Usekuju

Japanese/Okinawan: 御細工所 (osaikoujo / useekuju)

The Useekuju was an office located just outside the Shureimon of Shuri castle. Little is known about it, but based on archaeological excavations, it is believed to have been a predecessor to the Kôzaiku bugyôsho, providing the royal court of the Ryûkyû Kingdom with a variety of items ranging from clothing to tatami mats, saddles, parasols, lanterns, and palanquins. The latter was established in 1733.

Even before the fall of the kingdom, the grounds of the Useekuju office were made a park, known as Wii-nu-yakuen (J: Ueno yakuen). In 1900, the park was made the grounds of an elementary school, and while the name of the school has changed over time, it remains the site of Jôsai Elementary School today.

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Plaques on-site.[1]