Kyan Castle

This article is about the castle on Okinawa Island in Uruma City. It is not to be confused with Gushikawa Castle (Kume) or Gushikawa Castle (Itoman).

Kyan Castle (喜屋武城, Kyan jō, Okinawan: Chan Gushiku^[1]) 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.^[2]

Kyan Castle 喜屋武城
Uruma, Okinawa
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Coordinates	26°21′12.870″N 127°50′59.798″E / 26.35357500°N 127.84994389°E / 26.35357500; 127.84994389
Type	Gusuku
Site information
Controlled by	Ōgawa Aji (14th century-15th century)  Ryūkyū Kingdom (15th century–1879)  Empire of Japan (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)
Open to the public	yes
Condition	Ruins
Site history
Built by	Fourth son of Ōgawa Aji
Materials	Ryukyuan limestone, wood

References

1. "チャン". 首里・那覇方言音声データベース (in Japanese).
2. http://www.lint.ne.jp/~uematsu/kiyan.html