Tamaudun
Tamaudun
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Dawn U
Galveston Island, TX36 contributions
Dec 2014 • Couples
Burial place of Okinawan royalty and courtesans. 300Yen entry fee gets you into the little museum showing the various funeral caskets located inside the mausoleum (*very little is written in English). The crypts are not open, you may walk around the site though. To get to the site cross the street from Shurijo parking and walk down the hill away from the castle past the taxis. First entrance is closed, keep walking, it's on the left.
Written January 4, 2015
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Claradog
Massachusetts415 contributions
Jul 2012 • Friends
If you're going to Shuri Castle, walk 5 minutes from the castle entrance to these tombs and the adjacent small museum/display. The museum is a bit amateurish, but clearly shows that the people of Naha want very much for tourists to learn about Okinawan history and culture.
Written August 6, 2012
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geomom01
Leesville, SC1,517 contributions
Oct 2019 • Solo
If you are already visiting Shuri Castle, this is worth a visit. It costs about $3 and takes no more than ten minutes. It is right across the street from the Shuri entrance gate. There are two sites: the preparation building and the Mausoleum. Watch your head going through the low doorway.
Written October 28, 2019
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Peter R.
Ulsan, South Korea1,525 contributions
Jan 2019 • Solo
Nearly gave the Tam-u-dun Mausoleum a miss after seeing the number of 'negative' reviews on Trip Advisor (most commenting on the lack of access to the tombs or complaining that there was "nothing much to see" at the Site). On the contrary, I found the Tam-u-dun Mausoleum to be the most interesting and informative exhibit I encountered on the island of Okinawa.
The three compartments that comprise the Mausoleum face northwards and is built up against a natural rock outcrop to the south. The Central compartment is where remains were kept for a limited time before the bones were washed and interred in burial urns; Kings, Queens and Crown Princes were then interred in the East Room with remaining members of the royal family in the West Room.
Built in 1501 to house the re-interred remains of Shō En (1415 ~ 1476), 17 of the 19 kings of the Second Shō Dynasty who ruled between 1470 and 1879 are entombed here. The last internee was former Prince of Nakagusuku, Shō Ten (1864 ~ 1920), the son of the Ryukyu Kingdom's last king, and interred as recently as 1920.
The structure suffered extensive damage in the 1945 battle of Okinawa, but the tombs and royal remains themselves remained intact. Although much of the structure has since been restored, unsurprisingly the tombs themselves are off-limits to the general public. It is essential therefore to visit the Museum (located downstairs from the Ticket Office) before proceeding to the Site itself, in order to put the whole exhibit into context.
The Museum contains many contemporary photographs from before WWII; that show the devastation wreaked on the Site as a result of the 1945 battle of Okinawa and others that show the extensive restoration carried out between 1975 and 1984. Most interesting are the contemporary photographs that show the actual contents of the tombs; some 37 urns in East Room, a single urn in the Central compartment and a further 32 urns in West Room. Plan layouts and scale models have the individual urns numbered and cross-referenced to the particular king/queen they contain, although I had to look up Wikipedia on my return to get an English version.
All-in-all I found the whole exhibit fascinating and sufficiently intriguing to further research this peculiarly Okinawan ritual of "senkotsu"; i.e. 3 & 7-years following death, family members wash the bones of their deceased ancestors after the flesh has disappeared as a mark of respect. The bones are then placed in these small earthenware containers and interred in a Mausoleum.
The three compartments that comprise the Mausoleum face northwards and is built up against a natural rock outcrop to the south. The Central compartment is where remains were kept for a limited time before the bones were washed and interred in burial urns; Kings, Queens and Crown Princes were then interred in the East Room with remaining members of the royal family in the West Room.
Built in 1501 to house the re-interred remains of Shō En (1415 ~ 1476), 17 of the 19 kings of the Second Shō Dynasty who ruled between 1470 and 1879 are entombed here. The last internee was former Prince of Nakagusuku, Shō Ten (1864 ~ 1920), the son of the Ryukyu Kingdom's last king, and interred as recently as 1920.
The structure suffered extensive damage in the 1945 battle of Okinawa, but the tombs and royal remains themselves remained intact. Although much of the structure has since been restored, unsurprisingly the tombs themselves are off-limits to the general public. It is essential therefore to visit the Museum (located downstairs from the Ticket Office) before proceeding to the Site itself, in order to put the whole exhibit into context.
The Museum contains many contemporary photographs from before WWII; that show the devastation wreaked on the Site as a result of the 1945 battle of Okinawa and others that show the extensive restoration carried out between 1975 and 1984. Most interesting are the contemporary photographs that show the actual contents of the tombs; some 37 urns in East Room, a single urn in the Central compartment and a further 32 urns in West Room. Plan layouts and scale models have the individual urns numbered and cross-referenced to the particular king/queen they contain, although I had to look up Wikipedia on my return to get an English version.
All-in-all I found the whole exhibit fascinating and sufficiently intriguing to further research this peculiarly Okinawan ritual of "senkotsu"; i.e. 3 & 7-years following death, family members wash the bones of their deceased ancestors after the flesh has disappeared as a mark of respect. The bones are then placed in these small earthenware containers and interred in a Mausoleum.
Written March 6, 2019
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Jubinee
East Midlands, UK26 contributions
Dec 2017 • Couples
It's only a small site and museum, but it was very interesting and informative. You can't go inside of course, but the museum has photos and a detailed scale model of the interior. The surrounding grounds are also very atmospheric. If you're visiting Shuri Castle, it's definitely worth taking a look.
Written May 17, 2018
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Langfar Sardo
64 contributions
Jun 2017 • Solo
For hardcore fans of history.
Small... sma~~~~~ll museum and mausoleum site. Entrance inside mausoleum is prohibited of course. Ticket price is 300 yen only.
Placed 5-7 min relax walking from the castle gates.
Would I recommend it? Yeap. It's close to Shurijou castle and will cost you less than a cone of ice-cream. So, why not? ))
Small... sma~~~~~ll museum and mausoleum site. Entrance inside mausoleum is prohibited of course. Ticket price is 300 yen only.
Placed 5-7 min relax walking from the castle gates.
Would I recommend it? Yeap. It's close to Shurijou castle and will cost you less than a cone of ice-cream. So, why not? ))
Written July 24, 2017
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SL Y
702 contributions
Aug 2016 • Solo
Tomb of the old kings of Okinawa. Quiet and peaceful. Have a small museum in site. Not very busy. Need to purchase ticket to go in. Very eerie feeling walking around as this is essentially a grave site for the Okinawa kings. Burial here was similar to some ancient Chinese burial culture in that the bones of the dead were washed before placing in jars which are then held in the burial rooms. Eeriely haunting... An interesting place to visit
Written March 2, 2017
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William D
Naha, Japan53 contributions
Feb 2017 • Friends
If you are planning a visit to Shuri Castle, add this to your plans. It is about a two-minute walk from the castle. There is not much there, but worth the visit.
Written February 15, 2017
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PhatCaTT
Singapore, Singapore29 contributions
Jan 2017 • Couples
This place consisted of a courtyard (with nothing), an inner courtyard (with nothing) and a drab grey fort-like building approximately 100m across (or less?). The photos you see on the internet are one dimensional as it's the only view available of this place. There is a free museum in the visitor centre which was more interesting. Not worth the price of admission.
Written February 3, 2017
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Kristina P
Lab, Slovakia146 contributions
Aug 2016 • Friends
It really is just a tomb, unique in design for Japan, with a tiny (really tiny) museum. Entrance is 300 Yen, aprox 10 min from Shuri castle. Took about 10-15 min to see all if you dont know what you look at.
But the lady at the ticket office was nice.
But the lady at the ticket office was nice.
Written August 17, 2016
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