THE NAKAMURA HOUSE
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| The history of the Nakamura family dates back to the early part of the 15th century when Gashi, an ancestor of the family moved his residence to Nakagusuku from Zakimi in Yomitan. The reason for the move was because Lord Gosamaru of Zakimi had received an order from the king in Shuri to relocate his castle to Nakagusuku. Gashi served as Gosamaru's teacher until the latter's downfall at the hands of Lord Amawari of Katsuren Castle just across from Nakagusuku Bay. With the Nakagusuku Castle in ruins, Gashi and his family also suffered from their lord's adversity. It was not until 1720 that fortune came back to the Nakamura family when one of the ancestors was called upon to serve as a Jitoshoku (village headman) by the royal government in Shuri. It was around this time when the first foundations of the Nakamura house was set in. |
