Hive account@katrinalewis Shuri is a beautiful and historic castle - thanks for the pictures! I lived on Okinawa for 2 years. A magical place, yet has a real sense of sadness around. So many died and so many cultural artifacts were destroyed forever in the Battle of Okinawa a.k.a. the" typhoon of steel" because of the heavy bombing. Shuri Castle itself was almost completely destroyed, before being rebuilt to what it is today.