How to apply to Shurijo Castle Arts and Crafts Collection and Restoration fund-raising program.

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Due to the fire on October 31st 2019, Shurijo Castle was burned to the ground, and more than 400 arts and crafts are estimated to be lost.

Reconstruction of buildings has been accelerated by Japanese Government. In the restoration of arts and crafts, your courtesy is necessary.

For collection and restoration of arts and crafts, Okinawa Churashima Foundation is operating “Shurijo Castle Fund”.

We are now offering operators who agree with the policy, and run fund-raising programs for Shurijo Castle Fund.

How to apply

Registration and Disclosure

Registered programs will be listed on this website, and funded amount will be disclosed after the program.

List of Shurijo Castle Arts and Crafts Collection and Restoration fund-raising program.

Affected main arts and crafts

Arts and crafts displayed at the second floor of Seiden (main building).

3 frames such as “Chuzan Seido”.
Ryukyu kingdom established the frames based on the formal letter of 1683 from the Chinese Emperor Kang-xi-di. Restored in 1995.
It has a meaning of “Ryukyu kingdom is governed by the king of Chuzan (Shurijo) from generation to generation.”
“Golden dragon pillars” gold-leafed wooden sculptured pillars.

King’s Chair (Re-established from King Sho-shin’s portrait.)
King’s Chair (Re-established from King Sho-shin’s portrait.)

About Shurijo Castle Fund

We shall hand down “The heart of Okinawa” to the future.
For Collection, Restoration, and Preservation of precious arts and crafts.

Shurijo has been an important cultural heritage which symbolizes history and culture of Okinawa. However, much of the cultural properties were reduced to ash in the last World War and those that survived the war have been scattered within the country and overseas. For many, many years, it has been the earnest wish of the Okinawan people to restore Shurijo Castle which functioned as the royal government of the Ryukyu Kingdom for approximately 450 years.

With national and prefectural support as well as from relevant parties, Shurijo was restored and partially opened as Shurijo Castle Park in November 1992, and fully opened in February 2019.

Shurijo Castle Fund was established within Okinawa Churashima Foundation, which has been managing collection programs of cultural heritage, with the cooperation of prefectural government, municipalities, various organizations, and many individuals in order to collect scattered items and re-establish lost items, and then exhibit to public viewing.

Due to the fire on October 31st 2019, Shurijo Castle was burned to the ground, and more than 400 arts and crafts are estimated to be lost.

In the mood of re-construction of Shurijo Castle, we sincerely hope to have your understanding and ask for your generous support in our Shurijo Castle Fund in order to collect, re-establish, and preserve precious cultural properties that were passed down to us from our forefathers, and re-exhibit in Shurijo Castle once again.

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