Nanjō
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Nanjō is a city located in the southern part of Okinawa Island in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Translated literally, the name Nanjō means "southern castle". Many castle ruins, called gusuku in the Okina
Clockwise from top left: Sefa-utaki, Kudaka Island, site of Tamagusuku Castle, Nirai-kanai Bridge, Gyokusen Cave
Nanjō city hall
Izaiho traditional event in 1954
Sefa-utaki
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
Nanjō
…Nanjō (Japanese: 南城市, Hepburn: Nanjō-shi) is a city located in the southern part of Okinawa Island in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Translated literally, the name Nanjō means "southern castle". Many castle ruins, called gusuku in the Okinawan language…
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