Iha Castle

Iha Castle
伊波城
Iha Castle; 伊波城
Uruma, Okinawa
	File:Iha Castle Site map.jpg Map of the Iha Castle site
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Type	Gusuku
Site information
Controlled by	File:Flag of Ryukyu.svg Ryūkyū Kingdom (15th century–1879); File:Merchant flag of Japan (1870).svg Empire of Japan (1879–1945); File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States Military Government of the Ryukyu Islands(1945-1950); File:US flag 48 stars.svgUnited States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands(1950-1972); File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan(1972-present)
Open to; the public	yes
Condition	Ruins
Site history
Built	early 14th century
In use	early 14th century–15th century
Materials	Ryukyuan limestone, wood
Garrison information
Occupants	Aji of Misato Magiri
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Iha Castle (伊波城, Iha jō, Okinawan: Ifa Gushiku^[1]) is a Ryukyuan gusuku in Uruma, Okinawa. It sits on a cliff that separates Iha from Ishikawa, with a grand view of the Ishikawa Isthmus. The castle is in ruins, with nothing left of the original structures save the walls. There are also multiple Ryukyuan shrines in the bailey. Based on artifacts found in and around the castle, it has been estimated to have been in use around the 13th to 15th centuries.^[2] The Okinawa Prefectural government erected a stone Torii in front of one of the castle gates, along with a plaque describing it.

View of the bailey from a battlement.

View of the bailey from a battlement.
Bailey of Iha Castle.

Bailey of Iha Castle.
A battlement of Iha Castle.

A battlement of Iha Castle.

References

↑ "イファ". 首里・那覇方言音声データベース (in 日本語).
↑ Flemming, Michael. "Iha Castle Ruins - An Okinawa prefecture cultural asset." Stars and Stripes Okinawa Nov 2013, n. pag. Web. 3 Feb. 2014. <http://o.okinawa.stripes.com/starsandstripesokinawa/#!/entry/iha-castle-ruins-an-okinawa-prefecture-cultural-asset,52959ba2025312186c91f668/1>. ^{[dead link‍]}

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[1] "イファ". 首里・那覇方言音声データベース (in 日本語).

[stripes-2] Flemming, Michael. "Iha Castle Ruins - An Okinawa prefecture cultural asset." Stars and Stripes Okinawa Nov 2013, n. pag. Web. 3 Feb. 2014. <http://o.okinawa.stripes.com/starsandstripesokinawa/#!/entry/iha-castle-ruins-an-okinawa-prefecture-cultural-asset,52959ba2025312186c91f668/1>. ^{[dead link‍]}

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v t e Fort style Gusuku
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Iha Castle 伊波城
Uruma, Okinawa
File:Iha Castle Site map.jpg Map of the Iha Castle site
Lua error in Module:Location_map at line 389: Malformed coordinates value.
Coordinates	{{WikidataCoord}} – missing coordinate data
Type	Gusuku
Site information
Controlled by	File:Flag of Ryukyu.svg Ryūkyū Kingdom (15th century–1879) File:Merchant flag of Japan (1870).svg Empire of Japan (1879–1945) File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States Military Government of the Ryukyu Islands(1945-1950) File:US flag 48 stars.svgUnited States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands(1950-1972) File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan(1972-present)
Open to the public	yes
Condition	Ruins
Site history
Built	early 14th century
In use	early 14th century–15th century
Materials	Ryukyuan limestone, wood
Garrison information
Occupants	Aji of Misato Magiri
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