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Castle Attractions In Okinawa Prefecture

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Okinawa Prefecture is the southernmost prefecture of Japan. It encompasses two thirds of the Ryukyu Islands in a chain over 1,000 kilometres long. The Ryukyu Islands extend southwest from Kyushu to Taiwan . Naha, Okinawa's capital, is located in the southern part of Okinawa Island.Although Okinawa Prefecture comprises just 0.6 percent of Japan's total land mass, about 75 percent of all United States military personnel stationed in Japan are assigned to installations in the prefecture. Currently about 26,000 U.S. troops are based in the prefecture.
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Castle Attractions In Okinawa Prefecture

  • 4. Agena Castle Ruins Uruma
    Agena Castle is a Ryukyuan gusuku located in the north of Agena district of Uruma, Okinawa, in former Gushikawa City. It was built on a base of Ryukyuan limestone and occupies 8,000 square metres . Agena Castle sits at an altitude of 49 metres , and is naturally protected by the Tengan River to the north.
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  • 5. Chinen Castle Ruins Nanjo
    Chinen Castle is a Ryukyuan gusuku in Nanjō, Okinawa. It is the second oldest castle in the Ryukyu Islands.
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  • 7. Okinawa Gokoku Shrine Naha
    Gokoku-ji is a Zazen Buddhist temple in Naha, Okinawa. Established in 1367, the temple served as a major national temple for the Okinawan kingdom of Chūzan and the unified Ryūkyū Kingdom which would follow. It is well known for its associations with Christian missionary Bernard Jean Bettelheim and with the 1853-1854 visits by Commodore Matthew Perry to Okinawa.
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  • 12. Katsuren Castle Ruins Uruma
    Katsuren Castle is a Ryukyuan gusuku in Uruma, Okinawa. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • 14. Gushikawa Castle Kumejima Cho
    Kumejima is a town located in Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The town consists of the islands of Kume, Ōjima, Ōhajima, Torishima, and Iōtorishima. Among the islands, only Kumejima and Ōjima are populated. Kumejima is located approximately 100 kilometres west of Naha. The town can be accessed by the New Kumejima Ferry, Japan Transocean Air, or Ryukyu Air Commuter. Kumejima Airport serves the island. As of 2016, the town had an estimated population of 7,647 and a population density of 120 persons per km². The total area is 63.50 km². Kume Island is often said to be one of the most beautiful of the Okinawa Islands. It is well known for its textiles, called Kumejima-tsumugi which are designated an Important Intangible Cultural Property. The town is also known for its Kume...
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