Naha

Naha (那覇市, Naha-shi; Okinawan: Naafa) is the capital city of Okinawa Prefecture in Japan.

Naha is in the southern part of the largest island in the Ryukyu Island archipelago.

History

Once the capital of Ryukyu Kingdom was situated and its palace Shurijo rest. In 1879, Okinawa Prefecture was established; and Naha was made its capital city.

References

Other websites

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Naha.

Wikivoyage has a travel guide about: Naha

• http://www.city.naha.okinawa.jp/en/livingguide/ Archived 2010-01-02 at the Wayback Machine; (in Japanese)
• Geographic data related to Naha at OpenStreetMap

26°12′44″N 127°40′45″E / 26.21222°N 127.67917°E / 26.21222; 127.67917

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