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Okinawa Island: Nanjō: shrine; excavated artefacts including magatama are an ICP; World Heritage Site [20: 3: Yamada Castle Site 山田城跡 Yamada-jō ato: Okinawa Island: Onna: Home of Gosamaru. Partially deconstructed to build Zakimi Castle
The Peace Memorial Museum, Peace Prayer Park, and the Cornerstone of Peace were established in 1975 on Mabuni Hill, next to the "Suicide Cliffs" where the Battle of Okinawa ended. [1] The Cornerstone of Peace is a semi-circular avenue of stones engraved with the names of all the dead from the Battle of Okinawa, organized by nationality (or by ...
Dr. Makoto Suzuki, Okinawa Research Center for Longevity Science. The Okinawa Centenarian Study is a study of the elderly people of Okinawa, Japan. The study, funded by Japan's ministry of health, is the largest of its kind ever carried out. Over the years, the scientists involved have had access to more than 600 Okinawan centenarians. [1]
Property Date Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Ref. Nakagusuku Castle Ruins 中城城跡 Nakagusuku-jō ato: C14/15: Kitanakagusuku: also an Historic Site; part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu.
Fumiko Nakamura (Japanese: 中村文子, July 1913 – 27 June 2013) was a Japanese teacher and peace activist. Born and raised on Okinawa , she attended normal school and became a teacher in 1933. Before World War II , she taught students and led the Girls' Youth Organization that it was honorable to die for their country.
Japan's central government began the reclamation work at the Henoko area on the eastern coast of Okinawa's main island in 2018 to pave the way for the relocation of the Marine Corps Futenma air ...
This list is of the Cultural Properties of Japan designated in the category of historical materials (歴史資料, rekishi shiryō) for the Prefecture of Okinawa. [ 1 ] National Cultural Properties
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