Friday, May 1, 2009

shuri castle, naha - okinawa

shuri castle is one of the major sights in okinawa, and is a nice walk from the monorail station. the surrounding park made for a relaxing time on a sunny summer-ish day..

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i frolicked - or attempted clumsily to - in this huge patch of grass and tiny flowers

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one characteristic of okinawan buildings is that their roofs are more concrete than tile..

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along the path to the castle..

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this lady was feeding the ducks as she strolled along the river

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cute!!

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heron!

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check out what i saw at the gate of this primary school:

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the side gate of the castle grounds:

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the main castle buiding..

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and the cool dragon atop it..

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a small garden within the palace which looks more savanna-like than tropical!

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inside the throne room.. it was very shiny..

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so totally chinese..

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beautiful toilet decoration..

and the old prefectural museum outside the castle:

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