List of Historic Sites of Japan (Okinawa) explained

This list is of the Historic Sites of Japan located within the Prefecture of Okinawa.^[1] Much of the heritage of the Ryūkyū Kingdom and Islands was destroyed during the Battle of Okinawa. The mausoleum complex of Tamaudun, Shuri Castle, Katsuren Castle, Nakagusuku Castle, Nakijin Castle, Zakimi Castle, Sefa-utaki, and Sonohyan-utaki all form part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu.^[2]

National Historic Sites

As of 1 December 2020, forty-three Sites have been designated as being of national significance.^{[3] [4] [5]}

Site	Island	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Furusutobaru Castle Furusutobaru iseki			C13-C15 gusuku-style fortifications, domestic buildings, utaki, and tombs extending for 12.3 ha on the hills overlooking Miyara Bay; said to have been used by Oyake Akahachi and suppressed by the forces of Shō Shin in 1500; finds include local pottery, white porcelain and celadon from China, and the bones of horses and cows^[6] ^[7]		24.3511°N 124.195°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3059
Agena Castle Site Agena-jō ato			gusuku fortified in the fifteenth century^[8]		26.3809°N 127.8504°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3020
Iha Shell Mound Iha kaizuka			Jōmon site discovered in 1920; finds include shells, fish bones, animal borns, earthenware, stoneware, and goods made of horn^[9]		26.4205°N 127.8208°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3018
Ireibaru Site Ireibaru iseki			early Jōmon site; goods of jade and obsidian are evidence of early maritime trade		26.3243°N 127.7587°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00003665
Uegusuku Castle Site Uegusuku-jō ato			of uncertain date, but probably razed at the time of assimilation into the Ryūkyū Kingdom c.1500; finds include Chinese ceramics and fish bones; the view extends over the entire island^[10]		26.377°N 126.7701°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00003648
Uzahama Site Uzahama iseki			Yayoi site on the northern tip of the island^[11]		26.866°N 128.2602°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3016
Urasoe Castle Site Urazoe-jō ato			fortifications date back to C13/C14; incurred heavy damage during the Battle of Okinawa^[12]		26.2465°N 127.7323°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3067
Enkaku-ji Site Enkaku-ji ato			founded in 1492 by Shō Shin; the wooden temple buildings were destroyed during the war, an ornately carved stone bridge (ICP) survives^[13]		26.2183°N 127.7196°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3026
Ogidō Shell Mound Ogidō kaizuka			Jōmon period, with a 1.2 m thick deposit of shells^[14]		26.2932°N 127.7987°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3022
Shimotabaru Castle Site Shimotabaru-jō ato					24.0693°N 123.7792°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3366
Tamagusuku Castle Site Tamagusuku-jō ato					26.1441°N 127.7807°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3066
Tamaudun Tamaudun					26.2183°N 127.7147°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3027
Kushibaru Shell Mound Kushibaru kaizuka			variety of shells and Jōmon and Yayoi earthenware^[15]		26.7084°N 127.8009°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3063
Gushikawa Castle Site Gushikawa-jō ato			C13-C15 Chinese ceramics found during excavations; thirteen-year restoration project between 2000 and 2012^[16]		26.0803°N 127.6643°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3032
Gushikawa Castle Site Gushikawa-jō ato			same name but distinct from the castle in Itoman		26.3847°N 126.7519°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3057
Kunigami Hōsei Kaidō Kunigami hōsei kaidō			historic route on the west coast of the island^[17]		26.4348°N 127.7898°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3412
Nakijin Castle Site Nakijin-jō ato tsuketari Shiina-jō ato			sacked in 1432; World Heritage Site; designation includes the site of ^[18]		26.6911°N 127.9298°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3017
Zakimi Castle Site Zakimi-jō ato			constructed c. 1420 by Gosamaru; World Heritage Site^[19]		26.4084°N 127.7418°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3019
Sefa-utaki Seifa-utaki			shrine; excavated artefacts including magatama are an ICP; World Heritage Site^[20]		26.1733°N 127.8272°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3029
Yamada Castle Site Yamada-jō ato					26°25'53.8"N 127°46'57.4"E26.4197°N 127.7866°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00003594
Itokazu Castle Site Itokazu-jō ato			damaged during the war^[21]		26.1516°N 127.7627°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3031
Shuri Castle Site Shuri-jō ato					26.217°N 127.719°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3025
Katsuren Castle Site Katsuren-jō ato					26.3306°N 127.8787°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3021
Sakishima Beacons Sakishima-shotō hibanmui			beacon network established in 1644 by the Ryūkyū Kings, under the influence of the Satsuma Domain, to monitor shipping in relation to the policy of sakoku^[22]		24.6726°N 124.7047°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00003535
Kabira Shell Mound Kabira kaizuka					24.467°N 124.1328°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3033
Ōyama Shell Mound Ōyama kaizuka					26.2737°N 127.7451°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3024
Yamato Spring Yamato gā			constructed c.1720 and mentioned in (1727); reserved for official use^[23] (see also Water supply in Miyakojima)		24.8112°N 125.2858°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3068
Chinen Castle Site Chinen-jō ato			repaired in C18 by Shō Kei^[24]		26.1604°N 127.8113°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3030
Nakagusuku Castle Site Nakagusuku-jō ato			built by Gosamaru of Zakimi Castle to defend against Amawari of Katsuren Castle; World Heritage Site^[25] ^[26]		26.284°N 127.8015°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3023
Nakagami Hōsei Kaidō Nakagami hōsei kaidō oyobi Futenma sankei michi					26.2459°N 127.7219°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00003764
Nakabaru Site Nakabaru iseki			C5 BC settlement with eleven sunken stone hearths		26.3917°N 127.9942°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3065
Nakadomari Site Nakadomari iseki			cave dwellings and shell mound^[27]		26.4353°N 127.7911°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3056
Shimashīi-Ōzato Castle Site Shimashīōzato-jō ato			captured by Shō Hashi in the early C15; excavations have uncovered Chinese ceramics and items of iron and bronze^[28]		26.1407°N 127.7686°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00003752
Uchimaudūn Uchimaudūn			centre for veneration of the Ryūkyū Kings, founded on the site of the residence of Shō En before he became king; damaged during the war		26.2283°N 127.7681°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00003707
Sueyoshi-gū Site Sueyoshigū ato			shrine to Kumano Gongen dating to the time of Shō Taikyū, destroyed during the war^[29]		26.2298°N 127.7139°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3028
Mekaru Tomb Cluster Mekaru haka ato gun			group of 330 C14/15 tombs with a large C18 turtle-back tomb; includes the ^[30]		26.2306°N 127.6976°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00003544
Momenbaru Site Momenbaru iseki			includes a burial with a stone sarcophagus and Yayoi ceramics^[31]		26.3701°N 127.735°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3061
Sashiki Castle Site Sashiki-jō ato					26.1662°N 127.7872°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00003826
Nakagusuku Hanta Road Nakagusuku Hanta michi					26.2793°N 127.796°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00003900
Kitadaitōjima Phosphorus Mining Site Kitadaitō-jima rinkōzan iseki					25.954°N 131.2851°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00003973
Binnu Utaki Binnu utaki					26.2178°N 127.7314°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00004046
Shiraho Saonetabaru Cave Ruins Shiraho Saonetabaru dōketsu iseki					24.3825°N 124.2058°W		https://www.bunka.go.jp/koho_hodo_oshirase/hodohappyo/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2019/11/13/a1422552_03.pdf
Chatan Castle Site Chatan-jō ato					26.3097°N 127.7621°W		https://www.bunka.go.jp/koho_hodo_oshirase/hodohappyo/pdf/92657301_02.pdf

Prefectural Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2020, fifty-four Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.^{[5] [32]}

Site	Island	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Ryūtan and its Surroundings Ryūtan oyobi sono shūhen					26.22°N 127.7173°W		for all refs see https://www.pref.okinawa.jp/edu/bunkazai/edu/jimukyoku/bunkazai/documents/10h30.pdf
Sonohyan-utaki Sonohyan utaki					26.2181°N 127.7173°W
Noguni Sōkan Grave Noguni Sōkan no haka					26.3488°N 127.7453°W
German Emperor's Tributary Monument Doitsu kōtei hakuai kinen hi					24.8066°N 125.2791°W
Nakasone Toyomiya Grave Nakasone Toyomiya no haka					24.809°N 125.2791°W
Uehiyayama Site Uehiyayama iseki					24.7287°N 125.3511°W
Noborudake Spirit Stones Noborudake no tamaishi					24.7651°N 125.3242°W
Nakazato Magiri Kuramoto Site Nakazato magiri kuramoto ato					26.3548°N 126.808°W
Misakion Misakion					24.3353°N 124.1584°W
Yagaji Untenbaru Sabaya Shell Mound Yagaji Untenbaru Sabaya kaizuka					26.6721°N 128.0045°W
Noguni Shell Mound Cluster Noguni kaizuka-gun					26.3503°N 127.7465°W
Sachihijā Shell Mound Sachihijā kaizuka					26.2375°N 127.6834°W
Henna Shell Mound Henna kaizuka					26.3182°N 127.888°W
Komesu Shell Mound Komesu kaizuka					26.0886°N 127.701°W
Kumejima Ōhara Shell Mound Kumejima Ōhara kaizuka					26.3503°N 126.7273°W
Shimotabaru Shell Mound Shimotabaru kaizuka					24.0702°N 123.7775°W
Nakama No.1 Shell Mound Nakama daiichi kaizuka					24.2753°N 123.8827°W
Nakama No.2 Shell Mound Nakama daini kaizuka					24.2805°N 123.8898°W
Binishi Shell Mound Binishi kaizuka					24.3257°N 123.9172°W
Iejima Deer Fossils Iejima shika no kaseki					26.7355°N 127.8135°W
Bengadake Bengadake					26.2179°N 127.7316°W
Izena Tamaudun Izena Tamaudun					26.9157°N 127.9516°W
Izena Castle Site Izena-jō ato					26.9147°N 127.9524°W
Birthplace of King Shō En Shō En ō seitanchi yashiki nai (Mihoso-dokoro)					26.9333°N 127.95°W
Sashiki Yodore Sashiki yōdore			family mausoleum of Shō Shishō, father of Shō Hashi; relocated from Sashiki Nishiuehara in 1764^[33]		26.1622°N 127.7888°W
Large Stones of Nakashima Nakashima no ōishi					26.2113°N 127.677°W
Nakijin Village Nakahara Baba Nakijin-son Nakahara baba					26.688°N 127.9656°W
Nishitō-utaki Nishitō-utaki					24.3295°N 124.0851°W
Kuramoto Site Kuramoto ato					24.3192°N 124.0773°W
Kakinohana Castle Site Kakinohana-jō ato					26.1479°N 127.7923°W
Iso Castle Site Iso-jō ato					26.2572°N 127.7229°W
Iha Castle Site Iha-jō ato					26.4218°N 127.818°W
Ishikinawa Castle Site Ishikinawa-jō ato			also pronounced Chinaha Castle		26.3424°N 126.7629°W
Shurikinjō-chō Ishidatami-michi Shurikinjō-chō ishidatami-michi					26.216°N 127.7153°W
Kaiketsu Haneji River Monument Kaiketsu Haneji-gawa hiki					26.6197°N 128.0162°W
Yamashita No.1 Cave Yamashita-chō daiichi dōketsu					26.2007°N 127.6733°W
Urasoe Shell Mound Urasoe kaizuka					26.2551°N 127.7252°W
Kogachi Ware Kiln Site Kogachi-yaki kama ato					26.6269°N 127.9912°W
Hamasaki Shell Mound Hamasaki kaizuka					26.713°N 127.8288°W
Utida Stones Utida ishi					26.3805°N 126.781°W
Taramajima Ntabaru Tōyumya Myāka Taramajima no Ntabaru Tōyumya no myāka					24.6714°N 124.7011°W
Terayama Site Terayama no iseki					24.6701°N 124.7047°W
Hamamoto Sachipin Shell Mound Hamamoto Sachipin kaizuka					26.671°N 127.89°W
Yamakawa Minatobaru Site Yamakawa Minatobaru iseki					26.6832°N 127.8828°W
Yamakawa Kakiuchi Gongen Cave Site Yamakawa Kakiuchi Gongen dōketsu iseki					26.6832°N 127.8828°W
Sumaryā Myāka Sumaryā Myāka					24.724°N 125.2553°W
Minton Gusuku Minton gusuku					26.1453°N 127.7916°W
Iejima Gohezu Cave Site Iejima no Gohezu dōketsu iseki					26.7237°N 127.7819°W
Shimoji-chō Ikeda Bridge Shimoji-chō no Ikeda-bashi					24.7533°N 125.2856°W
Hirae Arasuku Village Site Hirae Arasuku-mura iseki					24.3563°N 124.1771°W
Kusatobaru Shell Mound Kusatobaru kaizuka					27.042°N 127.9754°W
Tōzato Onda Site Tōzato Onda iseki					24.4272°N 124.246°W
Takausu Castle Site Takausu-jō ato					24.7882°N 125.3745°W
Kokugaku - Shuri Seibyō Stone Wall Kokugaku・Shuri Seibyō ishigaki					26.2191°N 127.7179°W

Municipal Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2020, a further three hundred and six Sites have been designated as being of municipal importance,^{[5] [34]} including:

Site	Island	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Motobu Observation Post Site Motobu kanshishō ato					26.6563°N 127.89°W		for all refs see https://www.pref.okinawa.jp/edu/bunkazai/edu/jimukyoku/bunkazai/documents/10r2.pdf
Motobu Udun Tomb Motobu Udun-baka					26.2522°N 127.758°W		see Information board
Maeda Ichirizuka Maeda no ichirizuka					26.4239°N 127.767°W
Nanzan Castle Site Nanzan-gusuku ato					26.1281°N 127.6894°W
Tamagusuku Chōkun Tomb Tamagusuku Chōkun no haka (Hentona no haka)					26.238°N 127.7299°W
Perry's Banner Rock Perī no hata-tate iwa					26.2753°N 127.7884°W
Naminoue Naminoue					26.2206°N 127.6714°W
Sakiyama Utaki Sakiyama-utaki					26.215°N 127.7199°W
Ginowan Udun Tombs Ginowan-udun no haka oyobi boiki					26.2304°N 127.7126°W
Takushi Uekata Tomb Takushi Uekata no haka					26.2124°N 127.7139°W
Amamichū Tomb Amamichū no haka					26.3241°N 127.9663°W
Henzairi Gusuku Henzairi gusuku					26.3489°N 127.9519°W
Yabuchi Cave Site Yabuchi dōketsu iseki					26.3151°N 127.9284°W
Higashionna Museum Site Higashionna Hakubutsukan iseki					26.4092°N 127.8328°W
Uni-Ufugusuku Tomb Uni-Ufugusuku no haka					26.3627°N 127.8111°W
Hōanden Hōanden					26.3646°N 127.8198°W
Monument to the Loyal Dead Chūkon-hi					26.3642°N 127.8199°W
Murokawa Shell Mound Murokawa kaizuka					26.3347°N 127.8054°W
Kina Kannondō Kina Kannondō					26.4004°N 127.7558°W
Nagahama Shell Mound Nagahama kaizuka					26.4186°N 127.7416°W
Tonnaha Castle Site Tonnaha-gusuku ato					26.3485°N 126.8009°W
Suhara Castle Site Suhara-jō ato					26.3171°N 126.8012°W
Nanatake Jinja Nanatake Jinja					26.3469°N 126.742°W
Hōtoku Jinja Hōtoku Jinja					26.3602°N 126.7233°W
Kubaka Castle Site Kubaka-jō ato					24.7309°N 125.3°W
Tarama Jinja Tarama Jinja					24.6707°N 124.7001°W

Registered Historic Sites

As of 1 December 2020, two Monuments have been registered (as opposed to designated) as Historic Sites at a national level.^{[5] [35] [36]}

Site	Island	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Okinawa Prefectural Railways Yonabaru Station Site Okinawa-ken tetsudō Yonabaru-eki ato					26.1996°N 127.7548°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00004009
Heshikiya Sugar Refining Site Heshikiya seitō kōjō ato					26.3793°N 127.8573°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/411/00003916

See also

• Cultural Properties of Japan
• Ryūkyū Kingdom
  • List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Okinawa)
• List of Cultural Properties of Japan - paintings (Okinawa)
• Okinawa Prefectural Museum
• Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict

External links

• Cultural Properties in Okinawa Prefecture
• List of Cultural Properties in Okinawa Prefecture
• Comprehensive Database of Archaeological Site Reports in Japan (Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cultural Properties for Future Generations . . 13 December 2020.
2. Web site: Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu . . 24 September 2017.
3. Web site: https://www.bunka.go.jp/seisaku/bunkazai/shokai/shitei.html . ja:史跡名勝天然記念物 . Number of Monuments of Japan by Prefecture . Japanese . . 1 December 2020 . 13 December 2020.
4. Web site: Database of National Cultural Properties: 史跡名勝天然記念物 (史跡, 特別史跡 沖縄県) . Japanese . . 13 December 2020.
5. Web site: https://www.pref.okinawa.jp/edu/bunkazai/edu/jimukyoku/bunkazai/youranr2.html . ja:国・県・市町村指定文化財 . National, Prefectural, and Municipal Cultural Properties . Japanese . . 1 May 2020 . 13 December 2020.
6. Web site: http://www.pref.okinawa.jp/shin-ishigaki/yougo/furusuto.html . ja:フルスト原遺跡 . Furusutobaru Site . Japanese . . 30 May 2012.
7. Web site: http://www.city.ishigaki.okinawa.jp/400000/410000/410400/bunkaka/furusutobaru.htm . ja:フルスト原遺跡の概要 . Overview of the Furusutobaru Site . Japanese . . 30 May 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070502130351/http://www.city.ishigaki.okinawa.jp/400000/410000/410400/bunkaka/furusutobaru.htm . 2 May 2007 .
8. Web site: http://www.city.uruma.lg.jp/1/209.html . ja:見どころ：国指定の文化財 . Sightseeing Places - Nationally designated Cultural Properties . Japanese . . 30 May 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120502005624/http://www.city.uruma.lg.jp/1/209.html . 2 May 2012 .
9. Web site: http://bunka.nii.ac.jp/SearchDetail.do?heritageId=139844 . ja:伊波貝塚 . Iha Shell Mound . Japanese . . 30 May 2012.
10. Web site: http://bunka.nii.ac.jp/SearchDetail.do?heritageId=140627 . ja:宇江城城跡 . Uegusuku Castle Site . Japanese . . 30 May 2012.
11. Web site: http://bunka.nii.ac.jp/db/SearchDetail.do?heritageId=192272 . ja:宇佐浜遺跡 . Uzahama Site . Japanese . . 31 May 2012 . dead . https://archive.today/20120708014450/http://bunka.nii.ac.jp/db/SearchDetail.do?heritageId=192272 . 8 July 2012 .
12. Web site: http://bunka.nii.ac.jp/SearchDetail.do?heritageId=206923 . ja:浦添城跡 . Urazoe Castle Site . Japanese . . 31 May 2012.
13. Web site: http://bunka.nii.ac.jp/SearchDetail.do?heritageId=196300 . ja:旧円覚寺放生橋 . Engaku-ji Hōjō Bridge . Japanese . . 31 May 2012.
14. Web site: http://bunka.nii.ac.jp/SearchDetail.do?heritageId=162738 . ja:荻堂貝塚 . Ogidō Shell Mound . Japanese . . 31 May 2012.
15. Web site: http://www.iejima.org/ieson/index.php?oid=42&dtype=1000&pid=100 . ja:具志原貝塚 . Kushibaru Shell Mound . Japanese . . 31 May 2012.
16. Web site: http://www.city.itoman.okinawa.jp/kyouiku_bunka/bunkazai/old/gushikawajyouseki/gusikawajyosekihozonjigyo.htm . ja:具志川城跡保存修理事業 . Restoration of Gushikawa Castle . Japanese . . 31 May 2012 . dead . https://archive.today/20120729141700/http://www.city.itoman.okinawa.jp/kyouiku_bunka/bunkazai/old/gushikawajyouseki/gusikawajyosekihozonjigyo.htm . 29 July 2012 .
17. Web site: http://bunka.nii.ac.jp/SearchDetail.do?heritageId=207233 . ja:国頭方西海道 . Kunigami Hōsei Kaidō . Japanese . . 31 May 2012.
18. Web site: http://bunka.nii.ac.jp/SearchDetail.do?heritageId=206873 . ja:今帰仁城跡 附シイナ城跡 . Nakijin Castle Site . Japanese . . 31 May 2012.
19. Web site: http://bunka.nii.ac.jp/SearchDetail.do?heritageId=173575 . ja:座喜味城跡 . Zakimi Castle Site . Japanese . . 8 June 2012.
20. Web site: http://bunka.nii.ac.jp/SearchDetail.do?heritageId=207440 . ja:沖縄県斎場御嶽出土品 . Items excavated from Seifā Utaki (Okinawa Prefecture) . Japanese . . 8 June 2012.
21. Web site: http://bunka.nii.ac.jp/SearchDetail.do?heritageId=140057 . ja:糸数城跡 . Itokazu Castle Site . Japanese . . 8 June 2012.
22. Web site: http://bunka.nii.ac.jp/SearchDetail.do?heritageId=218439 . ja:先島諸島火番盛 . Sakishima Beacon Sites . Japanese . . 8 June 2012.
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