Shikina-en
Lua error in Module:Mapframe at line 604: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). The gardens of Shikina-en (識名園, Okinawan:Sicina nu udun, Nanen) are located on a small hill to the south of Shuri Castle in Naha, Okinawa.[1] The residence and its gardens are also known as Sicina nu udun(Okinawan: シチナ ヌ ウドゥン/識名御殿) or Nanen(Okinawan: ナンエン/南苑, lit.the Southern Gardens), as opposed to Tooen(Okinawan: トーエン/東苑, lit.the Eastern Gardens) or Ucajaudun(Okinawan: ウチャヤ ウドゥン/御茶屋御殿), laid out on a small hill east of Shuri Castle in 1677.[2] In 1992 Hiroshi Shō, the great-grandson of Shō Tai, the last king of the Ryūkyū Kingdom, donated the royal mausoleum of Tamaudun and Shikina-en to the City of Naha.
Design
[edit | edit source]The Japanese-style stroll garden features a pond with two small islands; a Chinese-style hexagonal pavilion; other pavilions with red tiles, the use of which was reserved for the upper classes; Chinese-style arched bridges; and seasonal plantings of plum, wisteria, and bellflower.[2][3] This blend of Japanese and Chinese design and features has been acclaimed as "uniquely Ryukyuan" by UNESCO and advisory body ICOMOS.[3][4]
History
[edit | edit source]The gardens were laid out in 1799 to embellish one of the residences of the Shō family, rulers of the Ryūkyū Kingdom; they were used for the reception of an envoy from China the following year.[5][6] First designated for protection in 1941 in accordance with the 1919 Law, they were completely destroyed during the Battle of Okinawa.[5] Restoration began in 1975 and took around twenty years, at a cost of some eight hundred million yen.[5] In 1976 the gardens were once again designated a Place of Scenic Beauty; in 2000 they were re-designated a Special Place of Scenic Beauty and included within the inscription of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu.[5][4][7] The gardens stretch over an area of 4.2 ha and the UNESCO nomination includes a buffer zone of a further 84.2 ha.[8]
See also
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- List of Historic Sites of Japan (Okinawa)
- List of Important Cultural Properties of Japan (Okinawa: structures)
- List of Special Places of Scenic Beauty, Special Historic Sites and Special Natural Monuments
- World Heritage Sites in Japan
- Fukushūen
References
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Bibliography
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Introduction to Shikina-en[permanent dead link]
- Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu
- (in Japanese) Shikina-en
- (in Japanese) Pamphlet with plan of the gardens[permanent dead link]
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