Chibana Castle

Chibana Castle (知花城, Chibana jō) was a Ryūkyūan gusuku on Okinawa Island. Located in the Chibana district of Okinawa City, the castle site sits on a hill and is surrounded by jungle.^[1] The castle was in use during the reign of the First Shō Dynasty and served as the residence of the Aji of Goeku Magiri.^[1] The castle, and Goeku Magiri, was given to the Ryūkyūan general Uni-Ufugusuku by King Shō Taikyū in return for defeating the Aji of Katsuren Castle, Amawari. After the fall of the First Shō Dynasty, Uni-Ufugusuku was expelled from the castle and later committed suicide.^[1] His tomb, and that of his wife, was built at the bottom of the hill that Chibana Castle is on. In the early 1960s, a structure was built on top of the hill to commemorate the castle and serve as a tourist attraction, from which all of the former Goeku Magiri can be seen.^[2] It has been neglected in recent years and has been allowed to become overgrown and hazardous (i.e. crumbling stairs).

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