Nakagusuku [village] - Nakagusuku

Japanese: 中城[村] - なかぐすく

It belongs to Nakagami County, Okinawa Prefecture, and is bounded by Ginowan City to the west and Nakagusuku Bay to the east. Its population was 13,832 (1995). It consists of fertile alluvial lowlands along the coast and hilly areas behind. During the Sho Taikyu period (1454-60) of the First Sho Dynasty, the loyal retainer Gosamaru was deployed to check Amawari, who was based in Katsuren Castle on the Yokatsu Peninsula, and built and expanded Nakagusuku Castle on the northern plateau. However, Amawari instead slandered him and attacked Nakagusuku Castle, and Gosamaru committed suicide without firing a single shot in retaliation.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

沖縄県中頭（なかがみ）郡に属し，西は宜野湾（ぎのわん）市，東は中城湾。人口1万3832(1995)。海岸沿いの肥沃な沖積低地と背後の丘陵地からなる。第一尚氏王統の尚泰久時代(1454‐60)に忠臣護佐丸が与勝（よかつ）半島の勝連（かつれん）城に拠る阿麻和利への抑えとして配され，北部台地上に中城城を築城ないし増築した。だが阿麻和利は逆に讒訴（ざんそ）して討手となり中城城を攻撃，護佐丸は一矢も報いず自刃した。

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