In October, a devastating fire at Unesco World Heritage Site Shuri Castle left the residents of the Japanese island of Okinawa shaken. The aftershocks of this destruction affected everyone from ...

NAHA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan, is holding a new initiative called the “Japanese cultural media arts dissemination initiative in airports and other ...

Shuri Castle has long stood as a symbol of Okinawa's culture and identity. But in 2019, this World Heritage Site was ...

Open from Jan. 30, the Royal Park Hotel Iconic Naha incorporates numerous elements of the island’s heritage, including ...

TOKYO >> A team consisting of about 20 experts from Japan and abroad has embarked on a project to create a 3D model of Shuri Castle, which was destroyed Oct. 31 in a fire in Naha, Okinawa. The group ...

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — One of the last bastions of the Japanese Army on Okinawa during World War II, a tunnel system beneath the iconic Shuri Castle, may open to the public within three years.

TOKYO (AP) — A fire broke out early Thursday and spread quickly through historic Shuri Castle on Japan’s southern island of Okinawa, nearly destroying the UNESCO World Heritage site. Firefighters ...

Origins -- Golden age of the Ryukyu Kingdom -- Bankoku shinryo no kane (The Bell of Shuri Castle) -- Shureimon gate -- Satsuma Dominion and the Decline of Shuri Castle -- Commodore Perry's visit to ...