Kankaimon, welcome gate, is the main gate of Shuri castle; first built around 1477-1500 during the reign of King Shō Shin. The gate was burned down during the Battle of Okinawa in 1945 and restored in 1974.
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- Hyōgo, Kōbe, Japan
- DEKOBOKO translates from Japanese as “unevenness” being composed of two characters: 凸 convex and 凹 concave.
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