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Blackened and damaged by Allied bombs and guns in during the 1945 battle of Okinawa, the bell miraculously survived largely intact.　It is, however, no longer rung<ref name=chanpuru>Kadekawa, Manabu (ed.). ''Okinawa Chanpurū Jiten'' (沖縄チャンプルー事典, "Okinawa Champloo Encyclopedia"). Tokyo: Yamakei Publishers. p199.</ref>.

Blackened and damaged by Allied bombs and guns in during the 1945 battle of Okinawa, the bell miraculously survived largely intact.　It is, however, no longer rung<ref name=chanpuru>Kadekawa, Manabu (ed.). ''Okinawa Chanpurū Jiten'' (沖縄チャンプルー事典, "Okinawa Champloo Encyclopedia"). Tokyo: Yamakei Publishers. p199.</ref>.

Nationally designated as an Important Cultural Property in 1978<ref name=uruma/>, the bell is today in the collection of the Okinawa Prefectural Museum; a full-size replica hangs at the castle site<ref name=bankokushimpo>"Bankoku Shiryō no kane." ''Okinawa konpakuto jiten'' (沖縄コンパクト事典, "Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia"). [http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-42703-storytopic-121.html Ryukyu Shimpo] (琉球新報). 1 March 2003. Accessed 14 April 2009.</ref>. It remains unclear, however, just where in or around the Seiden it was originally hung<ref name=chanpuru/>. The replica bell currently hangs outside the second bailey or courtyard (Okinawan: ''shicha nu una''), in a structure called the Tomoya, which has been reconstructed based on historical plans, maps, and images, but the original purpose of which is unknown<ref>"Roukokumon Gate." [http://www.oki-park.jp/shurijo_park/syuri_e/frame2.html Shurijo Castle Park Official Site]. Accessed 5 September 2009.</ref>.

Nationally designated as an [[Important Cultural Property]] in 1978<ref name=uruma/>, the bell is today in the collection of the Okinawa Prefectural Museum; a full-size replica hangs at the castle site<ref name=bankokushimpo>"Bankoku Shiryō no kane." ''Okinawa konpakuto jiten'' (沖縄コンパクト事典, "Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia"). [http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-42703-storytopic-121.html Ryukyu Shimpo] (琉球新報). 1 March 2003. Accessed 14 April 2009.</ref>. It remains unclear, however, just where in or around the Seiden it was originally hung<ref name=chanpuru/>. The replica bell currently hangs outside the second bailey or courtyard (Okinawan: ''shicha nu una''), in a structure called the Tomoya, which has been reconstructed based on historical plans, maps, and images, but the original purpose of which is unknown<ref>"Roukokumon Gate." [http://www.oki-park.jp/shurijo_park/syuri_e/frame2.html Shurijo Castle Park Official Site]. Accessed 5 September 2009.</ref>.

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