When travelling to Okinawa there are a lot of opportunities to visit a wide range of historical sites. The main collection of sites are called the Okinawan World Heritage sites. Most of these sites are old or remodeled castles but there are a few stranger ones like Sefa-Utaki, a pair of boulders leaning together said to be a door to the spirit realm. Today I would like to share about our small journey to Zakimi-Jo.
It was a small walk up some stairs and through a path to get to the main entrance of the castle. Now when I say castle I mean more of a castle wall. Most of whats left of the castle are some interestingly built stone walls and barriers. The actual insides of the castle are gone now and this is all that remains. If you would like to visit a beautiful in tack castle in Okinawa head down to Shuri Castle. It has a massive grounds and in the inside is an amazing red remodeled castle. I'll be posting about it in the near future.
Here is the front side of Zakimi-Jo and the small path that leads up the hill to it. You can see from this view most of whats left. It loops around the center courtyard and has several outer walls and paths that you can see once inside. However for the most part this is what you're going to see. Once inside you can climb up some beautiful stone staircases and walk along the top of the wall. From there you get a pretty nice view of the surrounding area and ocean.
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An overview of the castle and an explanation.
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And thats that. We got some wonderful footage of the surrounding neighborhood with the GoPro from the top of the wall and had fun relaxing in the breeze. This location is definitely geared towards the easy going traveler looking to appreciate the culture.
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