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Shimotabaru Castle Ruins (Buribuchi Park)
下田原城跡（ぶりぶち公園）Okinawa
A mid-14th-century Ryukyu-era gusuku (castle) site on Hateruma Island with dry-stacked coral-limestone walls, roughly 150m by 100m, designated a National Historic Site in 2003. Locally called "Buribuchi Park" after the Hateruma dialect word for castle ruins, it was maintained by a volunteer elders' association after WWII, which the site itself escaped undamaged.
- Crowd level
- Moderate
- Opening hours
- Daily 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM
- Admission
- Free, unstaffed national historic site on Hateruma Island; the former Buribuchi Park around it is unmaintained and heavily overgrown — sturdy shoes and caution advised.
- Nearest station
- Hateruma Port · ~15 min on foot
Usual hours — confirm with the official site for holidays + seasonal closures.
Today
9:00–17:30FreeStored weekly hours
Daily 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM
How to get there
clifftop gusuku ruin near Otomari Beach, north side, walkable from port
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