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Due to its location, Cape Manzamo is facing the open East China Sea to the west. This makes it a very popular spot on Okinawa for viewing the sunset, and for taking photos of the cliff from its side facing Onna Village. At low tide, at the bottom of the rock formation which constitutes the picturesque cliff, tidal pools are formed. Directly on ...
This is an overview of festivals and observances found in the Okinawa Islands, Okinawa Prefecture of southwestern Japan. The Okinawan culture is noted for extreme diversity. The following list is based on south-central Okinawa, and may not be applied to northern Okinawa. Miyako and Yaeyama hold substantially different festivals and observances.
In the early 1970s, according to a U.S. government report, Okinawa was a key conduit for smuggling drugs such as heroin from Thailand via Okinawa to the United States. [16] It was called "The Okinawa System" in the global drug trade. [16] A testimony by a head of the Department of Defense said that drug abuse was "quite extensive."
The Okinawa Islands (沖縄諸島, Okinawa Shotō, or 沖縄群島, Okinawa Guntō) are an island group in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, and are the principal island group of the prefecture. [1] The Okinawa Islands are part of the larger Ryukyu Islands group and are located between the Amami Islands of Kagoshima Prefecture to the northeast and the ...
When Okinawa was governed by the United States, Yoronjima was the southernmost island Japanese mainlanders could go to for vacation, and it became a tourist spot. Tourism is still a large part of the local economy, with numerous resorts offering water sports and other activities.
The island, together with the rest of Okinawa Prefecture, remained a US-controlled territory until 1972. Iriomote was returned to Japan on June 17, 1972. The possibility exists that a World War II-era U.S. submarine lies in about 350 m (1,150 ft) of water off the coast of Iriomote Island.
Okinawa Island, the most populous island of Okinawa Prefecture; Okinawa Islands, an island group including Okinawa itself; Okinawa (city), the second largest city in the prefecture; It may also refer to: Battle of Okinawa, a major battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II, fought between the United States and Japan
Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... People from the Okinawa Islands (2 C, 1 P) K. Kerama Islands (7 P) O. Okinawan culture (2 C, 11 P)