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The castles of the Ryukyu kingdom: we begin a new series this month that over the course of the year will introduce the 11 sites in Japan inscribed by UNESCO on the World Heritage List. With the weather in mind, we're starting south and working north. First up ...(World Heritage)
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AT ten to nine a berobed gatekeeper, flanked by two guards, appears before the locked Houshin-mon gate bearing an ukejo handheld gong. A brief, resounding metallic flourish later and Shuri-jo castle is open to the public.
Passing through the gate, the visitor can only gasp in wonder at the sight that greets him: the broad red and white stripes of the forecourt, the sweeping shimmer of red and white roof tiles, bright broad strokes of vermilion and gold all around are set off against the dazzling blue Okinawan sky.
In the days of the Ryukyu kingdom, ...
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