king gave the Chinese delegation gold presents as an august sign for their return. In popular culture In the 2002 computer game, Deadly Dozen: Pacific Theater, the last mission takes place while assaulting Shurijo. In the 2008 video game, Call of Duty: World at War, the last American mission ("Breaking Point") also takes place in the castle, where US Marines make their final push to take Okinawa. In the game, main characters in the plot die alongside several US forces as the player proceeds upwards under mortar and small arms fire to Ura, the courtyard of the ruined castle, which was targeted by US airstrikes to soften Japanese forces entrenched there. Also the Call of Duty World at War multiplayer map ("Courtyard") takes place at Shuri Castle. Gallery See also List of Important Cultural Properties of Japan (Okinawa: structures) List of Historic Sites of Japan (Okinawa) Conservation Techniques for Cultural Properties List of Special Places of Scenic Beauty, Special Historic Sites and Special Natural Monuments Tourism in Japan References Further reading Oleg Benesch, Ran Zwigenberg, Shuri Castle and Japanese Castles: A Controversial Heritage, The Asia-Pacific Journal. Japan Focus 17, 24, 3 (Decembre 2019, 15) External links Shuri Castle Park 首里城公園 空からみた首里城 (Shuri Castle Park as seen from the sky) YouTube Okinawa Prefectural Government | Shurijo Prefecture of Okinawa | Shuri-jo Comprehensive Database of Archaeological Site Reports in Japan, Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties Japanese Residential buildings completed in 1992 Buildings and structures in Japan destroyed during World War II Castles in Okinawa Prefecture Historic Sites of Japan Naha World Heritage Sites in Japan Building collapses in 2019