| Agena Castle 安慶名城 | |
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| Uruma, Okinawa | |
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  Agena Castle 安慶名城  Agena Castle 安慶名城 | |
| Coordinates | 26°22′51″N 127°51′1″E / 26.38083°N 127.85028°E |
| Type | Gusuku |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | Ōgawa Aji (14th century-15th century) Ryūkyū Kingdom (15th century–1879) Empire of Japan (1879–1945).svg){kind=small} 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 |
| Website | www |
| Site history | |
| Built | early 14th century |
| Built by | Ōgawa Aji |
| In use | early 14th century-15th century |
| Materials | Ryukyuan limestone, wood |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | Ōgawa Aji, Aji of Gushikawa Magiri |
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Agena Castle (安慶名城, Agena jō, Okinawan: Agina Gushiku[1] or Aginaa Gushiku[2]) is a Ryukyuan gusuku located in the north of Agena district of Uruma, Okinawa, in former Gushikawa City. It was built on a base of Ryukyuan limestone and occupies 8,000 square metres (86,000 sq ft). Agena Castle sits at an altitude of 49 metres (161 ft), and is naturally protected by the Tengan River to the north.[3]
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- ^ "アギナー". 首里・那覇方言音声データベース (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2006-03-21. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
- ^ "安慶名城" [Agena Castle]. Nihon Rekishi Chimei Taikei (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2013. OCLC 173191044. Retrieved 2014-05-23.