This article is about the castle on Okinawa Island in Uruma City. Not to be confused with Gushikawa Castle (Kume).
Kyan Castle
喜屋武城
Gusuku
LocationUruma, Okinawa
Open to publicyes
BuilderFourth son of Ōgawa Aji
MaterialsRyukyuan limestone, wood
ConditionRuins
ControlledbyŌgawa Aji (14th century-15th century)
Ryūkyū Kingdom (15th century–1879)
Empire of Japan (1879–1945)
United States Military Government of the Ryukyu Islands(1945-1950)
United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands(1950-1972)
Japan(1972-present)

Kyan Castle (喜屋武城, Kyan jō, Okinawan: Chan Gushiku[1]) is a Ryukyuan gusuku in Uruma, Okinawa. It was controlled by the Ōgawa Aji of Agena Castle until it was destroyed by the Ryukyu Kingdom.[2]

References

  1. ^ "チャン" (in Japanese). 首里・那覇方言音声データベース[dead link]
  2. ^ "喜屋武城をゆく" [Walking through Kyan Castle] (in Japanese). Archived 2014-11-04 at the Wayback Machine.