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Naha (那覇市, Naha-shi, Japanese:, Okinawan: Nāfa [1] [2] or Nafa [3]) is the capital city of Okinawa Prefecture, the southernmost prefecture of Japan. As of 1 June 2019, the city has an estimated population of 317,405 and a population density of 7,939 people per km 2 (20,562 persons per sq. mi.). The total area is 39.98 km 2 (15.44 sq mi).
Naha Airport is the hub for Japan Transocean Air, which connects Okinawa Prefecture with other prefectures of Japan, and Ryukyu Air Commuter, which connects Okinawa main island with surrounding islands. Naha Airport is a 24-hour airport, and served 21.5 million passengers in 2018, an increase of roughly three million passengers in two years.
The Naha Airport Expressway in Haebaru. The Naha Airport Expressway first opened on 23 June 2000 between its eastern terminus at the junction with the Okinawa Expressway and Haebaru-minami Interchange. It was extended further west on 26 April 2003 from Haebaru-minami Interchange to Tomigusuku Interchange.
Naha Air Base (那覇基地, Naha Kichi), formally known as the Kōkū Jieitai Naha Kichi (航空自衛隊那覇基地), is an air base of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force formerly under control of the United States Air Force. It is located at Naha Airport on the Oroku Peninsula in Naha, Okinawa, Japan. [2] [3]
Naha Airport Station (那覇空港駅, Naha-kūkō-eki) [1] is a railway station on the Okinawa Urban Monorail (Yui Rail) in Naha, Okinawa, Japan. It is the westernmost station in Japan, and the southernmost airport station in the country. The station has two platforms, though platform 2 is for the most part only used during rush hour.
Shuri Castle in Naha is an UNESCO World Heritage Site. Nakamura House A shisa. Whereas most homes in Japan are made from wood and allow free-flow of air to combat humidity, typical modern homes in Okinawa are made from concrete with barred windows to protect from flying plant debris and to withstand regular typhoons. Roofs are designed with ...
Okinawa Expressway south – Naha, Ishikawa: Kyoda Interchange (E58 exit 10) 186.1: 115.6: Okinawa Prefecture Route 71 south – Ginoza: Southern end of Okinawa Prefecture Route 71 concurrency: Onna: 197.3: 122.6: Okinawa Prefecture Route 104 south – Kin: 198.4: 123.3: National Route 58 south (Onna Bypass) – Naha, Kadena: 204.0: 126.8
Access to the various Okinawa Islands is primarily via small airports which connect to Naha Airport. Additionally, the islands are connected via ferry service to the Port of Naha in the prefectural capital. [1] The Okinawa Islands are within the subtropical climate zone, which supports the production of sugarcane, pineapples and cut flowers. [2]