omotteru: omotteru: 首里城 (shuri castle, okinawa)this castle was really pretty to walk around! the
omotteru: omotteru: 首里城 (shuri castle, okinawa) this castle was really pretty to walk around! there were some steep hills here and there, but overall it was pretty easy to navigate. they even had little stands where you could collect different stamps to show you’ve been to all the different spots. we didn’t go into the inner portion because that required an entrance fee and we were running short on time, but even the free parts were really nice to look at. i actually took about ten pictures of this from different angles, and had a lot of trouble narrowing down which ones i liked… but eventually settled on 3 i liked best. will post the 3rd one later, which is kind of an in-between view between these two. i was really shocked and saddened to hear about shuri castle burning down a few days ago. while it was reconstruction from after WWII, it was still a symbol of okinawa’s history and a beautiful place. i’m sure japan will rebuild it eventually, but it’s still sad to think that this place is gone for now. -- source link