AE&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=26.22066,127.717583&spn=0.002565,0.005284&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=37.052328,86.572266&t=h&hq=%E9%A6%96%E9%87%8C%E5%BD%93%E8%94%B5%E7%94%BA%EF%BC%91%E4%B8%81%E7%9B%AE&radius=15000&z=18 The former site of the Matsuzaki riding grounds, on Google Maps]
[[Category:Ryukyu]]
[[Category:Historic Buildings]]
[[Category:Edo Period]]
The Matsuzaki-baba was a horse-riding grounds located just outside the walls of [[Shuri castle]], the royal palace of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]]. It was one of the chief horse-riding and training grounds used by the royal court, and was lined with rows of pine trees (''matsu''), from which it takes its name.
When [[Chinese investiture envoys]] visited the island kingdom, platforms were set up within the riding grounds allowing the Chinese visitors, and Ryukyuan courtiers, to see [[dragon boat]]s on the [[Ryutan|Ryûtan]] ("Dragon Pond") nearby.
The grounds were also the site of the national academy, or ''Kokugaku'', established in [[1801]], and of a Confucian shrine, built in [[1837]]. Some sections of the stone walls of these structures survive today.
{{stub}}
==References==
*Plaque on-site.
==External Links==
*[https://maps.google.com/maps?q=%E9%A6%96%E9%87%8C%E5%BD%93%E8%94%B5%E7%94%BA%EF%BC%91%E4%B8%81%E7%9B%AE&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=26.22066,127.717583&spn=0.002565,0.005284&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=37.052328,86.572266&t=h&hq=%E9%A6%96%E9%87%8C%E5%BD%93%E8%94%B5%E7%94%BA%EF%BC%91%E4%B8%81%E7%9B%AE&radius=15000&z=18 The former site of the Matsuzaki riding grounds, on Google Maps]
[[Category:Ryukyu]]
[[Category:Historic Buildings]]
[[Category:Edo Period]]