11 Sights in Naha, Japan (with Map and Images)

Shuri Castle is a Ryukyuan gusuku castle in Shuri, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Between 1429 and 1879, it was the palace of the Ryukyu Kingdom, before becoming largely neglected. In 1945, during the Battle of Okinawa, it was almost completely destroyed.

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Gokoku-ji is a Zen Buddhist temple in Naha, Okinawa. Established in 1367, the temple served as a major national temple for the Okinawan kingdom of Chūzan and the unified Ryūkyū Kingdom which would follow. It is well known for its associations with Christian missionary Bernard Jean Bettelheim and with the 1853-1854 visits by Commodore Matthew Perry to Okinawa.

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Okinomiya is a shrine located in Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture. It is one of the eight Ryukyu shrines, but it is not given a corporate status under the modern corporate status system, and it is a stand-alone shrine that does not belong to the main shrine office. (Unqualified). It is located in the eastern part of Okuyama Park.

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The gardens of Shikina-en (識名園) are located on a small hill to the south of Shuri Castle in Naha, Okinawa. The residence and its gardens are also known as Shichina-nu-Udun (シチナヌウドゥン) or Southern Gardens (南苑), as opposed to the Eastern Gardens (東苑) or Uchayaudun (御茶屋御殿), laid out on a small hill east of Shuri Castle in 1677. In 1992 Hiroshi Shō, the great-grandson of Shō Tai, the last king of the Ryūkyū Kingdom, donated the royal mausoleum of Tamaudun and Shikina-en to the City of Naha.

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Sōgen-ji (崇元寺) was a Buddhist temple and royal mausoleum of the Ryūkyū Kingdom, located in Naha, Okinawa. It was erected during the reign of King Shō Shin, and destroyed in the 1945 battle of Okinawa.

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The Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum is a museum in the most southern prefecture of Japan. The museum complex in the Omoro-machi area of Naha, the capital city of Okinawa Prefecture. It opened in November 2007, and includes art, history, and natural history museums focusing specifically on Okinawan topics.

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Shikina Shrine is a shrine located in Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture. It is one of the eight Ryukyu shrines and was classified as an unranked shrine under the modern shrine ranking system of the Meiji era.

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Ameku Shrine is a shrine located in Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture. It is one of the eight Ryukyu shrines and was classified as an unranked shrine under the modern shrine ranking system established during the Meiji period.

Wikipedia: 天久宮 (JA)

Sonohyan-utaki is a sacred grove of trees and plants (utaki) of the traditional indigenous Ryukyuan religion. It is located on the grounds of Shuri Castle in Naha, Okinawa, a few paces away from the Shureimon castle gate. The utaki, or more specifically its stone gate , is one of a number of sites which together comprise the UNESCO World Heritage Site officially described as Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu, and has been designated an Important Cultural Property by the Japanese national government.

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Izumo Taisha Okinawa Branch Shrine is a shrine located in Furushima, Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture. It is an official branch of Izumo Taisha and is the southernmost and westernmost branch of Izumo Taisha in Japan. In the Izumo Taisha faith, names other than "branch shrine," "great church (branch)," "church," and "sub-church" are not recognized, but due to special circumstances after World War II, only the Okinawa branch is allowed to use the name "branch."

Wikipedia: 出雲大社沖縄分社 (JA)

Okinawa Prefectural Second High School for Girls is a girls' high school located in Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture. In 1945 (Showa 20), in the Battle of Okinawa at the end of the Pacific War, fourth-year students were formed as the Shiraume Student Corps.

Wikipedia: 沖縄県立第二高等女学校 (JA)