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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.
- Okinawa (Disambiguation)
Okinawa Prefecture is Japan's southernmost prefecture.....
- Okinawa Islands
The Okinawa Islands are the political, cultural and...
- History of The Ryukyu Islands
Akira Shimada was a governor of Okinawa Prefecture. He was...
- Shuri Castle
Shuri Castle (首里城, Shuri-jō, Okinawan: Sui Ugusuku) is a...
- Urasoe
National Theatre Okinawa. Urasoe (浦添市, Urasoe-shi, Okinawan:...
- 1995 Rape
The 1995 Okinawa rape incident (Japanese: 沖縄米兵少女暴行事件)...
- Denny Tamaki
Tamaki (right) with US Marines stationed in Okinawa (2019)...
- Yaeyama Islands
The Yaeyama Islands (八重山列島 Yaeyama-rettō, also 八重山諸島...
- United States Forces Japan
The United States Forces Japan (USFJ) (Japanese: 在日米軍,...
- Okinawa (city)
Okinawa City (沖縄市, Okinawa-shi, Japanese:) is the...
- Okinawa (Disambiguation)
Okinawa Island (沖縄島, Okinawa-jima, Okinawan: 沖縄/うちなー, Uchinaa Kunigami: ふちなー, Fuchináa), officially Okinawa Main Island (沖縄本島, Okinawa-hontō), is the largest of the Okinawa Islands and the Ryukyu (Nansei) Islands of Japan in the Kyushu region.
3 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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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.
The Governor of Okinawa Prefecture (沖縄県知事, Okinawa-ken chiji) is the head of the local government in Okinawa Prefecture. The governor's official residence is in Okinawa Prefecture Government Building located in Naha, the capital city of the prefecture.
NamePeriodApril 4, 1879 – May 18, 1881May 18, 1881 – April 22, 1883April 22, 1883 – December 21, 1883December 21, 1883 – April 27, 1886Although officially unrecognized, Ryukyuans constitute the largest ethnolinguistic minority group in Japan, with more than 1.8 million living in the Okinawa Prefecture alone. Ryukyuans inhabit the Amami Islands of Kagoshima Prefecture as well, and have contributed to a considerable Ryukyuan diaspora.
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[update] ) and a geographic area of 2,281 km2 (880 sq mi).
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