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Okinawa Prefecture
| Okinawa Prefecture | |||||||||
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| Capital | Naha | ||||||||
| Region | Kyūshū | ||||||||
| Island | Okinawa | ||||||||
| Governor | Hirokazu Nakaima | ||||||||
| Area (rank) | 2,271.30 km² (44th) | ||||||||
| - % water | 0.5% | ||||||||
| Population (December 1, 2008) | |||||||||
| - Population | 1,379,338 (32nd) | ||||||||
| - Density | 606 /km² | ||||||||
| Districts | 5 | ||||||||
| Municipalities | 41 | ||||||||
| ISO 3166-2 | JP-47 | ||||||||
| Website | www.pref.okinawa.jp/ english/ | ||||||||
| Prefectural Symbols | |||||||||
| - Flower | Deigo (Erythrina variegata) | ||||||||
| - Tree | Pinus luchuensis (ryūkyūmatsu) | ||||||||
| - Bird | Okinawa woodpecker (Sapheopipo noguchii) | ||||||||
| - Fish | Banana Fish (Caesio diagramma,"Takasago", "Gurukun") | ||||||||
 Symbol of Okinawa Prefecture | |||||||||
| Template ■ Discussion | |||||||||
Okinawa Prefecture (沖縄県 Okinawa-ken, Okinawan: Uchinaa-ken) is traditionally a prefecture in the Kyūshū region of Japan.[1] Okinawa Prefecture is made up of islands which are southwest of the island of Kyushu.[2] Recent government proposals recognize the prefecture as its own region.[3]
The capital city is Naha which is on the island of Okinawa.[4]
Contents
History
Timeline
- 1429: Shō Hashi founded the Ryūkyū Kingdom
- 1609: Shimazu of Satsuma Province invade Ryukyu Kingdom
- 1853: Commodore Mathew Perry and US Navy ships at Naha
- 1875 (Meiji 5): Ryūkyū Domain is created
- 1879 (Meiji 12): Okinawa Prefecture was established.
- 1945 (Shōwa 20): US administration after World War II[5]
- 1953 (Shōwa 28): Partial reversion to Japan[5]
- 1972 (Shōwa 47): Reversion to Japan[5]
- 2000 (Heisei 12): 26th G8 summit at Kyushu and Okinawa[6]
Geography
Okinawa is a grouping of many islands along the border at the edge of the East China Sea and the Pacific Ocean from Kyūshū to Taiwan. It is the southernmost prefecture in Japan.[2]
Cities
Okinawa Prefecture has eleven cities. Okinawan names are in parentheses.
- Ginowan (Jinoon)
- Ishigaki (Ishigachi)
- Itoman (Ichuman)
- Miyakojima (Naaku)
- Nago (Nagu)
- Naha (Naafa) (capital)
- Nanjō (Nanjoo)
- Okinawa (Uchinaa) (formerly Koza)
- Tomigusuku (Timigushiku)
- Urasoe (Urashii)
- Uruma (Uruma)
Towns and villages
These are the towns and villages in each district.
National Parks
National Parks are established in about 19% of the total land area of the prefecture.[7]
Shrines and Temples
Naminouegū was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of the Ryukyu Islands.[8] In 1890, the shrine was recognized in the system of State Shinto. It is among the ranked, nationally significant shrines or Kanpei-shōsha (官幣小社) which includes five sanctuaries.[9]
Related pages
References
- ↑ Kanno, Eiji. (1998). New Japan Solo, p. 397; excerpt, "Administratively, Okinawa is part of Kyushu Region, even though it is l .000 km (625 miles) southwest of Kagoshima."
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Okinawa-ken" in Japan Encyclopedia, pp. 746-747.
- ↑ Hook, Glenn D. (2011). Decoding Boundaries in Contemporary Japan: The Koizumi Administration and Beyond, pp. 145-146.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Naha" at p. 686.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Nussbaum, "Ryukyu Islands" at p. 801.
- ↑ Japan, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA): 26th G8 summit, overview.
- ↑ Japan Ministry of the Environment, "General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture"; retrieved 2012-3-13.
- ↑ Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan, p. 127.
- ↑ List of Kankokuheisha (官国幣社), p. 3; retrieved 2012-8-26.
More reading
- Kerr, George H. (1958). Okinawa: the History of an Island People. Rutland, Vermont: Charles Tuttle Co. OCLC 722356
- ___________. (1953). Ryukyu Kingdom and Province before 1945. Washington, D.C.: National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council. OCLC 5455582
Other websites
- Okinawa Prefecture
- Okinawa Tourist Information
- Ryukyu Cultural Archives
- Okinawa Prefecture Official Home-page
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