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*''Okinawan'': 大美御殿 ''(ufumi udun)''

*''Okinawan'': 大美[[御殿]] ''(ufumi udun)''

Ufumi udun was a [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryukyuan]] royal mansion originally built as a secondary palace for King [[Sho Sei|Shô Sei]] when he was still Crown Prince (before [[1487]]). It was located along Aijo-ufumichi, the main boulevard running west from the Chûzanmon of [[Shuri castle]]; more specifically, Ufumi udun was located immediately to the west of [[Nakagusuku udun]], across the street from [[Ankokuzen-ji]].

Ufumi udun was a [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryukyuan]] royal mansion originally built as a secondary palace for King [[Sho Sei (尚清)|Shô Sei]] when he was still Crown Prince (before [[1487]]). It was located along [[Aijo-ufumichi|Aijô-ufumichi]], the main boulevard running west from the Chûzanmon of [[Shuri castle]]; more specifically, Ufumi udun was located immediately to the east of [[Nakagusuku udun]], across the street from [[Ankokuzen-ji]].

The mansion was expanded in [[1547]], and it came to be used by the women of the castle to rest, and as a maternity hut, as well as for various family ceremonies of the Ryukyuan royal family.

The mansion was expanded in [[1547]], and it came to be used by the women of the castle to rest, and as a maternity hut, as well as for various family ceremonies of the Ryukyuan royal family.

==References==

==References==

*Plaques on-site at former site of Ufumi-udun.[http://www.rekishi-archive.city.naha.okinawa.jp/archives/site/%E5%A4%A7%E7%BE%8E%E5%BE%A1%E6%AE%BF%E8%B7%A1]

*Plaques on-site at former site of Ufumi-udun.[http://www.rekishi-archive.city.naha.okinawa.jp/archives/site/%E5%A4%A7%E7%BE%8E%E5%BE%A1%E6%AE%BF%E8%B7%A1]

[[Category:Historic Buildings]]

[[Category:Historic Buildings]]