青と緑と勝連城 Blue and green and Katsuren Castle

以前から見たかった勝連城跡。沖縄の他の城跡と一緒に世界遺産にも指定されている。

読谷村のホテルから、タクシーと路線バス2本を乗り継いで行ったので、半日がかりなのに、見学は1時間弱だった。

まあ、レンタカーを利用しないと決めてしまったので、時間がかかろうとお金が少し多くなろうと、仕方ない。

かなり坂を登ってたどり着いた城跡は、昨年訪れた座気味城跡と同様、曲線の城壁。どこにも直線がないのが、かえって新鮮に感じる。

空の青さと城壁を支える緑のコントラストがとても爽やかだった。
それだけでも行った意味があった。

I have wanted to see the ruins of Katsuren Castle for a long time. Together with other castle ruins in Okinawa, it is designated as a World Heritage site.

I took a cab and two local buses from my hotel in Yomitan Village, so the visit took less than an hour even though it took half a day.

Well, we decided not to rent a car, so it didn't matter if it took longer or cost a little more money.

The ruins of the castle, which we reached after climbing a considerable slope, have curved walls just like the ruins of Zakushi Castle that we visited last year. The fact that there are no straight lines anywhere is rather refreshing.

The contrast between the blue of the sky and the green supporting the castle walls was refreshing.
That alone was worth the trip.