Kyan Castle

Agena Castle
喜屋武城
Uruma, Okinawa
Type Gusuku
Site information
Controlled by Ōgawa Aji (14th century-15th century)
Ryūkyū Kingdom (15th century–1879)
 Empire of Japan (1879–1945)
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
Site history
Built by Ōgawa Aji
Materials Ryūkyūan limestone, wood

Kyan Castle (喜屋武城 Kyan jō) is a Ryūkyūan gusuku in Uruma, Okinawa. It was controlled by the Ōgawa Aji of Agena Castle.[1]

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