shuri was the capital of the former countries of chuzan and later of the ryukyu kingdom, which were in present-day okinawa. the ryukyu kings would rule the kingdom from shuri castle. today, it is a district of the present-day city of naha. shuri and naha used to be different cities, but since okinawa became part of japan, shuri would no longer be the capital. the japanese government made naha, which was a nearby port city, to be okinawa's capital instead. today, shuri station it is the last stop on the okinawa urban monorail.