Sueyoshi Park, Urban park in Shuri Sueyoshicho, Naha, Japan.
Sueyoshi Park is an urban park in the Shuri Sueyoshichō neighborhood of Naha, covered in dense forest with walking paths and a small stream running through it. Two steep hillsides form the main structure of the park, connected by ramps and stone staircases that guide visitors through the terrain.
Sueyoshi Park contains the site of Sueyoshi-ūdun, a shrine of the Ryukyu Kingdom, now a national historic site. The stone stairway leading up to it, the shōdō, is a prefectural designated tangible cultural property. The park also holds the tomb and tomb grounds of the Ginowan-udun, a Naha city historic site.
The park's Hikan Zakura specimen tree is the reference individual used by the Okinawa Meteorological Observatory for its phenological observations, so its flowering is recorded officially each year. The same species is known as the earliest-blooming cherry in Japan, and the park is known for it.
The park is a five-minute walk from Yui Rail's Byoin-mae station, next to Naha City Hospital. It is open from 9:00 to 21:00, free of charge, and has no closing days. The southern riverside area is landscaped, while the northern hillside around the shrine ruins is largely natural.
Sueyoshi Park is known locally as a spiritual spot, a reputation tied to the forested northern hill around the Sueyoshi Shrine ruins rather than the landscaped lawns along the Aza River. The shrine site itself is a nationally designated historic site, and the stone stairway leading up to it is a prefectural tangible cultural property.
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