Urasoe Chōō
Prince of the Ryukyu Kingdom
Urasoe Wōji Chōō (浦添 王子 朝央; 20 December 1762 , 9 November 1797) also known by his Chinese style name Shō To (尚 図), was a prince of the Ryukyu Kingdom.
Prince Urasoe was the second son of King Shō Boku. He was a full-brother of Crown Prince Shō Tetsu, and also a half-brother of Prince Yoshimura Chōgi and Prince Ginowan Chōshō. He was given Urasoe magiri (浦添間切, modern Urasoe, Okinawa) as his hereditary fief, and established a new royal family: Urasoe Udun (浦添御殿).
Prince Urasoe served as sessei from 1794 to 1797. He was good at waka poetry.
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