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*''Japanese'': 高腰城 ''(takausu gusuku)''
Takausu gusuku was a [[Ryukyu Islands|Ryukyuan]] ''[[gusuku]]''-style fortress located on [[Miyako Island]] (Miyakojima). While [[Okinawa Island]] was home to a great many ''gusuku'' in the 13th-14th centuries, Takausu was one of only a few known to have been built in the [[Miyako Islands|Miyako]] or [[Yaeyama Islands]].
The ''gusuku'' was built atop a hill roughly 113 meters above sea level, and covered an area roughly 40 meters from north to south, by 70 meters east to west. The stone walls of the fortress were built in the ''nozura'' style.
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==References==
*Gallery labels, "Distribution of Gusuku on the Islands," Okinawa Prefectural Museum.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/30321394831/sizes/h/]
==External Links==
*[https://www.google.com/maps?ll=24.785397,125.399746&z=11&t=m&hl=ja&gl=US&mapclient=embed&q=24%C2%B046%2744.7%22N+125%C2%B022%2755.1%22E@24.779078,125.381972 Takausu gusuku on Google Maps]
[[Category:Castles]]
[[Category:Muromachi Period]]
[[Category:Ryukyu]]
Takausu gusuku was a [[Ryukyu Islands|Ryukyuan]] ''[[gusuku]]''-style fortress located on [[Miyako Island]] (Miyakojima). While [[Okinawa Island]] was home to a great many ''gusuku'' in the 13th-14th centuries, Takausu was one of only a few known to have been built in the [[Miyako Islands|Miyako]] or [[Yaeyama Islands]].
The ''gusuku'' was built atop a hill roughly 113 meters above sea level, and covered an area roughly 40 meters from north to south, by 70 meters east to west. The stone walls of the fortress were built in the ''nozura'' style.
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==References==
*Gallery labels, "Distribution of Gusuku on the Islands," Okinawa Prefectural Museum.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/30321394831/sizes/h/]
==External Links==
*[https://www.google.com/maps?ll=24.785397,125.399746&z=11&t=m&hl=ja&gl=US&mapclient=embed&q=24%C2%B046%2744.7%22N+125%C2%B022%2755.1%22E@24.779078,125.381972 Takausu gusuku on Google Maps]
[[Category:Castles]]
[[Category:Muromachi Period]]
[[Category:Ryukyu]]