United States Army Air Forces in Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa was the last major ground battle between the armed forces of the Empire of Japan and the United States of the Pacific War.
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Naha (那覇市, Naha-shi, Okinawan: Naafa) is the capital city of Okinawa, the most southern prefecture of Japan.
Population: 300,795
Latitude: 26° 13' 0.01" N
Longitude: 127° 40' 59.99" E
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Tamaudun (玉陵) is a mausoleum in Shuri, Okinawa, built for Ryūkyūan royalty in 1501 by King Shō Shin, the third king of the Second Shō Dynasty a short distance from Shuri Castle.
Kumemura
Kumemura (久米村; Okinawan: Kuninda; Middle Chinese: Kjú-méi ts'won) was an Okinawan community of scholars, bureaucrats, and diplomats in the port city of Naha near the royal capital of Shuri, which was a center of culture and learning during the time …
Kubasaki High School
Kubasaki High School (クバサキ高校, Kubasaki Kōkō) is a United States Department of Defense Dependents School located on Okinawa.
Zamami Island
Zamami Island (座間味島, Zamami-jima) is an island in the Pacific Ocean.
Kadena High School
Kadena High School (カデナ高校, Kadena Kōkō) is on Kadena Air Base in Okinawa City, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, and is administered by Department of Defense Education Activity. Opened in 1981, the school is for English-speaking American military dependent…
Nakagusuku Bay
Nakagusuku Bay (中城湾, Nakagusuku-wan) is a bay on the southern coast of Okinawa Island on the Pacific Ocean in Japan. The bay covers 220 square kilometres (85 sq mi) and ranges between 10 metres (33 ft) to 15 metres (49 ft) deep. The bay is surrounde…
Camp McTureous
Camp McTureous (Japanese: キャンプ・マクトリアス Kyampu Makutoriasu) is part of Marine Corps Base Butler in Kawasaki and Nishihara, Uruma City, Okinawa, Japan.
Aka Island
Aka Island (阿嘉島, Aka-jima) is an island in the Pacific Ocean and is part of the Kerama Islands group in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
Tokashiki Island
Tokashiki Island (渡嘉敷島, Tokashiki-jima, Okinawan: トゥガイフィガイ Tugaifigai) is an island in the Pacific Ocean.
Nakagusuku Castle
Nakagusuku Castle (中城城, Nakagusuku-jō) is a gusuku in the village of Kitanakagusuku, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It is one of a number of castles built on the island of Okinawa during the Ryukyu Kingdom now in ruins. The legendary Ryukyuan commander,…
Shimajiri District, Okinawa
Shimajiri District (島尻郡, Shimajiri-gun, Okinawan: Shimajiri) is a district located in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Modern translation of Shimajiri means "Butt of the island" which may refer to its southerly position on the island of Okinawa.
Nakagami District, Okinawa
Nakagami (中頭郡, Nakagami-gun, Okinawan: Nakajan) is a district located in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
Kitanakagusuku, Okinawa
Kitanakagusuku (北中城村, Kitanakagusuku-son) is a village located in Nakagami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
Kerama Airport
Kerama Airport (慶良間空港, Kerama Kūkō) (IATA: KJP, ICAO: ROKR) is an airport serving the Kerama Islands in Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It is located on Fukaji Island (外地島, Fukajijima), which is part of the Village of Zamami.
Nakagusuku, Okinawa
Nakagusuku (中城村, Nakagusuku-son, Okinawan: Nakagushiku) is a village located in Nakagami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
Bolo Airfield
Bolo Airfield (also known as Bolo Point Airfield) is a former World War II airfield in Okinawa, at Bolo Point on the East China Sea coast.
Zakimi Castle
Zakimi Castle (座喜味城, Zakimi jō) is a Ryūkyūan gusuku in Yomitan, Okinawa. It is in ruins, but the walls and foundations have been restored. It was built between 1416 and 1422 by the renowned Ryūkyūan general Gosamaru, a project which involved worker…