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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).
Okinawa Island (Japanese: 沖縄島, Hepburn: Okinawa-jima, Okinawan: 沖縄 / うちなー, romanized: Uchinā, [4] Kunigami: ふちなー, romanized: Fuchináa), officially Okinawa Main Island (沖縄本島, Okinawa-hontō), [5] is the largest of the Okinawa Islands and the Ryukyu (Nansei) Islands of Japan in the Kyushu region.
Naha is the capital and largest city, with other major cities including Okinawa, Uruma, and Urasoe. [4] Okinawa Prefecture encompasses two thirds of the Ryukyu Islands , including the Okinawa , Daitō and Sakishima groups, extending 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) southwest from the Satsunan Islands of Kagoshima Prefecture to Taiwan ( Hualien and ...
Location of the Miyako Islands Location of the Miyako Islands in Okinawa Prefecture. The Miyako Islands (宮古列島, Miyako-rettō, Miyako: Myaaku, Tarama dialect: Meeku, Okinawan: Naaku, Northern Ryukyuan: みやこ Miyako) (also Miyako Jima group [1]) are a group of islands in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, belonging to the Ryukyu Islands.
Shuri Castle was first built during the reign of Shunbajunki (r. 1237–1248), who ruled from nearby Urasoe Castle. [3] This was nearly a century before Okinawa Island would become divided into the three kingdoms of Hokuzan, Nanzan, and Chūzan; nearly two centuries before the unification of those kingdoms and the establishment of the Ryūkyū Kingdom.
Okinawa City downtown. Okinawa City (沖縄市, Okinawa-shi, Japanese:) is the second-largest city in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, following Naha, the capital city. [1] It is located in the central part of the island of Okinawa, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Naha.
The shrine then came to be associated with the protection of the many ships coming and going from Naha's port, as Okinawa's trade with Korea, China, Japan, and regions to the south expanded. Prayers were made for safe journeys, and kami of the sea, navigation, and related matters were enshrined there. In addition, at the beginning of each year ...
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