Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu
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The Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu (Ryūkyū ōkoku no gusuku oyobi kanren'isangun) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site which consists of nine sites all located in the Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The heritage sites include two utaki (or sacred sites, one a gate and the other a grove), the Tamaudun mausoleum, one garden, and five gusuku castles sites, four of which are ruins and one of which is a reconstruction. The sites were inscribed based on the criteria that they were a fine representation of the Ryūkyū Kingdom's culture, whose unique blend of Japanese and Chinese influence made it a crucial economic and cultural junction between several neighboring states.
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