Shuri

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Shuri is a historic town on Okinawa Island best known as the former royal capital of the Ryukyu Kingdom and the site of Shuri Castle.

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Shuri canonical 12
Princess of Wakanda 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former royal capital
historic town
settlement
contains Shuri Castle Park
linked to: Shuri Castle

residential districts
country Japan
elevationType hilltop town
formerCapitalOf Ryukyu Kingdom
governedBy Naha City Government
linked to: Naha
hasEducationalInstitution Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts
hasHeritageSite Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu
hasLandmark Kinjo-cho Stone-paved Road
Ryutan Pond
Shureimon Gate
Shuri Castle
Sonohyan-utaki Ishimon
Tamaudun Mausoleum
hasReconstructedSite Shuri Castle main hall
linked to: Shuri Castle
hasTraditionalArchitecture Ryukyuan-style houses
stone walls
hasTraditionalUrbanFeature narrow winding streets
hasViewOf East China Sea
historicalEra Ryukyu Kingdom period
linked to: Ryukyu Kingdom
integratedInto Naha City
linked to: Naha
knownFor Shuri Castle
being former royal capital of the Ryukyu Kingdom
languageCurrentlySpoken Japanese
languageHistoricallySpoken Shuri dialect of Ryukyuan
locatedIn Japan
Okinawa Island
Okinawa Prefecture
locatedOn Ryukyu Islands
partOf Naha
region Kyushu (geographic region including Okinawa)
linked to: Kyushu
religionHistoricallyAssociated Buddhism
Ryukyuan religion
Shinto
tourismType cultural tourism destination
heritage tourism destination
transportServedBy Okinawa Urban Monorail
Shuri Station
wasAdministrativeCenterOf Ryukyu Kingdom
wasBattleSiteOf Battle of Okinawa
wasCulturalCenterOf Ryukyu Kingdom
wasPoliticalCenterOf Ryukyu Kingdom

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