Write something to describe your blog http://www.hdrjapan.com Sun, 07 Sep 2008 03:19:41 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.hdrjapan.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=Stout-Shuri.html&Itemid=69 For centuries, Shuri Castle has stood as the pride and joy of the Ryukyu Islands. The home of Ryukyuan royalty, its vermillion buildings shone in the tropical sun, glimmers of gold emanating regal light from the pillars and gates. Destroyed on several occasions by fire, this wooden structure has seen many incarnations, the most recent of which was completed in 1992 after nearly four decades of researchand reconstruction following the building&#39;s demise during World War II. <p>If the walls of [...] meg tunnels Shuri Castle Battle of Okinawa