Shikina-en
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thumb|right|275px|Chinese-style bridges in Shikina-en
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thumb|right|275px|Chinese-style bridges in Shikina-en
The gardens of are located on a small hill to the south of Shuri Castle in Naha, Okinawa. The residence and its gardens are also known as () or (), as opposed to the () of (), laid out on a small hill east of Shuri Castle in 1677. 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.
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