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page 1Tangible Cultural Properties of Okinawa Prefecture
Tamaudun
is one of the three royal mausoleums of the Second Shō Dynasty of kings of the Ryukyu Kingdom, along with Urasoe yōdore at Urasoe Castle and Izena Tamaudun near Izena Castle in Izena, Okinawa. The mausoleum is located in Shuri, Okinawa, and was built in 1501 by King Shō Shin, the third king (reigned 1477–1527), to bury his father, King Shō En a short distance from Shuri Castle. The Tamaudun complex was designated a National Historic Site in 1972. It was designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO on December 2, 2000, as a part of the site group Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom
Shureimon
thumb|Shureimon or Shurei no mon
thumb|Shureimon as depicted on the 2000 yen note
Urasoe yōdore
Royal mausoleum in Okinawa
Sōgen-ji
() was a Buddhist temple located in the Tomari neighborhood of the city of Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It belonged to the Rinzai school sect of Japanese Zen. The temple's full name is (). It was the Royal ancestral shrine of the kings of Second Shō dynasty of the Ryūkyū Kingdom. The site of the temple was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 2025.