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Okinawa is the fifth largest island of Japan. The island has an area of 1,206.99 square kilometers (466.02 sq mi). The coastline is 476 kilometers (296 mi) long. The straight-line distance is about 106.6 kilometers (66.2 mi) from north to south. Okinawa is in the northeastern end of Okinawa Prefecture.
- Okinawa Rail
The Okinawa rail (Hypotaenidia okinawae) is a species of...
- History of The Ryukyu Islands
Etymology. The name "Ryūkyū" originates from Chinese...
- Okinawa Islands
The Okinawa Islands (沖縄諸島, Okinawa Shotō, or 沖縄群島, Okinawa...
- Okinawan Martial Arts
History. In 1429, the three kingdoms on Okinawa unified to...
- Mount Yonaha
Mount Yonaha (与那覇岳, Yonaha-dake), also known as Mount Yunaha...
- 1995 Okinawa Rape Incident
The 1995 Okinawa rape incident (Japanese: 沖縄米兵少女暴行事件)...
- Yanbaru National Park
Subtropical evergreen laurel forest of Yanbaru. Yambaru...
- Schwab
Camp Schwab is a United States Marine Corps camp located in...
- United States Forces Japan
The United States Forces Japan (USFJ) (Japanese: 在日米軍,...
- Shuri Castle
Shuri Castle (首里城, Shuri-jō, Okinawan: Sui Ugusuku) is a...
- Okinawa Rail
Okinawa Prefecture (Japanese: 沖縄県, Hepburn: Okinawa-ken) is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan. It has a population of 1,457,162 (as of 2 February 2020) and a geographic area of 2,281 km 2 (880 sq mi). Naha is the capital and largest city, with other major cities including Okinawa, Uruma, and Urasoe.
Wikipedia is a free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit. This article provides an overview of Okinawa, a Japanese island and prefecture in the Ryukyu archipelago. Learn about its history, culture, geography, and attractions from various sources and perspectives.
2 days ago · Okinawa, ken (prefecture) of Japan, located in the Pacific Ocean. The prefecture is composed of roughly the southwestern two-thirds of the Ryukyu Islands, that archipelago forming the division between the East China Sea to the northwest and the Philippine Sea to the southeast.
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The Battle of Okinawa (Japanese: 沖縄戦, Hepburn: Okinawa-sen), codenamed Operation Iceberg,: 17 was a major battle of the Pacific War fought on the island of Okinawa by United States Army and United States Marine Corps forces against the Imperial Japanese Army.
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. It is located in the central part of the island of Okinawa, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Naha.
