Naha
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Naha 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
From top left: Shuri Castle, Shureimon, Kokusai dōri, Kinjocho Ishidatami-michi, Central Naha
"Naha from Bamboo Village" looking toward the seashore. Lithography by Wilhelm Heine (1856).
Kokusai Dori, International Main Street in Naha, 1950s
Panoramic view of Naha City seen from the Kaigungo Navy Headquarters Park
Okinawa Island
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Okinawa Island, also known as Okinawa Main Island, is the largest of the Okinawa Islands and the Ryukyu Islands of Japan in the Kyushu region. The island is approximately 106 kilometres long, an avera
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…per km2 (20,562 persons per sq. mi.). The total area is 39.98 km2 (15.44 sq mi). Naha is located on the East China Sea coast of the southern part of Okinawa Island, the largest island of Okinawa Prefecture. The modern city was officially founded on May 20, 1921. Before that, Naha had for centuries been one of the…
Okinawa Island in January 2015
The first of the Ryukyuan missions to Edo, the capital of Tokugawa shogunate
The last King Shō Tai
American troops in Okinawa, 27 June 1945