basic information

Nakijin Castle is one of many castles, built across Okinawa during the era of the Ryukyu Kingdom. The independent kingdom had existed for several centuries prior to becoming a Japanese prefecture in 1879. Only ruins remain of the Nakijin Castle today.

Nakijin Castle is among the sites, which were added to the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites under the collective title "Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu" in the year 2000.

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how to get there

Nakijin Castle is located on the Motobu Peninsula in northern Okinawa Honto.

By bus, take express bus number 111 from Naha Bus Terminal to Nago Bus Terminal (100 minutes, one bus/hour) and transfer to bus number 66 (about 30 minutes, 1-2 buses/hour), which circles the Motobu Peninsula in counter-clockwise direction. Get off at "Nakijin Gusuku Ato Iriguchi" bus stop.

By car, take the Okinawa Expressway from Naha all the way to its northern end near Nago (70 kilometers, the expressway toll is 1000 Yen). From Nago at the entrance to the Motobu Peninsula to the castle ruins it is another 25 kilometers.

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Open: Daily 9:00 to 17:00

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