Kyan Castle Explained

Kyan Castle
喜屋武城
Location:Uruma, Okinawa
Open To Public:yes
Type:Gusuku
Builder:Fourth son of Ōgawa Aji
Materials:Ryukyuan limestone, wood
Condition:Ruins
Controlledby:Ōgawa Aji (14th century-15th century)
(15th century–1879)
(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)
Embedded:
Wikidata:yes
Zoom:16
Marker:castle
Pushpin Map:Japan Okinawa Prefecture#Japan
Pushpin Label Position:top

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.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.lint.ne.jp/~uematsu/kiyan.html