Gushikawa Castle Ruins

Kumejima Town's account says Madafutsu Aji built the castle in the early fifteenth century. Low stone walls divide the inside into four enclosures, and the town singles out how the outer walls lay andesite flat, in places mixed with limestone. Cliffs of 30 m and more fall away on every side except the east gate.

The government made the site a national historic site on 10 December 1975, and excavations from 1999 turned up celadon and Chinese coins. A gusuku was a seat of power and often a place of prayer, so walk it quietly and leave any offerings you find where they are.