shurei (shurei) is written as shu ââ korekuni (shureinokuni) to framed picture (hengaku) raised in the gate in meaning to follow courtesy. We mean, Ryukyu is state respecting courtesy. Shurijo Castle is stone wall and castle with many castle gates, but, above all, balance take in design, and the representative gate with elegant atmosphere is this Shureimon. It is erected in form called Chinese pailou (pairou). Another name is added to large number of castle gates and buildings in Shurijo Castle other than official name. We can read poetic sense of Ryukyuan at the time of going from those names. They were old, and Shureimon was said to be the Shuri gate (shurimon), but the common people called the upper intricate design gate (iinoayajo) as nickname. The beautiful gate which there is toward the top means. It was erected to (second) charges to still still bear King Kiyoshi (result to carry for he fourth generation) for the first time for 1527 through 55, and we were appointed, but we were destroyed by Okinawa war at (8, Showa) for 1,933 years by national treasure. The current gate was restored at (33, Showa) in 1958, and is used afterwards as tourist facility symbolizing Okinawa until today. It becomes pattern of memory bill 2,000 yen of 2000.
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