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*''Japanese/Okinawan'': 三重城 ''(Mie gusuku / Mii gusuku)''
Mie gusuku was a small defensive fortress in [[Naha]], the main commercial harbor of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]]. It and [[Yarazamori gusuku]] were each located at the ends of earthen embankments sticking out into the harbor, and functioned chiefly to defend the harbor from [[wako|pirates]].
In the late 16th century through the beginning of the 17th, a large chain was at times extended across the harbor, between the two fortresses, to block pirates or other ships from entering the harbor.
Mie gusuku was also a popular site for seeing off Ryukyuan ships departing the harbor.
Though little remains of the fortress itself today, the rock outcropping on which it stood remains clearly visible and intact. A small worship site stands on the site today, along with a modern Japan Coast Guard watchtower.
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==References==
*"[http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-43034-storytopic-121.html Mie gusuku]," ''Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia'' 沖縄コンパクト事典, Ryukyu Shimpo, 1 March 2003.
==External Links==
*[https://maps.google.com/maps?q=%E4%B8%89%E9%87%8D%E5%9F%8E&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=26.214047,127.665387&spn=0.001165,0.005284&sll=42.746632,-75.770041&sspn=4.299762,10.821533&t=h&hq=%E4%B8%89%E9%87%8D%E5%9F%8E&radius=15000&z=18&layer=c&cbll=26.214049,127.665387&panoid=l7m6IQyhp9HBBgAKk4GoEQ&cbp=11,223.82,,0,-16.26 Mie gusuku on Google Maps]
[[Category:Ryukyu]]
[[Category:Historic Buildings]]
[[Category:Muromachi Period]]
*''Japanese/Okinawan'': 三重城 ''(Mie gusuku / Mii gusuku)''
Mie gusuku was a small defensive fortress in [[Naha]], the main commercial harbor of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]]. It and [[Yarazamori gusuku]] were each located at the ends of earthen embankments sticking out into the harbor, and functioned chiefly to defend the harbor from [[wako|pirates]].
In the late 16th century through the beginning of the 17th, a large chain was at times extended across the harbor, between the two fortresses, to block pirates or other ships from entering the harbor.
Mie gusuku was also a popular site for seeing off Ryukyuan ships departing the harbor.
Though little remains of the fortress itself today, the rock outcropping on which it stood remains clearly visible and intact. A small worship site stands on the site today, along with a modern Japan Coast Guard watchtower.
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==References==
*"[http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-43034-storytopic-121.html Mie gusuku]," ''Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia'' 沖縄コンパクト事典, Ryukyu Shimpo, 1 March 2003.
==External Links==
*[https://maps.google.com/maps?q=%E4%B8%89%E9%87%8D%E5%9F%8E&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=26.214047,127.665387&spn=0.001165,0.005284&sll=42.746632,-75.770041&sspn=4.299762,10.821533&t=h&hq=%E4%B8%89%E9%87%8D%E5%9F%8E&radius=15000&z=18&layer=c&cbll=26.214049,127.665387&panoid=l7m6IQyhp9HBBgAKk4GoEQ&cbp=11,223.82,,0,-16.26 Mie gusuku on Google Maps]
[[Category:Ryukyu]]
[[Category:Historic Buildings]]
[[Category:Muromachi Period]]