Editing Shuri Castle (section)

{{Short description|Ryukyuan gusuku castle in Shuri, Okinawa}}
{{Infobox military installation
| name          = Shuri Castle
| native_name   = {{noitalics|{{lang|ja|首里城}}}}
| partof        = 
| location      = [[Naha]], Okinawa
| coordinates   = {{coord|26|13|1.31|N|127|43|10.11|E|type:landmark|display=title,inline}}
| image         = Naha Okinawa Japan Shuri-Castle-01.jpg
| image_size    = 300px
| caption       = ''Seiden'' (main hall) of Shuri Castle in 2016
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-wikidata = yes
| mapframe-zoom = 15
| mapframe-frame-width = 300
| open_to_public = Partly (Main castle closed due to fire in 2019)
| type          = ''[[Gusuku]]''
| built         = 14th century, first rebuild 1958–1992, second rebuild 2020–present
| builder       = 
| materials     = Ryukyuan limestone, wood
| height        = 
| used          = 14th century – 1945
| demolished    = 2019, destroyed by fire; 4 times previously (1453, 1660, 1709, 1945)
| condition     = Four main structures irreparably destroyed, surrounding structures intact.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/10/31/national/shuri-castle-fire/#.XbqVu9V7mUk|title=Fire breaks out in Japan's Shuri Castle|author=Tara John|website=CNN|access-date=Oct 31, 2019}}</ref> Reconstruction work underway as of February 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-02-10|title=Shuri Castle Reconstruction Work Begins|url=https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2020021000929/shuri-castle-reconstruction-work-begins.html|access-date=2020-11-07|website=nippon.com|language=en}}</ref>
| ownership     = 
| controlledby  = 
| garrison      = 
| commanders    = 
| occupants     = Kings of [[Chūzan]] and [[Ryukyu Kingdom]]<br />[[Imperial Japanese Army]]
| battles       = [[Invasion of Ryukyu]] (1609)<br />[[World War II]]
* [[Battle of Okinawa]] (1945)
| events        = {{Infobox UNESCO World Heritage Site
  |child = yes
  |ID = 972
  |Year = 2000
  |Criteria = Cultural: ii, iii, vi
  }}
}}

{{nihongo|'''Shuri Castle'''|首里城|Shuri-jō|[[Okinawan language|Okinawan]]: ''Sui Ugusuku''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ryukyu-lang.lib.u-ryukyu.ac.jp/srnh/details.php?ID=SN50879|title=スイグシク|website=首里・那覇方言音声データベース|language=ja|access-date=2010-02-16|archive-date=2020-08-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807085112/http://ryukyu-lang.lib.u-ryukyu.ac.jp/srnh/details.php?ID=SN50879|url-status=dead}}</ref>}} is a [[Ryukyu Islands|Ryukyuan]] ''[[gusuku]]'' castle in [[Shuri, Okinawa|Shuri]], [[Okinawa Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. Between 1429 and 1879, it was the palace of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom]], before becoming largely neglected. In 1945, during the [[Battle of Okinawa]], it was almost completely destroyed.

After the war, the castle was re-purposed as a university campus. Beginning in 1992, the central citadel and walls were largely reconstructed on the original site based on historical records, photographs, and memory. In 2000, Shuri Castle was designated as a [[World Heritage Site]], as a part of the [[Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu]].

On the morning of 31 October 2019, the main courtyard structures of the castle were again destroyed in a fire.<ref name="jp-times"/> Reconstruction is ongoing and is expected to be fully completed by the autumn of 2026.<ref name=nwj150724/>

[[File:Shuri castle 2012 12 29.webm|thumb|Outside and inside Shuri Castle main hall 2012, before it was destroyed by fire]]