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class="vector-toc-link" href="#Marine_Corps_Air_Station_Futenma_relocation"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.1</span> <span>Marine Corps Air Station Futenma relocation</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Marine_Corps_Air_Station_Futenma_relocation-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Geography" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Geography"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2</span> <span>Geography</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Geography-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Geography subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Geography-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Major_islands" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Major_islands"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.1</span> <span>Major islands</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Major_islands-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Natural_parks" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Natural_parks"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.2</span> <span>Natural parks</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Natural_parks-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Ecology" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Ecology"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.3</span> <span>Ecology</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Ecology-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Geology" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Geology"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.4</span> <span>Geology</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Geology-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Climate" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Climate"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.5</span> <span>Climate</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Climate-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Municipalities" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Municipalities"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Municipalities</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Municipalities-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Municipalities subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Municipalities-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Cities" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Cities"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1</span> <span>Cities</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Cities-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Towns_and_villages" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Towns_and_villages"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.2</span> <span>Towns and villages</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Towns_and_villages-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Town_mergers" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Town_mergers"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.3</span> <span>Town mergers</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Town_mergers-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Demography" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Demography"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Demography</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Demography-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Demography subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Demography-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Ethnic_groups" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Ethnic_groups"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.1</span> <span>Ethnic groups</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Ethnic_groups-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Population" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Population"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.2</span> <span>Population</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Population-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Language" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Language"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Language</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Language-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Culture" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Culture"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Culture</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Culture-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Culture subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Culture-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Religion" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Religion"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.1</span> <span>Religion</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Religion-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Cuisine_and_diet" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Cuisine_and_diet"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.2</span> <span>Cuisine and diet</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Cuisine_and_diet-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Architecture" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Architecture"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.3</span> <span>Architecture</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Architecture-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Education" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Education"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Education</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Education-sublist" 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class="vector-toc-numb">8.1.1</span> <span>Karate</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Karate-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Association_football" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Association_football"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.2</span> <span>Association football</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Association_football-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Basketball" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Basketball"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.3</span> <span>Basketball</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Basketball-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Handball" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Handball"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.4</span> <span>Handball</span> </div> </a> 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href="https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okinawa-prefektuur" title="Okinawa-prefektuur – Afrikaans" lang="af" hreflang="af" data-title="Okinawa-prefektuur" data-language-autonym="Afrikaans" data-language-local-name="Afrikaans" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Afrikaans</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D9%88%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%A7_(%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B8%D8%A9)" title="أوكيناوا (محافظة) – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="أوكيناوا (محافظة)" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-as mw-list-item"><a href="https://as.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%B1%E0%A6%BE_%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A7%B0%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95_%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%9E%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%B2" title="অকিনাৱা প্ৰশাসনিক অঞ্চল – Assamese" lang="as" hreflang="as" data-title="অকিনাৱা প্ৰশাসনিক অঞ্চল" data-language-autonym="অসমীয়া" data-language-local-name="Assamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>অসমীয়া</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okinava_prefekturas%C4%B1" title="Okinava prefekturası – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Okinava prefekturası" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%88%DA%A9%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%A7_%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C" title="اوکیناوا اوستانی – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="اوکیناوا اوستانی" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ban mw-list-item"><a href="https://ban.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pr%C3%A9f%C3%A9ktur_Okinawa" title="Préféktur Okinawa – Balinese" lang="ban" hreflang="ban" data-title="Préféktur Okinawa" data-language-autonym="Basa Bali" data-language-local-name="Balinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Basa Bali</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%93%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%93%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE_%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95_%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%9E%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%B2" title="ওকিনাওয়া প্রশাসনিক অঞ্চল – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="ওকিনাওয়া প্রশাসনিক অঞ্চল" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okinawa-ko%C4%81n" title="Okinawa-koān – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Okinawa-koān" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%BA%D1%96%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B0_(%D0%BF%D1%80%D1%8D%D1%84%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%82%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B0)" title="Акінава (прэфектура) – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Акінава (прэфектура)" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bcl mw-list-item"><a href="https://bcl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prepektura_kan_Okinawa" title="Prepektura kan Okinawa – Central Bikol" lang="bcl" hreflang="bcl" data-title="Prepektura kan Okinawa" data-language-autonym="Bikol Central" data-language-local-name="Central Bikol" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bikol Central</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B0_(%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%84%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%82%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B0)" title="Окинава (префектура) – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Окинава (префектура)" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prefectura_d%27Okinawa" title="Prefectura d'Okinawa – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Prefectura d'Okinawa" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okinawa-ken" title="Okinawa-ken – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Okinawa-ken" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prefektura_Okinawa" title="Prefektura Okinawa – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Prefektura Okinawa" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okinawa_(talaith)" title="Okinawa (talaith) – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Okinawa (talaith)" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okinawa-pr%C3%A6fekturet" title="Okinawa-præfekturet – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Okinawa-præfekturet" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-se mw-list-item"><a href="https://se.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okinawa_prefektuvra" title="Okinawa prefektuvra – Northern Sami" lang="se" hreflang="se" data-title="Okinawa prefektuvra" data-language-autonym="Davvisámegiella" data-language-local-name="Northern Sami" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Davvisámegiella</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pr%C3%A4fektur_Okinawa" title="Präfektur Okinawa – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Präfektur Okinawa" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okinawa_prefektuur" title="Okinawa prefektuur – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Okinawa prefektuur" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prefectura_de_Okinawa" title="Prefectura de Okinawa – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Prefectura de Okinawa" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gubernio_Okinavo" title="Gubernio Okinavo – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Gubernio Okinavo" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okinawa_(prefektura)" title="Okinawa (prefektura) – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Okinawa (prefektura)" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%88%DA%A9%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%A7" title="استان اوکیناوا – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="استان اوکیناوا" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pr%C3%A9fecture_d%27Okinawa" title="Préfecture d'Okinawa – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Préfecture d'Okinawa" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maoracht_Okinawa" title="Maoracht Okinawa – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Maoracht Okinawa" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prefectura_de_Okinawa" title="Prefectura de Okinawa – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Prefectura de Okinawa" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hak mw-list-item"><a href="https://hak.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okinawa-yen" title="Okinawa-yen – Hakka Chinese" lang="hak" hreflang="hak" data-title="Okinawa-yen" data-language-autonym="客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî" data-language-local-name="Hakka Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%98%A4%ED%82%A4%EB%82%98%EC%99%80%ED%98%84" title="오키나와현 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="오키나와현" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-haw mw-list-item"><a href="https://haw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelipekika_Okinawa" title="Pelipekika Okinawa – Hawaiian" lang="haw" hreflang="haw" data-title="Pelipekika Okinawa" data-language-autonym="Hawaiʻi" data-language-local-name="Hawaiian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hawaiʻi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%95%D5%AF%D5%AB%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%BE%D5%A1" title="Օկինավա – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Օկինավա" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okinawa_(prefektura)" title="Okinawa (prefektura) – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Okinawa (prefektura)" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ilo mw-list-item"><a href="https://ilo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prepektura_ti_Okinawa" title="Prepektura ti Okinawa – Iloko" lang="ilo" hreflang="ilo" data-title="Prepektura ti Okinawa" data-language-autonym="Ilokano" data-language-local-name="Iloko" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ilokano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prefektur_Okinawa" title="Prefektur Okinawa – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Prefektur Okinawa" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-os mw-list-item"><a href="https://os.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%B2%C3%A6_(%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%84%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%82%D1%83%D1%80%C3%A6)" title="Окинавæ (префектурæ) – Ossetic" lang="os" hreflang="os" data-title="Окинавæ (префектурæ)" data-language-autonym="Ирон" data-language-local-name="Ossetic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ирон</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prefettura_di_Okinawa" title="Prefettura di Okinawa – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Prefettura di Okinawa" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%95%D7%A7%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%90%D7%95%D7%95%D7%94_(%D7%9E%D7%97%D7%95%D7%96)" title="אוקינאווה (מחוז) – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="אוקינאווה (מחוז)" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pr%C3%A9f%C3%A8ktur_Okinawa" title="Préfèktur Okinawa – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Préfèktur Okinawa" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mkoa_wa_Okinawa" title="Mkoa wa Okinawa – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Mkoa wa Okinawa" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okinawa%C3%ABnsis" title="Okinawaënsis – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Okinawaënsis" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okinavas_prefekt%C5%ABra" title="Okinavas prefektūra – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Okinavas prefektūra" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okinavos_prefekt%C5%ABra" title="Okinavos prefektūra – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Okinavos prefektūra" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okinava_prefekt%C3%BAra" title="Okinava prefektúra – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Okinava prefektúra" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B0_(%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%84%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%82%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B0)" title="Окинава (префектура) – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Окинава (префектура)" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%93%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A4" title="ओकिनावा प्रांत – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="ओकिनावा प्रांत" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%A7" title="اوكيناوا – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="اوكيناوا" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mzn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mzn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%DA%A9%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%A7" title="اکیناوا – Mazanderani" lang="mzn" hreflang="mzn" data-title="اکیناوا" data-language-autonym="مازِرونی" data-language-local-name="Mazanderani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مازِرونی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilayah_Okinawa" title="Wilayah Okinawa – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Wilayah Okinawa" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mni mw-list-item"><a href="https://mni.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EA%AF%91%EA%AF%A3%EA%AF%80%EA%AF%A4%EA%AF%85%EA%AF%A5%EA%AF%8B%EA%AF%A5_%EA%AF%82%EA%AF%9D%EA%AF%88%EA%AF%A5%EA%AF%A2" title="ꯑꯣꯀꯤꯅꯥꯋꯥ ꯂꯝꯈꯥꯢ – Manipuri" lang="mni" hreflang="mni" data-title="ꯑꯣꯀꯤꯅꯥꯋꯥ ꯂꯝꯈꯥꯢ" data-language-autonym="ꯃꯤꯇꯩ ꯂꯣꯟ" data-language-local-name="Manipuri" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ꯃꯤꯇꯩ ꯂꯣꯟ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cdo mw-list-item"><a href="https://cdo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okinawa-g%C3%A2ing" title="Okinawa-gâing – Mindong" lang="cdo" hreflang="cdo" data-title="Okinawa-gâing" data-language-autonym="閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄" data-language-local-name="Mindong" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B0" title="Окинава – Mongolian" lang="mn" hreflang="mn" data-title="Окинава" data-language-autonym="Монгол" data-language-local-name="Mongolian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Монгол</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okinawa_(prefectuur)" title="Okinawa (prefectuur) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Okinawa (prefectuur)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B2%96%E7%B8%84%E7%9C%8C" title="沖縄県 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="沖縄県" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B0_(%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%84%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%82%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B0)" title="Окинава (префектура) – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="Окинава (префектура)" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Chechen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Нохчийн</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okinawa_(prefektur)" title="Okinawa (prefektur) – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" 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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ភាសាខ្មែរ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prefektura_Okinawa" title="Prefektura Okinawa – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Prefektura Okinawa" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okinawa" title="Okinawa – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Okinawa" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prefectura_Okinawa" title="Prefectura Okinawa – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Prefectura Okinawa" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B0_(%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%84%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%82%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B0)" title="Окинава (префектура) – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Окинава (префектура)" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okinawa_Prefectur" title="Okinawa Prefectur – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="Okinawa Prefectur" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-si mw-list-item"><a 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(prefektúra)" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A6%DB%86%DA%A9%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%A7_(%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8E%D8%B2%DA%AF%D8%A7)" title="ئۆکیناوا (پارێزگا) – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="ئۆکیناوا (پارێزگا)" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%84%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%82%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B0_%D0%9E%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B0" title="Префектура Окинава – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Префектура Окинава" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prefektura_Okinava" title="Prefektura Okinava – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Prefektura Okinava" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-su mw-list-item"><a href="https://su.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okinawa_Prefecture" title="Okinawa Prefecture – Sundanese" lang="su" hreflang="su" data-title="Okinawa Prefecture" data-language-autonym="Sunda" data-language-local-name="Sundanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sunda</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okinawan_prefektuuri" title="Okinawan prefektuuri – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Okinawan prefektuuri" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okinawa_prefektur" title="Okinawa prefektur – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Okinawa prefektur" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl mw-list-item"><a href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prepektura_ng_Okinawa" title="Prepektura ng Okinawa – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="Prepektura ng Okinawa" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="Tagalog" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tagalog</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%93%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BE_%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A3%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D" title="ஓக்கினாவா மாகாணம் – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="ஓக்கினாவா மாகாணம்" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tt mw-list-item"><a href="https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B0_(%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%84%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%82%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B0)" title="Окинава (префектура) – Tatar" lang="tt" hreflang="tt" data-title="Окинава (префектура)" data-language-autonym="Татарча / tatarça" data-language-local-name="Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Татарча / tatarça</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%88%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%94%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%B0" title="จังหวัดโอกินาวะ – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="จังหวัดโอกินาวะ" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tg mw-list-item"><a href="https://tg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%84%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%82%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B8_%D0%9E%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B0" title="Префектураи Окинава – Tajik" lang="tg" hreflang="tg" data-title="Префектураи Окинава" data-language-autonym="Тоҷикӣ" data-language-local-name="Tajik" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Тоҷикӣ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okinawa" title="Okinawa – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Okinawa" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%84%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%82%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B0_%D0%9E%D0%BA%D1%96%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B0" title="Префектура Окінава – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Префектура Окінава" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ur mw-list-item"><a href="https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%88%DA%A9%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%A7_%D9%BE%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%81%DB%8C%DA%A9%DA%86%D8%B1" title="اوکیناوا پریفیکچر – Urdu" lang="ur" hreflang="ur" data-title="اوکیناوا پریفیکچر" data-language-autonym="اردو" data-language-local-name="Urdu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>اردو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okinawa" title="Okinawa – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Okinawa" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tiếng Việt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-classical mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-classical.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B2%96%E7%B9%A9%E7%B8%A3" title="沖繩縣 – Literary Chinese" lang="lzh" hreflang="lzh" data-title="沖繩縣" data-language-autonym="文言" data-language-local-name="Literary Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>文言</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-war mw-list-item"><a href="https://war.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okinawa_(prefektura)" title="Okinawa (prefektura) – Waray" lang="war" hreflang="war" data-title="Okinawa (prefektura)" data-language-autonym="Winaray" data-language-local-name="Waray" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Winaray</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-wuu mw-list-item"><a href="https://wuu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%86%B2%E7%BB%B3%E5%8E%BF" title="冲绳县 – Wu" lang="wuu" hreflang="wuu" data-title="冲绳县" data-language-autonym="吴语" data-language-local-name="Wu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>吴语</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-yue mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-yue.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B2%96%E7%B9%A9%E7%B8%A3" title="沖繩縣 – Cantonese" lang="yue" hreflang="yue" data-title="沖繩縣" data-language-autonym="粵語" data-language-local-name="Cantonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>粵語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bat-smg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bat-smg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okinavas_prefekt%C5%ABra" title="Okinavas prefektūra – Samogitian" lang="sgs" hreflang="sgs" data-title="Okinavas prefektūra" data-language-autonym="Žemaitėška" data-language-local-name="Samogitian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Žemaitėška</span></a></li><li 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class="switcher-container"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Japan_with_47_Okinawa_prefecture.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Map_of_Japan_with_47_Okinawa_prefecture.svg/260px-Map_of_Japan_with_47_Okinawa_prefecture.svg.png" decoding="async" width="260" height="260" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Map_of_Japan_with_47_Okinawa_prefecture.svg/390px-Map_of_Japan_with_47_Okinawa_prefecture.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Map_of_Japan_with_47_Okinawa_prefecture.svg/520px-Map_of_Japan_with_47_Okinawa_prefecture.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="304" data-file-height="304" /></a></span><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none" data-switcher-default="">Show location in Japan</span></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Okinawa_Prefecture.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Map_of_Okinawa_Prefecture.svg/290px-Map_of_Okinawa_Prefecture.svg.png" decoding="async" width="290" height="174" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Map_of_Okinawa_Prefecture.svg/435px-Map_of_Okinawa_Prefecture.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Map_of_Okinawa_Prefecture.svg/580px-Map_of_Okinawa_Prefecture.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none">Show location in the Ryukyu Islands</span></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Okinawa_Prefecture&params=26_30_N_128_0_E_type:adm1st_region:JP"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">26°30′N</span> <span class="longitude">128°0′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">26.500°N 128.000°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">26.500; 128.000</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_regions_of_Japan" title="List of regions of Japan">Region</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kyushu" title="Kyushu">Kyushu</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_islands_of_Japan" title="List of islands of Japan">Island</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Okinawa_Islands" title="Okinawa Islands">Okinawa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dait%C5%8D_Islands" title="Daitō Islands">Daitō</a>, <a href="/wiki/Miyako_Islands" title="Miyako Islands">Miyako</a>, <a href="/wiki/Yaeyama_Islands" title="Yaeyama Islands">Yaeyama</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Senkaku_Islands" title="Senkaku Islands">Senkaku</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_capitals_in_Japan" title="List of capitals in Japan">Capital</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Naha" title="Naha">Naha</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Subdivisions</th><td class="infobox-data"><b></b><a href="/wiki/Districts_of_Japan" title="Districts of Japan">Districts</a>: 5, <a href="/wiki/Municipalities_of_Japan" title="Municipalities of Japan">Municipalities</a>: 41</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Okinawa_Prefecture" title="List of governors of Okinawa Prefecture">Governor</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Denny_Tamaki" title="Denny Tamaki">Denny Tamaki</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">2,281 km<sup>2</sup> (881 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Japanese_prefectures_by_area" title="List of Japanese prefectures by area">44th</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(September 1, 2024)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">1,466,944</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Japanese_prefectures_by_population" title="List of Japanese prefectures by population">29th</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">640/km<sup>2</sup> (1,700/sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">GDP<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Total</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/JP%C2%A5" class="mw-redirect" title="JP¥">JP¥</a> 4,633 billion<br /><a href="/wiki/US$" class="mw-redirect" title="US$">US$</a> 42.5 billion (2019)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/ISO_3166" title="ISO 3166">ISO 3166 code</a></th><td class="infobox-data nickname">JP-47</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pref.okinawa.lg.jp/">www<wbr />.pref<wbr />.okinawa<wbr />.lg<wbr />.jp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data maptable"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1141396924">.mw-parser-output .ib-region-symbols-left{float:left;clear:left;margin:0.5em 1em 0.5em 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-region-symbols-none{float:none;clear:none;margin:0.5em 1em 0.5em 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-region-symbols-center{float:none;clear:none;margin:0.5em auto}.mw-parser-output .ib-region-symbols .infobox-title{font-size:120%}.mw-parser-output .ib-region-symbols 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class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Tree</th><td class="infobox-data"><i><a href="/wiki/Pinus_luchuensis" title="Pinus luchuensis">Pinus luchuensis</a></i> ("ryūkyūmatsu")</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Okinawa Prefecture</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<a href="/wiki/Japanese_language" title="Japanese language">Japanese</a>: <span lang="ja">沖縄県</span>, <a href="/wiki/Hepburn_romanization" title="Hepburn romanization">Hepburn</a>: <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Okinawa-ken</i></span>, <a href="/wiki/Okinawan_language" title="Okinawan language">Okinawan</a>: <i lang="ryu">Uchināchin</i><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>)</span> is the southernmost and westernmost <a href="/wiki/Prefectures_of_Japan" title="Prefectures of Japan">prefecture</a> of <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It has a population of 1,457,162 (as of 2 February 2020<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Okinawa_Prefecture&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>) and a geographic area of 2,281 <a href="/wiki/Square_kilometre" title="Square kilometre">km<sup>2</sup></a> (880 <a href="/wiki/Sq_mi" class="mw-redirect" title="Sq mi">sq mi</a>). </p><p><a href="/wiki/Naha" title="Naha">Naha</a> is the capital and largest city, with other major cities including <a href="/wiki/Okinawa_(city)" title="Okinawa (city)">Okinawa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Uruma" title="Uruma">Uruma</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Urasoe,_Okinawa" title="Urasoe, Okinawa">Urasoe</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Okinawa Prefecture encompasses two thirds of the <a href="/wiki/Ryukyu_Islands" title="Ryukyu Islands">Ryukyu Islands</a>, including the <a href="/wiki/Okinawa_Islands" title="Okinawa Islands">Okinawa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dait%C5%8D_Islands" title="Daitō Islands">Daitō</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sakishima_Islands" title="Sakishima Islands">Sakishima</a> groups, extending 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) southwest from the <a href="/wiki/Satsunan_Islands" title="Satsunan Islands">Satsunan Islands</a> of <a href="/wiki/Kagoshima_Prefecture" title="Kagoshima Prefecture">Kagoshima Prefecture</a> to <a href="/wiki/Taiwan" title="Taiwan">Taiwan</a> (<a href="/wiki/Hualien_County" title="Hualien County">Hualien</a> and <a href="/wiki/Yilan_County,_Taiwan" title="Yilan County, Taiwan">Yilan Counties</a>). Okinawa Prefecture's largest island, <a href="/wiki/Okinawa_Island" title="Okinawa Island">Okinawa Island</a>, is the home to a majority of Okinawa's population. The <a href="/wiki/Ryukyuans" title="Ryukyuans">Ryukyuans</a> are the indigenous ethnic group of the Ryukyu Islands, which include all of Okinawa Prefecture and the <a href="/wiki/Amami_Islands" title="Amami Islands">Amami Islands</a> of <a href="/wiki/Kagoshima_Prefecture" title="Kagoshima Prefecture">Kagoshima Prefecture</a>. </p><p>Okinawa was ruled by the <a href="/wiki/Ryukyu_Kingdom" title="Ryukyu Kingdom">Ryukyu Kingdom</a> from 1429 and unofficially annexed by Japan after the <a href="/wiki/Invasion_of_Ryukyu" title="Invasion of Ryukyu">invasion of Ryukyu</a> in 1609. Okinawa was officially founded in 1879 by the <a href="/wiki/Empire_of_Japan" title="Empire of Japan">Empire of Japan</a> after seven years as the <a href="/wiki/Ryukyu_Domain" title="Ryukyu Domain">Ryukyu Domain</a>, the last domain of the <a href="/wiki/Han_system" title="Han system">Han system</a>. Okinawa was occupied by the United States during the Allied <a href="/wiki/Occupation_of_Japan" title="Occupation of Japan">occupation of Japan</a> after <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> and was governed by the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Military_Government_of_the_Ryukyu_Islands" title="United States Military Government of the Ryukyu Islands">Military Government of the Ryukyu Islands</a> from 1945 to 1950 and <a href="/wiki/United_States_Civil_Administration_of_the_Ryukyu_Islands" title="United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands">Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands</a> from 1950 until the prefecture was returned to Japan in 1972. Okinawa comprises just 0.6 percent of Japan's total land mass, but about 26,000 (75%) of <a href="/wiki/United_States_Forces_Japan" title="United States Forces Japan">United States Forces Japan</a> personnel are assigned to the prefecture; the continued <a href="/wiki/United_States_Forces_Japan#United_States_presence_debate" title="United States Forces Japan">U.S. military presence in Okinawa</a> is controversial.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Okinawa_Prefecture&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Ryukyu_Islands" title="History of the Ryukyu Islands">History of the Ryukyu Islands</a> and <a href="/wiki/Historic_Sites_of_Okinawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Historic Sites of Okinawa">Historic Sites of Okinawa</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ryukyuan_mission_in_Edo.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img 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href="/wiki/Before_Christ" class="mw-redirect" title="Before Christ">BC</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Ryukyu_Islands#Kaizuka_Culture" title="History of the Ryukyu Islands">Early Kaizuka Period</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align:right;white-space:nowrap;">8,000–300 BC</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Ryukyu_Islands#Kaizuka_Culture" title="History of the Ryukyu Islands">Late Kaizuka Period</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align:right;white-space:nowrap;">300 BC–1100 <a href="/wiki/Anno_Domini" title="Anno Domini">AD</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Gusuku_period" class="mw-redirect" title="Gusuku period">Gusuku period</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align:right;white-space:nowrap;">1187–1314</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align:right;white-space:nowrap;"><table class="infobox" style="background-color: transparent; color: var( --color-base, #202122 ); border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal; padding-left: 2em;"><a href="/wiki/Tenson_dynasty" title="Tenson dynasty">Tenson dynasty</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align:right;white-space:nowrap;">16616 BC?– 1186 AD?</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal; padding-left: 2em;"><a href="/wiki/Shunten_dynasty" title="Shunten dynasty">Shunten dynasty</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align:right;white-space:nowrap;">1187?– 1259?</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal; padding-left: 2em;"><a href="/wiki/Eiso_dynasty" title="Eiso dynasty">Eiso dynasty</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align:right;white-space:nowrap;">1260?– 1349</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Sanzan_period" title="Sanzan period">Sanzan</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align:right;white-space:nowrap;">1314–1429</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align:right;white-space:nowrap;"><table class="infobox" style="background-color: transparent; color: var( --color-base, #202122 ); border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal; padding-left: 2em;"><a href="/wiki/Hokuzan" title="Hokuzan">Hokuzan</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align:right;white-space:nowrap;">1314?–1416</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal; padding-left: 2em;"><a href="/wiki/Ch%C5%ABzan" title="Chūzan">Chūzan</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align:right;white-space:nowrap;">1314?–1429</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal; padding-left: 2em;"><a href="/wiki/Nanzan" title="Nanzan">Nanzan</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align:right;white-space:nowrap;">1314?–1429</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Ryukyu_Kingdom" title="Ryukyu Kingdom">Ryukyu Kingdom</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="text-align:right;white-space:nowrap;">1429–1879</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align:right;white-space:nowrap;"><table class="infobox" style="background-color: transparent; color: var( --color-base, #202122 ); border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal; padding-left: 2em;"><a href="/wiki/First_Sh%C5%8D_dynasty" title="First Shō 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of Ryukyu"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The oldest evidence of human existence on the Ryukyu Islands is from the <a href="/wiki/Stone_Age" title="Stone Age">Stone Age</a> and was discovered in <a href="/wiki/Naha" title="Naha">Naha</a><sup id="cite_ref-yamashita01_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-yamashita01-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Yaeyama_District,_Okinawa" title="Yaeyama District, Okinawa">Yaeyama</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Taneishi_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Taneishi-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 86">: 86 </span></sup> Some human bone fragments thought to be from the <a href="/wiki/Paleolithic" title="Paleolithic">Paleolithic</a> era were unearthed from a site in Naha, but the artifact was lost in transportation before it was examined.<sup id="cite_ref-yamashita01_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-yamashita01-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Japanese <a href="/wiki/J%C5%8Dmon_period" title="Jōmon period">Jōmon</a> influences are dominant on the <a href="/wiki/Okinawa_Islands" title="Okinawa Islands">Okinawa Islands</a>, although clay vessels on the <a href="/wiki/Sakishima_Islands" title="Sakishima Islands">Sakishima Islands</a> have a commonality with those in Taiwan.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The first mention of the word <i>Ryukyu</i> was written in the <i><a href="/wiki/Book_of_Sui" title="Book of Sui">Book of Sui</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Okinawa</i> was the Japanese word identifying the islands, first seen in the biography of <a href="/wiki/Jianzhen" title="Jianzhen">Jianzhen</a>, written in 779.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Agricultural societies begun in the 8th century slowly developed until the 12th century.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since the islands are located at the eastern perimeter of the <a href="/wiki/East_China_Sea" title="East China Sea">East China Sea</a> relatively close to Japan, China and <a href="/wiki/Southeast_Asia" title="Southeast Asia">Southeast Asia</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Ryukyu_Kingdom" title="Ryukyu Kingdom">Ryukyu Kingdom</a> became a prosperous trading nation. Also during this period, many <a href="/wiki/Gusuku" title="Gusuku">Gusukus</a>, similar to castles, were constructed. The Ryukyu Kingdom entered into the <a href="/wiki/Tributary_system_of_China" title="Tributary system of China">Imperial Chinese tributary system</a> under the <a href="/wiki/Ming_dynasty" title="Ming dynasty">Ming dynasty</a> beginning in the 15th century, which established economic relations between the two nations. </p><p>In 1609, the <a href="/wiki/Shimazu_clan" title="Shimazu clan">Shimazu clan</a>, which controlled the region that is now <a href="/wiki/Kagoshima_Prefecture" title="Kagoshima Prefecture">Kagoshima Prefecture</a>, <a href="/wiki/Invasion_of_Ryukyu" title="Invasion of Ryukyu">invaded the Ryukyu Kingdom</a>. The Ryukyu Kingdom was obliged to agree to form a <a href="/wiki/Suzerainty" title="Suzerainty">suzerain</a>-<a href="/wiki/Vassal" title="Vassal">vassal</a> relationship with the <a href="/wiki/Satsuma_Domain" title="Satsuma Domain">Satsuma</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Tokugawa_shogunate" title="Tokugawa shogunate">Tokugawa shogunate</a>, while maintaining its previous role within the Chinese tributary system; Ryukyuan sovereignty was maintained since complete annexation would have created a conflict with China. The Satsuma clan earned considerable profits from trade with China during a period in which foreign trade was heavily restricted by the shogunate. Although Satsuma maintained strong influence over the islands, the Ryukyu Kingdom maintained a considerable degree of domestic political freedom for over two hundred years. </p><p>Four years after the 1868 <a href="/wiki/Meiji_Restoration" title="Meiji Restoration">Meiji Restoration</a>, the Japanese government, through military incursions, officially annexed the kingdom and renamed it Ryukyu <a href="/wiki/Han_system" title="Han system">han</a>. At the time, the <a href="/wiki/Qing_dynasty" title="Qing dynasty">Qing dynasty</a> asserted a nominal suzerainty over the islands. Ryukyu han became Okinawa Prefecture of Japan in 1879, even though all other hans had become prefectures of Japan in 1872. In 1912, Okinawans first obtained the right to vote for representatives to the <a href="/wiki/National_Diet" title="National Diet">National Diet</a><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">国会</span></span>)</span> which had been established in 1890.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="U.S._administration_(1945–1972)"><span id="U.S._administration_.281945.E2.80.931972.29"></span>U.S. administration (1945–1972)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Okinawa_Prefecture&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: U.S. administration (1945–1972)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On April 1, 1945, the <a href="/wiki/US_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="US Army">U.S. Army</a> and <a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">Marine Corps</a> launched an <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Okinawa" title="Battle of Okinawa">invasion of Okinawa</a> with 185,000 troops. They were faced with fanatical resistance from the Japanese defenders. A third of Okinawa's civilian population were killed during the ensuing fighting.<sup id="cite_ref-economist_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-economist-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The dead, of all nationalities, are commemorated at the <a href="/wiki/Cornerstone_of_Peace" title="Cornerstone of Peace">Cornerstone of Peace</a>. </p><p>After the end of World War II, the United States set up the United States <a href="/wiki/United_States_Military_Government_of_the_Ryukyu_Islands" title="United States Military Government of the Ryukyu Islands">Military Government of the Ryukyu Islands</a>, which later became the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Civil_Administration_of_the_Ryukyu_Islands" title="United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands">United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands</a>. The United States established numerous military bases on the Ryukyu Islands during its 27-year-long "trusteeship rule". The <a href="/wiki/Ryukyu_independence_movement" title="Ryukyu independence movement">Ryukyu independence movement</a> was an Okinawan movement that clamored against U.S. rule. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Continued_U.S._military_buildup">Continued U.S. military buildup</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Okinawa_Prefecture&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Continued U.S. military buildup"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During the <a href="/wiki/Korean_War" title="Korean War">Korean War</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boeing_B-29_Superfortress" title="Boeing B-29 Superfortress">B-29 Superfortresses</a> flew bombing missions over Korea from <a href="/wiki/Kadena_Air_Base" title="Kadena Air Base">Kadena Air Base</a> on Okinawa. The military buildup on the island during the <a href="/wiki/Cold_War" title="Cold War">Cold War</a> increased a division between local inhabitants and the American military. Under the 1952 <a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Mutual_Cooperation_and_Security_between_the_United_States_and_Japan" title="Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan">Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Forces_Japan" title="United States Forces Japan">United States Forces Japan</a> (USFJ) have maintained a large military presence. </p><p>During the mid-1950s, the U.S. seized land from Okinawans to build new bases or expand currently existing ones. According to the Melvin Price Report, by 1955, the military had displaced 250,000 residents.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Secret_U.S._deployment_of_nuclear_weapons">Secret U.S. deployment of nuclear weapons</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Okinawa_Prefecture&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Secret U.S. deployment of nuclear weapons"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Since 1960, the U.S. and Japan have maintained an agreement that allows the U.S. to secretly bring nuclear weapons into Japanese ports.<sup id="cite_ref-NHK01_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NHK01-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NHK02_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NHK02-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NHK03_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NHK03-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Japanese people tended to oppose the introduction of nuclear arms into Japanese territory<sup id="cite_ref-NHK04_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NHK04-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the Japanese government's assertion of <a href="/wiki/Japan%27s_non-nuclear_weapons_policy" title="Japan's non-nuclear weapons policy">Japan's non-nuclear policy</a> and a statement of the <a href="/wiki/Three_Non-Nuclear_Principles" title="Three Non-Nuclear Principles">Three Non-Nuclear Principles</a> reflected this popular opposition. Most of the weapons were alleged to be stored in ammunition bunkers at Kadena Air Base.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Between 1954 and 1972, 19 different types of nuclear weapons were deployed in Okinawa, but with fewer than around 1,000 warheads at any one time.<sup id="cite_ref-NHK05_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NHK05-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In fall 1960, U.S. commandos in <a href="/wiki/Green_Light_Teams" title="Green Light Teams">Green Light Teams</a> secret training missions carried small nuclear weapons on the east coast of Okinawa Island.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Vietnam_War">Vietnam War</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Okinawa_Prefecture&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Vietnam War"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_US_Military_Bases_in_Okinawa_in_1969.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Map_of_US_Military_Bases_in_Okinawa_in_1969.jpg/260px-Map_of_US_Military_Bases_in_Okinawa_in_1969.jpg" decoding="async" width="260" height="264" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Map_of_US_Military_Bases_in_Okinawa_in_1969.jpg/390px-Map_of_US_Military_Bases_in_Okinawa_in_1969.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Map_of_US_Military_Bases_in_Okinawa_in_1969.jpg/520px-Map_of_US_Military_Bases_in_Okinawa_in_1969.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2730" data-file-height="2776" /></a><figcaption>Map of U.S. military bases on <a href="/wiki/Okinawa_Island" title="Okinawa Island">Okinawa Island</a> in 1969</figcaption></figure> <p>Between 1965 and 1972, Okinawa was a key staging point for United States in its military operations directed towards North Vietnam. Along with Guam, it presented a geographically strategic launch pad for covert bombing missions over Cambodia and Laos.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Anti-<a href="/wiki/Vietnam_War" title="Vietnam War">Vietnam War</a> sentiment became linked politically to the movement for reversion of Okinawa to Japan. In 1965, the U.S. military bases, earlier viewed as paternal post war protection, were increasingly seen as aggressive. The Vietnam War highlighted the differences between United States and Okinawa but showed a commonality between the islands and mainland Japan.<sup id="cite_ref-NYT65_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYT65-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As controversy grew regarding the alleged placement of nuclear weapons on Okinawa, fears intensified over the escalation of the Vietnam War. Okinawa was perceived by some inside Japan as a potential target for China, should the communist government feel threatened by United States.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> American military secrecy blocked any local reporting on what was actually occurring at bases such as Kadena Air Base. As information leaked out, and images of air strikes were published, the local population began to fear the potential for retaliation.<sup id="cite_ref-NYT65_32-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYT65-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Political leaders such as <a href="/wiki/Makoto_Oda" title="Makoto Oda">Makoto Oda</a>, a major figure in the <a href="/wiki/Beheiren" title="Beheiren">Beheiren</a> movement (Foundation of Citizens for Peace in Vietnam), believed that the return of Okinawa to Japan would lead to the removal of U.S. forces, ending Japan's involvement in Vietnam.<sup id="cite_ref-Havens,_T._R._H._1987_Pg_120_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Havens,_T._R._H._1987_Pg_120-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In a speech delivered in 1967, Oda was critical of Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Eisaku_Sat%C5%8D" title="Eisaku Satō">Eisaku Satō</a>'s unilateral support of America's war in Vietnam, claiming "Realistically we are all guilty of complicity in the Vietnam War".<sup id="cite_ref-Havens,_T._R._H._1987_Pg_120_34-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Havens,_T._R._H._1987_Pg_120-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Beheiren became a more visible anti-war movement on Okinawa as the American involvement in Vietnam intensified. The movement employed tactics ranging from demonstrations to handing leaflets to soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines directly, warning of the implications for a third World War.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The U.S. military bases on Okinawa became a focal point for <a href="/wiki/Opposition_to_United_States_involvement_in_the_Vietnam_War" title="Opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War">anti-Vietnam War</a> sentiment. By 1969, over 50,000 American military personnel were stationed on Okinawa.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Defense" title="United States Department of Defense">United States Department of Defense</a> began referring to Okinawa as the "Keystone of the Pacific". This slogan was imprinted on local U.S. military license plates.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1969, chemicals leaked from the U.S. storage depot at Chibana in central Okinawa, under <a href="/wiki/Operation_Red_Hat" title="Operation Red Hat">Operation Red Hat</a>. Evacuations of residents took place over a wide area for two months. Even two years later, government investigators found that Okinawans and the environment near the leak were still suffering because of the depot.<sup id="cite_ref-APJ2014_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-APJ2014-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On May 15, 1972, the U.S. government returned the islands to Japan following the signing of the <a href="/wiki/1971_Okinawa_Reversion_Agreement" title="1971 Okinawa Reversion Agreement">1971 Okinawa Reversion Agreement</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Post-reversion_history_(1972–present)"><span id="Post-reversion_history_.281972.E2.80.93present.29"></span>Post-reversion history (1972–present)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Okinawa_Prefecture&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Post-reversion history (1972–present)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:US_military_bases_in_Okinawa.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/US_military_bases_in_Okinawa.svg/220px-US_military_bases_in_Okinawa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="264" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/US_military_bases_in_Okinawa.svg/330px-US_military_bases_in_Okinawa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/US_military_bases_in_Okinawa.svg/440px-US_military_bases_in_Okinawa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1103" data-file-height="1326" /></a><figcaption>U.S. military facilities on Okinawa Island</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/1995_Okinawa_rape_incident" title="1995 Okinawa rape incident">1995 kidnaping, beating, and rape</a> of a 12-year-old girl by three U.S. servicemen triggered widespread protests in Okinawa. Reports by the local media of accidents and crimes committed by U.S. servicemen have reduced the local population's support for the U.S. military bases. A strong emotional response has emerged from certain incidents. As a result, the media has drawn renewed interest in the <a href="/wiki/Ryukyu_independence_movement" title="Ryukyu independence movement">Ryukyu independence movement</a>. </p><p>Documents declassified in 1997 proved that both tactical and strategic weapons have been maintained in Okinawa.<sup id="cite_ref-APJ2014_38-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-APJ2014-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1999 and 2002, the <i>Japan Times</i> and the <i>Okinawa Times</i> reported speculation that not all weapons were removed from Okinawa.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On October 25, 2005, after a decade of negotiations, the governments of the U.S. and Japan officially agreed to move <a href="/wiki/Marine_Corps_Air_Station_Futenma" title="Marine Corps Air Station Futenma">Marine Corps Air Station Futenma</a> from its location in the densely populated city of <a href="/wiki/Ginowan,_Okinawa" title="Ginowan, Okinawa">Ginowan</a> to the more northerly and remote <a href="/wiki/Camp_Schwab" title="Camp Schwab">Camp Schwab</a> in <a href="/wiki/Nago" title="Nago">Nago</a> by building a heliport with a shorter runway, partly on Camp Schwab land and partly running into the sea.<sup id="cite_ref-economist_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-economist-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The move is partly an attempt to relieve tensions between the people of Okinawa and the Marine Corps. </p><p>Despite Okinawa prefecture constituting only 0.6% of Japan's land surface, in 2006 75% of all USFJ bases were located on Okinawa, occupying 18% of the main island.<sup id="cite_ref-economist_22-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-economist-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-USMilitaryBases_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USMilitaryBases-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to a 2007 <i>Okinawa Times</i> poll, 85% of Okinawans opposed the presence of the U.S. military,<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> because of <a href="/wiki/Noise_pollution" title="Noise pollution">noise pollution</a> from military drills, the risk of aircraft accidents,<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Environmental_degradation" title="Environmental degradation">environmental degradation</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and crowding from the number of personnel there,<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> although 73% of Japanese citizens appreciated the mutual security treaty with the U.S. and the presence of the USFJ.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In another poll conducted by <i><a href="/wiki/The_Asahi_Shimbun" title="The Asahi Shimbun">The Asahi Shimbun</a></i> in May 2010, 43% of the Okinawan population wanted the complete closure of the U.S. bases, 42% wanted reduction, and 11% wanted to maintain status quo.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Okinawan feelings about the U.S. military are complex, and some of the resentment towards the U.S. bases is directed towards the government in <a href="/wiki/Tokyo" title="Tokyo">Tokyo</a>, perceived as being insensitive to Okinawan needs and using Okinawa to house bases not desired elsewhere in Japan. </p><p>In early 2008, U.S. Secretary of State <a href="/wiki/Condoleezza_Rice" title="Condoleezza Rice">Condoleezza Rice</a> apologized after a series of crimes involving American troops in Japan, including the rape of a young girl of 14 by a Marine on Okinawa. The U.S. military imposed a temporary 24-hour curfew on military personnel and their families to ease the anger of local residents.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some cited statistics that the crime rate of military personnel is consistently less than that of the general Okinawan population.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, some criticized the statistics as unreliable, since violence against women is under-reported.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Between 1972 and 2009, U.S. servicemen committed 5,634 criminal offenses, including 25 murders, 385 burglaries, 25 arsons, 127 rapes, 306 assaults and 2,827 thefts.<sup id="cite_ref-Guardian110307_52-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Guardian110307-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Yet, per <a href="/wiki/Marine_Corps_Installations_Pacific" title="Marine Corps Installations Pacific">Marine Corps Installations Pacific</a> data, U.S. service members are convicted of far fewer crimes than local Okinawans.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2009, a new Japanese government came to power and froze the U.S. forces relocation plan but in April 2010 indicated their interest in resolving the issue by proposing a modified plan.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A study done in 2010 found that the prolonged exposure to aircraft noise around the Kadena Air Base and other military bases cause health issues such as a disrupted sleep pattern, high blood pressure, weakening of the immune system in children, and a loss of hearing.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2011, it was reported that the U.S. military—contrary to repeated denials by <a href="/wiki/The_Pentagon" title="The Pentagon">The Pentagon</a>—had kept tens of thousands of barrels of <a href="/wiki/Agent_Orange" title="Agent Orange">Agent Orange</a> on the island. The Japanese and American governments have angered some U.S. veterans, who believe they were poisoned by Agent Orange while serving on the island, by characterizing their statements regarding Agent Orange as "dubious", and ignoring their requests for compensation. Reports that more than a third of the barrels developed leaks have led Okinawans to ask for environmental investigations, but as of 2012<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Okinawa_Prefecture&action=edit">[update]</a></sup> both Tokyo and Washington refused such action.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Jon_Mitchell_(journalist)" title="Jon Mitchell (journalist)">Jon Mitchell</a> has reported concern that the U.S. used American Marines as chemical-agent guinea pigs.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On September 30, 2018, <a href="/wiki/Denny_Tamaki" title="Denny Tamaki">Denny Tamaki</a> was elected as the next governor of Okinawa prefecture, after a campaign focused on sharply reducing the U.S. military presence on the island.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Marine_Corps_Air_Station_Futenma_relocation">Marine Corps Air Station Futenma relocation</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Okinawa_Prefecture&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Marine Corps Air Station Futenma relocation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Relocation_of_Marine_Corps_Air_Station_Futenma" title="Relocation of Marine Corps Air Station Futenma">Relocation of Marine Corps Air Station Futenma</a></div> <p>In 2006, some 8,000 U.S. Marines were removed from the island and relocated to <a href="/wiki/Guam" title="Guam">Guam</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The move to <a href="/wiki/Marine_Corps_Base_Camp_Blaz" title="Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz">Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz</a> was expected to be completed in 2023 but as of 1 January 2025 is still in process. Japan paid for a majority of the cost to construct the new base.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The U.S. still maintains Air Force, Marine, Navy, and Army military installations on the islands. These bases include <a href="/wiki/Kadena_Air_Base" title="Kadena Air Base">Kadena Air Base</a>, <a href="/wiki/Camp_Foster" title="Camp Foster">Camp Foster</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marine_Corps_Air_Station_Futenma" title="Marine Corps Air Station Futenma">Marine Corps Air Station Futenma</a>, <a href="/wiki/Camp_Hansen" title="Camp Hansen">Camp Hansen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Camp_Schwab" title="Camp Schwab">Camp Schwab</a>, <a href="/wiki/Torii_Station" title="Torii Station">Torii Station</a>, <a href="/wiki/Camp_Kinser" title="Camp Kinser">Camp Kinser</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Camp_Gonsalves" title="Camp Gonsalves">Camp Gonsalves</a>. The area of 14 U.S. bases are 233 square kilometres (90 sq mi), occupying 18% of the main island. Okinawa hosts about two-thirds of the 50,000 American forces in Japan although the islands account for less than one percent of total lands in Japan.<sup id="cite_ref-USMilitaryBases_42-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USMilitaryBases-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Suburbs have grown towards and now surround two historic major bases, Futenma and Kadena. A sizable portion of the land used by the U.S. military is Camp Gonsalves in the north of the island.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On December 21, 2016, 10,000 acres of Camp Gonsalves were returned to Japan.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On June 25, 2018, Okinawa residents held a protest demonstration at sea against scheduled land reclamation work for the relocation of a U.S. military base within Japan's southernmost island prefecture. A protest gathered hundreds of people.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Since the early 2000s, Okinawans have opposed the presence of American troops <a href="/wiki/Helipad" title="Helipad">helipads</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Takae" class="mw-redirect" title="Takae">Takae</a> zone of the <a href="/wiki/Yanbaru" class="mw-redirect" title="Yanbaru">Yanbaru</a> forest near <a href="/wiki/Higashi,_Okinawa" title="Higashi, Okinawa">Higashi</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kunigami,_Okinawa" title="Kunigami, Okinawa">Kunigami</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This opposition grew in July 2016 after the construction of six new helipads.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Okinawa_Prefecture&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Ryukyu_Islands" title="Ryukyu Islands">Ryukyu Islands</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Major_islands">Major islands</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Okinawa_Prefecture&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Major islands"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Map-okinawa-pref.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Map-okinawa-pref.png/370px-Map-okinawa-pref.png" decoding="async" width="370" height="197" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Map-okinawa-pref.png/555px-Map-okinawa-pref.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Map-okinawa-pref.png/740px-Map-okinawa-pref.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="478" /></a><figcaption>The islands of Okinawa Prefecture</figcaption></figure> <p>The islands comprising the prefecture are the southern two thirds of the archipelago of the Ryūkyū Islands<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">琉球諸島</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Ryūkyū-shotō</i></span>)</span>. Okinawa's inhabited islands are typically divided into three geographical archipelagos. From northeast to southwest: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Okinawa_Islands" title="Okinawa Islands">Okinawa Islands</a><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">沖縄諸島</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Okinawa-shotō</i></span>)</span> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Iejima" title="Iejima">Iejima</a><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">伊江島</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Iejima</i></span>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kumejima,_Okinawa" title="Kumejima, Okinawa">Kume-jima</a><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">久米島町</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Kumejima-chō</i></span>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Okinawa_Island" title="Okinawa Island">Okinawa Island</a><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">沖縄島</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Okinawa-jima</i></span>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kerama_Islands" title="Kerama Islands">Kerama Islands</a><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">慶良間諸島</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Kerama-shotō</i></span>)</span></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miyako_Islands" title="Miyako Islands">Miyako Islands</a><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">宮古列島</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Miyako-rettō</i></span>)</span> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Miyako-jima" class="mw-redirect" title="Miyako-jima">Miyako-jima</a><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">宮古島</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Miyako-jima</i></span>)</span></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yaeyama_Islands" title="Yaeyama Islands">Yaeyama Islands</a><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">八重山列島</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Yaeyama-rettō</i></span>)</span> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Iriomote_Island" title="Iriomote Island">Iriomote Island</a><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">西表島</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Iriomote-jima</i></span>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ishigaki_Island" title="Ishigaki Island">Ishigaki Island</a><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">石垣島</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Ishigaki-jima</i></span>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yonaguni" title="Yonaguni">Yonaguni</a><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">与那国島</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Yonaguni-jima</i></span>)</span></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Senkaku_Islands" title="Senkaku Islands">Senkaku Islands</a><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">尖閣諸島</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Senkaku-shotō</i></span>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dait%C5%8D_Islands" title="Daitō Islands">Daitō Islands</a><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">大東諸島</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Daitō-shotō</i></span>)</span> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Minamidait%C5%8Djima" title="Minamidaitōjima">Minamidaitōjima</a><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">南大東島</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Minami-Daitō</i></span>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kitadait%C5%8Djima" title="Kitadaitōjima">Kitadaitōjima</a><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">北大東島</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Kita-Daitō</i></span>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Okidait%C5%8Djima" title="Okidaitōjima">Okidaitōjima</a><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">沖大東島</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Oki-Daitō</i></span>)</span></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Natural_parks">Natural parks</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Okinawa_Prefecture&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Natural parks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Approximately 36% percent of the total land area of the prefecture was designated as <a href="/wiki/List_of_national_parks_of_Japan" title="List of national parks of Japan">natural parks</a>, namely the <a href="/wiki/Iriomote-Ishigaki_National_Park" title="Iriomote-Ishigaki National Park">Iriomote-Ishigaki</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kerama_Shot%C5%8D_National_Park" title="Kerama Shotō National Park">Kerama Shotō</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Yambaru_National_Park" title="Yambaru National Park">Yambaru</a> National Parks; <a href="/wiki/Okinawa_Kaigan_Quasi-National_Park" title="Okinawa Kaigan Quasi-National Park">Okinawa Kaigan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Okinawa_Senseki_Quasi-National_Park" title="Okinawa Senseki Quasi-National Park">Okinawa Senseki</a> Quasi-National Parks; and <a href="/wiki/Irabu_Prefectural_Natural_Park" title="Irabu Prefectural Natural Park">Irabu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kumejima_Prefectural_Natural_Park" title="Kumejima Prefectural Natural Park">Kumejima</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tarama_Prefectural_Natural_Park" title="Tarama Prefectural Natural Park">Tarama</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Tonaki_Prefectural_Natural_Park" title="Tonaki Prefectural Natural Park">Tonaki</a> Prefectural Natural Parks.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ecology">Ecology</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Okinawa_Prefecture&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Ecology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Dugong" title="Dugong">dugong</a> is an endangered marine mammal related to the <a href="/wiki/Manatee" title="Manatee">manatee</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-CBD_69-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CBD-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Iriomote_Island" title="Iriomote Island">Iriomote</a> is home to one of the world's rarest and most endangered cat species, the <a href="/wiki/Iriomote_cat" title="Iriomote cat">Iriomote cat</a>. The region is also home to at least one <a href="/wiki/Endemism" title="Endemism">endemic</a> <a href="/wiki/Pit_viper" title="Pit viper">pit viper</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Trimeresurus_elegans" class="mw-redirect" title="Trimeresurus elegans">Trimeresurus elegans</a></i>. The islands of Okinawa are surrounded by some of the most abundant coral reefs found in the world.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The world's largest colony of rare blue coral is found off <a href="/wiki/Ishigaki_Island" title="Ishigaki Island">Ishigaki Island</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Sea_turtle" title="Sea turtle">sea turtles</a> return yearly to the southern islands of Okinawa to lay their eggs. The summer months carry warnings to swimmers regarding venomous <a href="/wiki/Jellyfish" title="Jellyfish">jellyfish</a> and other dangerous sea creatures. </p><p>Okinawa is a major producer of <a href="/wiki/Sugar_cane" class="mw-redirect" title="Sugar cane">sugar cane</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pineapple" title="Pineapple">pineapple</a>, <a href="/wiki/Papaya" title="Papaya">papaya</a>, and other tropical fruit, and the <a href="/wiki/Southeast_Botanical_Gardens" title="Southeast Botanical Gardens">Southeast Botanical Gardens</a> represent tropical plant species. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Geology">Geology</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Okinawa_Prefecture&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Geology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The island is largely composed of <a href="/wiki/Coral" title="Coral">coral</a>, and rainwater filtering through that coral has given the island many caves, which played an important role in the Battle of Okinawa. Gyokusendo<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is an extensive <a href="/wiki/Limestone_cave#Solutional_cave" class="mw-redirect" title="Limestone cave">limestone cave</a> in the southern part of Okinawa's main island. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Climate">Climate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Okinawa_Prefecture&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The island experiences temperatures above 20 °C (68 °F) for most of the year. The climate of the islands ranges from <a href="/wiki/Humid_subtropical_climate" title="Humid subtropical climate">humid subtropical climate</a> (<a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification" title="Köppen climate classification">Köppen climate classification</a> <i>Cfa</i>) in the north, such as <a href="/wiki/Okinawa_Island" title="Okinawa Island">Okinawa Island</a>, to <a href="/wiki/Tropical_rainforest_climate" title="Tropical rainforest climate">tropical rainforest climate</a> (Köppen climate classification <i>Af</i>) in the south such as <a href="/wiki/Iriomote_Island" title="Iriomote Island">Iriomote Island</a>. Snowfall is unheard of at sea level. However, on January 24, 2016, sleet was reported in Nago for the first time on record.<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Municipalities">Municipalities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Okinawa_Prefecture&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Municipalities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cities">Cities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Okinawa_Prefecture&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Cities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_by_population" title="List of cities in Okinawa Prefecture by population">List of cities in Okinawa Prefecture by population</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Map_of_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/260px-Map_of_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="260" height="188" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Map_of_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/390px-Map_of_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Map_of_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/520px-Map_of_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="515" data-file-height="373" /></a><figcaption>Administrative map of Okinawa Prefecture<br /><span style="margin:0px; font-size:90%;"><span style="border:none; background-color:#EAB; color:#EAB;">    </span> City</span> <span style="margin:0px; font-size:90%;"><span style="border:none; background-color:#ED9; color:#ED9;">    </span> Town</span> <span style="margin:0px; font-size:90%;"><span style="border:none; background-color:#BFE; color:#BFE;">    </span> Village</span></figcaption></figure> <p>Eleven cities are located within the Okinawa Prefecture: </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="5">Name </th> <th rowspan="3">Area (km<sup>2</sup>) </th> <th rowspan="3">Population </th> <th rowspan="3">Map </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Romanization_of_Japanese" title="Romanization of Japanese">Rōmaji</a> </th> <th rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Kanji" title="Kanji">Kanji</a> </th> <th colspan="2">Okinawan<sup id="cite_ref-Zaimushō_Insatsukyoku-2001_75-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Zaimushō_Insatsukyoku-2001-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th rowspan="2">other languages [script] <p>(name in brackets) </p> </th></tr> <tr> <th>Kana </th> <th>Rōmaji </th></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Ginowan,_Okinawa.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_Ginowan%2C_Okinawa.svg/25px-Flag_of_Ginowan%2C_Okinawa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_Ginowan%2C_Okinawa.svg/38px-Flag_of_Ginowan%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_Ginowan%2C_Okinawa.svg/50px-Flag_of_Ginowan%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Ginowan,_Okinawa" title="Ginowan, Okinawa">Ginowan</a> </td> <td>宜野湾市 </td> <td>じのーん </td> <td><i>Jinōn</i> </td> <td> </td> <td>19.51 </td> <td>94,405 </td> <td><span 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class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Flag_of_Ishigaki%2C_Okinawa.svg/38px-Flag_of_Ishigaki%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Flag_of_Ishigaki%2C_Okinawa.svg/50px-Flag_of_Ishigaki%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="630" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Ishigaki,_Okinawa" title="Ishigaki, Okinawa">Ishigaki</a> </td> <td>石垣市 </td> <td>いしがち </td> <td><i>ʔIshigaci</i> </td> <td>Isïgaksï, Ishanagzï (<a href="/wiki/Yaeyama_language" title="Yaeyama language">Yaeyama</a>) </td> <td>229 </td> <td>47,562 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:IshigakiCityMap.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/IshigakiCityMap.png/50px-IshigakiCityMap.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="41" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/IshigakiCityMap.png/75px-IshigakiCityMap.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/IshigakiCityMap.png/100px-IshigakiCityMap.png 2x" data-file-width="736" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Itoman,_Okinawa.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Flag_of_Itoman%2C_Okinawa.svg/25px-Flag_of_Itoman%2C_Okinawa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Flag_of_Itoman%2C_Okinawa.svg/38px-Flag_of_Itoman%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Flag_of_Itoman%2C_Okinawa.svg/50px-Flag_of_Itoman%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Itoman,_Okinawa" title="Itoman, Okinawa">Itoman</a> </td> <td>糸満市 </td> <td>いちゅまん </td> <td><i>ʔIcuman</i> </td> <td> </td> <td>46.63 </td> <td>59,605 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Itoman_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Itoman_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/50px-Itoman_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="41" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Itoman_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/75px-Itoman_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Itoman_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/100px-Itoman_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="652" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Miyakojima,_Okinawa.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Miyakojima%2C_Okinawa.svg/25px-Flag_of_Miyakojima%2C_Okinawa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Miyakojima%2C_Okinawa.svg/38px-Flag_of_Miyakojima%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Miyakojima%2C_Okinawa.svg/50px-Flag_of_Miyakojima%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Miyakojima,_Okinawa" title="Miyakojima, Okinawa">Miyakojima</a> </td> <td>宮古島市 </td> <td>なーく、みゃーく </td> <td><i>Nāku, Myāku</i> </td> <td>Myaaku (<a href="/wiki/Miyakoan_language" title="Miyakoan language">Miyakoan</a>) </td> <td>204.54 </td> <td>54,908 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Miyakojima_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Miyakojima_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/50px-Miyakojima_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="41" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Miyakojima_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/75px-Miyakojima_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Miyakojima_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/100px-Miyakojima_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="652" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Nago,_Okinawa.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Nago%2C_Okinawa.svg/25px-Flag_of_Nago%2C_Okinawa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Nago%2C_Okinawa.svg/38px-Flag_of_Nago%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Nago%2C_Okinawa.svg/50px-Flag_of_Nago%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Nago" title="Nago">Nago</a> </td> <td>名護市 </td> <td>なぐ </td> <td><i>Nagu</i> </td> <td>Naguu [ナグー] (<a href="/wiki/Kunigami_language" title="Kunigami language">Kunigami</a>) </td> <td>210.37 </td> <td>61,659 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Nago_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Nago_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/50px-Nago_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="41" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Nago_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/75px-Nago_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Nago_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/100px-Nago_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="652" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Naha,_Okinawa.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Flag_of_Naha%2C_Okinawa.svg/25px-Flag_of_Naha%2C_Okinawa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Flag_of_Naha%2C_Okinawa.svg/38px-Flag_of_Naha%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Flag_of_Naha%2C_Okinawa.svg/50px-Flag_of_Naha%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Naha" title="Naha">Naha</a> (capital) </td> <td>那覇市 </td> <td>な<span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Okinawan_kana_hwa.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Okinawan_kana_hwa.png/17px-Okinawan_kana_hwa.png" decoding="async" width="17" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Okinawan_kana_hwa.png/26px-Okinawan_kana_hwa.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Okinawan_kana_hwa.png/34px-Okinawan_kana_hwa.png 2x" data-file-width="901" data-file-height="676" /></a></span> </td> <td><i>Nafa</i> </td> <td> </td> <td>39.98 </td> <td>317,405 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Naha_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Naha_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/50px-Naha_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="41" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Naha_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/75px-Naha_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Naha_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/100px-Naha_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="652" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Nanjo,_Okinawa.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Flag_of_Nanjo%2C_Okinawa.svg/25px-Flag_of_Nanjo%2C_Okinawa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Flag_of_Nanjo%2C_Okinawa.svg/38px-Flag_of_Nanjo%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Flag_of_Nanjo%2C_Okinawa.svg/50px-Flag_of_Nanjo%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Nanj%C5%8D" title="Nanjō">Nanjō</a> </td> <td>南城市 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Okinawan_kana_hwe.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Okinawan_kana_hwe.png/17px-Okinawan_kana_hwe.png" decoding="async" width="17" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Okinawan_kana_hwe.png/26px-Okinawan_kana_hwe.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Okinawan_kana_hwe.png/34px-Okinawan_kana_hwe.png 2x" data-file-width="901" data-file-height="676" /></a></span>ーぐ<span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Okinawan_kana_si.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Okinawan_kana_si.png/17px-Okinawan_kana_si.png" decoding="async" width="17" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Okinawan_kana_si.png/26px-Okinawan_kana_si.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Okinawan_kana_si.png/34px-Okinawan_kana_si.png 2x" data-file-width="676" data-file-height="676" /></a></span>く </td> <td><i>Fēgusiku</i> </td> <td> </td> <td>49.69 </td> <td>41,305 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Nanjo_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Nanjo_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/50px-Nanjo_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="41" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Nanjo_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/75px-Nanjo_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Nanjo_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/100px-Nanjo_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="652" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Okinawa,_Okinawa.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_Okinawa%2C_Okinawa.svg/25px-Flag_of_Okinawa%2C_Okinawa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="18" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_Okinawa%2C_Okinawa.svg/38px-Flag_of_Okinawa%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_Okinawa%2C_Okinawa.svg/50px-Flag_of_Okinawa%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="630" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Okinawa_(city)" title="Okinawa (city)">Okinawa</a> </td> <td>沖縄市 </td> <td>うちなー </td> <td><i>ʔUcinā</i> </td> <td> </td> <td>49 </td> <td>138,431 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Okinawa-shi_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Okinawa-shi_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/50px-Okinawa-shi_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="41" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Okinawa-shi_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/75px-Okinawa-shi_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Okinawa-shi_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/100px-Okinawa-shi_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="652" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Tomigusuku,_Okinawa_(no_text).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Tomigusuku%2C_Okinawa_%28no_text%29.svg/25px-Flag_of_Tomigusuku%2C_Okinawa_%28no_text%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Tomigusuku%2C_Okinawa_%28no_text%29.svg/38px-Flag_of_Tomigusuku%2C_Okinawa_%28no_text%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Tomigusuku%2C_Okinawa_%28no_text%29.svg/50px-Flag_of_Tomigusuku%2C_Okinawa_%28no_text%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Tomigusuku,_Okinawa" title="Tomigusuku, Okinawa">Tomigusuku</a> </td> <td>豊見城市 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Okinawan_kana_ti.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Okinawan_kana_ti.png/17px-Okinawan_kana_ti.png" decoding="async" width="17" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Okinawan_kana_ti.png/26px-Okinawan_kana_ti.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Okinawan_kana_ti.png/34px-Okinawan_kana_ti.png 2x" data-file-width="676" data-file-height="676" /></a></span>みぐ<span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Okinawan_kana_si.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Okinawan_kana_si.png/17px-Okinawan_kana_si.png" decoding="async" width="17" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Okinawan_kana_si.png/26px-Okinawan_kana_si.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Okinawan_kana_si.png/34px-Okinawan_kana_si.png 2x" data-file-width="676" data-file-height="676" /></a></span>く </td> <td><i>Timigusiku</i> </td> <td> </td> <td>19.6 </td> <td>61,613 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Tomigusuku_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Tomigusuku_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/50px-Tomigusuku_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="41" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Tomigusuku_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/75px-Tomigusuku_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Tomigusuku_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/100px-Tomigusuku_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="652" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Urasoe,_Okinawa.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Flag_of_Urasoe%2C_Okinawa.svg/25px-Flag_of_Urasoe%2C_Okinawa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Flag_of_Urasoe%2C_Okinawa.svg/38px-Flag_of_Urasoe%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Flag_of_Urasoe%2C_Okinawa.svg/50px-Flag_of_Urasoe%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Urasoe,_Okinawa" title="Urasoe, Okinawa">Urasoe</a> </td> <td>浦添市 </td> <td>うら<span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Okinawan_kana_si.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Okinawan_kana_si.png/17px-Okinawan_kana_si.png" decoding="async" width="17" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Okinawan_kana_si.png/26px-Okinawan_kana_si.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Okinawan_kana_si.png/34px-Okinawan_kana_si.png 2x" data-file-width="676" data-file-height="676" /></a></span>ー </td> <td><i>ʔUrasī</i> </td> <td> </td> <td>19.09 </td> <td>113,992 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Urasoe_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Urasoe_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/50px-Urasoe_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="41" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Urasoe_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/75px-Urasoe_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Urasoe_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/100px-Urasoe_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="652" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Uruma,_Okinawa.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_Uruma%2C_Okinawa.svg/25px-Flag_of_Uruma%2C_Okinawa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_Uruma%2C_Okinawa.svg/38px-Flag_of_Uruma%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_Uruma%2C_Okinawa.svg/50px-Flag_of_Uruma%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Uruma" title="Uruma">Uruma</a> </td> <td>うるま市 </td> <td>うるま </td> <td><i>ʔUruma</i> </td> <td> </td> <td>86 </td> <td>118,330 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Uruma_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Uruma_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/50px-Uruma_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="41" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Uruma_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/75px-Uruma_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Uruma_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/100px-Uruma_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="652" /></a></span> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Towns_and_villages">Towns and villages</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Okinawa_Prefecture&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Towns and villages"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>These are the towns and villages in each <a href="/wiki/Districts_of_Japan" title="Districts of Japan">district</a>: </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="5">Name </th> <th rowspan="3">Area (km<sup>2</sup>) </th> <th rowspan="3">Population </th> <th rowspan="3">District </th> <th rowspan="3">Type </th> <th rowspan="3">Map </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Romanization_of_Japanese" title="Romanization of Japanese">Rōmaji</a> </th> <th rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Kanji" title="Kanji">Kanji</a> </th> <th colspan="2">Okinawan<sup id="cite_ref-Zaimushō_Insatsukyoku-2001_75-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Zaimushō_Insatsukyoku-2001-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th rowspan="2">other languages [script] <p>(name in brackets) </p> </th></tr> <tr> <th>Kana </th> <th>Rōmaji </th></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Aguni,_Okinawa.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Flag_of_Aguni%2C_Okinawa.svg/25px-Flag_of_Aguni%2C_Okinawa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Flag_of_Aguni%2C_Okinawa.svg/38px-Flag_of_Aguni%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Flag_of_Aguni%2C_Okinawa.svg/50px-Flag_of_Aguni%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1536" data-file-height="1024" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Aguni,_Okinawa" title="Aguni, Okinawa">Aguni</a> </td> <td>粟国村 </td> <td>あぐに </td> <td><i>ʔAguni</i> </td> <td> </td> <td>7.63 </td> <td>772 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shimajiri_District,_Okinawa" title="Shimajiri District, Okinawa">Shimajiri District</a> </td> <td>Village </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Aguni_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Aguni_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/50px-Aguni_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="41" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Aguni_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/75px-Aguni_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Aguni_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/100px-Aguni_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="652" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Chatan_Okinawa.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Flag_of_Chatan_Okinawa.svg/25px-Flag_of_Chatan_Okinawa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Flag_of_Chatan_Okinawa.svg/38px-Flag_of_Chatan_Okinawa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Flag_of_Chatan_Okinawa.svg/50px-Flag_of_Chatan_Okinawa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="972" data-file-height="645" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Chatan,_Okinawa" title="Chatan, Okinawa">Chatan</a> </td> <td>北谷町 </td> <td>ちゃたん </td> <td><i>Catan</i> </td> <td> </td> <td>13.62 </td> <td>28,578 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nakagami_District,_Okinawa" title="Nakagami District, Okinawa">Nakagami District</a> </td> <td>Town </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Chatan_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Chatan_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/50px-Chatan_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="41" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Chatan_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/75px-Chatan_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Chatan_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/100px-Chatan_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="652" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Ginoza,_Okinawa.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Flag_of_Ginoza%2C_Okinawa.svg/25px-Flag_of_Ginoza%2C_Okinawa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Flag_of_Ginoza%2C_Okinawa.svg/38px-Flag_of_Ginoza%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Flag_of_Ginoza%2C_Okinawa.svg/50px-Flag_of_Ginoza%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Ginoza,_Okinawa" title="Ginoza, Okinawa">Ginoza</a> </td> <td>宜野座村 </td> <td>じぬざ </td> <td><i>Jinuza</i> </td> <td> </td> <td>31.28 </td> <td>5,544 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kunigami_District,_Okinawa" title="Kunigami District, Okinawa">Kunigami District</a> </td> <td>Village </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Ginoza_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Ginoza_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/50px-Ginoza_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="41" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Ginoza_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/75px-Ginoza_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Ginoza_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/100px-Ginoza_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="652" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Haebaru,_Okinawa.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Flag_of_Haebaru%2C_Okinawa.svg/25px-Flag_of_Haebaru%2C_Okinawa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Flag_of_Haebaru%2C_Okinawa.svg/38px-Flag_of_Haebaru%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Flag_of_Haebaru%2C_Okinawa.svg/50px-Flag_of_Haebaru%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2560" data-file-height="1707" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Haebaru,_Okinawa" title="Haebaru, Okinawa">Haebaru</a> </td> <td>南風原町 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Okinawan_kana_hwe.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Okinawan_kana_hwe.png/17px-Okinawan_kana_hwe.png" decoding="async" width="17" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Okinawan_kana_hwe.png/26px-Okinawan_kana_hwe.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Okinawan_kana_hwe.png/34px-Okinawan_kana_hwe.png 2x" data-file-width="901" data-file-height="676" /></a></span>ーばる </td> <td><i>Fēbaru</i> </td> <td> </td> <td>10.72 </td> <td>37,874 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shimajiri_District,_Okinawa" title="Shimajiri District, Okinawa">Shimajiri District</a> </td> <td>Town </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Haebaru_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Haebaru_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/50px-Haebaru_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="41" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Haebaru_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/75px-Haebaru_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Haebaru_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/100px-Haebaru_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="652" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Higashi,_Okinawa.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Higashi%2C_Okinawa.svg/25px-Flag_of_Higashi%2C_Okinawa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Higashi%2C_Okinawa.svg/38px-Flag_of_Higashi%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Higashi%2C_Okinawa.svg/50px-Flag_of_Higashi%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="341" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Higashi,_Okinawa" title="Higashi, Okinawa">Higashi</a> </td> <td>東村 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Okinawan_kana_hwi.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Okinawan_kana_hwi.png/17px-Okinawan_kana_hwi.png" decoding="async" width="17" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Okinawan_kana_hwi.png/26px-Okinawan_kana_hwi.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Okinawan_kana_hwi.png/34px-Okinawan_kana_hwi.png 2x" data-file-width="901" data-file-height="676" /></a></span>がし </td> <td><i>Figashi</i> </td> <td>Agaarijimaa [アガーリジマー] <p>(<a href="/wiki/Kunigami_language" title="Kunigami language">Kunigami</a>) </p> </td> <td>81.79 </td> <td>1,683 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kunigami_District,_Okinawa" title="Kunigami District, Okinawa">Kunigami District</a> </td> <td>Village </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Higashi_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Higashi_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/50px-Higashi_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="41" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Higashi_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/75px-Higashi_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Higashi_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/100px-Higashi_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="652" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Ie,_Okinawa.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_Ie%2C_Okinawa.svg/25px-Flag_of_Ie%2C_Okinawa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_Ie%2C_Okinawa.svg/38px-Flag_of_Ie%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_Ie%2C_Okinawa.svg/50px-Flag_of_Ie%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Ie,_Okinawa" title="Ie, Okinawa">Ie</a> </td> <td>伊江村 </td> <td>いい </td> <td><i>ʔIi</i> </td> <td>Ii [イー] (<a href="/wiki/Kunigami_language" title="Kunigami language">Kunigami</a>) </td> <td>22.75 </td> <td>4,192 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kunigami_District,_Okinawa" title="Kunigami District, Okinawa">Kunigami District</a> </td> <td>Village </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Ie_Village_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Ie_Village_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/50px-Ie_Village_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="41" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Ie_Village_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/75px-Ie_Village_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Ie_Village_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/100px-Ie_Village_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="652" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Iheya,_Okinawa.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Flag_of_Iheya%2C_Okinawa.svg/25px-Flag_of_Iheya%2C_Okinawa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Flag_of_Iheya%2C_Okinawa.svg/38px-Flag_of_Iheya%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Flag_of_Iheya%2C_Okinawa.svg/50px-Flag_of_Iheya%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Iheya,_Okinawa" title="Iheya, Okinawa">Iheya</a> </td> <td>伊平屋村 </td> <td>いひゃ、後地 </td> <td><i>ʔIhya, Kushijī</i> </td> <td> </td> <td>21.72 </td> <td>1,214 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shimajiri_District,_Okinawa" title="Shimajiri District, Okinawa">Shimajiri District</a> </td> <td>Village </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Iheya_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Iheya_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/50px-Iheya_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="41" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Iheya_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/75px-Iheya_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Iheya_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/100px-Iheya_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="652" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Izena,_Okinawa.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Flag_of_Izena%2C_Okinawa.svg/25px-Flag_of_Izena%2C_Okinawa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Flag_of_Izena%2C_Okinawa.svg/38px-Flag_of_Izena%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Flag_of_Izena%2C_Okinawa.svg/50px-Flag_of_Izena%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Izena,_Okinawa" title="Izena, Okinawa">Izena</a> </td> <td>伊是名村 </td> <td>いじな、前地 </td> <td><i>ʔIjina, Mējī</i> </td> <td> </td> <td>15.42 </td> <td>1,518 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shimajiri_District,_Okinawa" title="Shimajiri District, Okinawa">Shimajiri District</a> </td> <td>Village </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Izena_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Izena_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/50px-Izena_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="41" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Izena_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/75px-Izena_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Izena_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/100px-Izena_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="652" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Kadena,_Okinawa.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Flag_of_Kadena%2C_Okinawa.svg/25px-Flag_of_Kadena%2C_Okinawa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="18" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Flag_of_Kadena%2C_Okinawa.svg/38px-Flag_of_Kadena%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Flag_of_Kadena%2C_Okinawa.svg/50px-Flag_of_Kadena%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="630" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Kadena,_Okinawa" title="Kadena, Okinawa">Kadena</a> </td> <td>嘉手納町 </td> <td>か<span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Okinawan_kana_di.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Okinawan_kana_di.png/17px-Okinawan_kana_di.png" decoding="async" width="17" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Okinawan_kana_di.png/26px-Okinawan_kana_di.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Okinawan_kana_di.png/34px-Okinawan_kana_di.png 2x" data-file-width="676" data-file-height="676" /></a></span>なー </td> <td><i>Kadinā</i> </td> <td> </td> <td>15.04 </td> <td>13,671 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nakagami_District,_Okinawa" title="Nakagami District, Okinawa">Nakagami District</a> </td> <td>Town </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Kadena_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Kadena_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/50px-Kadena_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="41" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Kadena_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/75px-Kadena_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Kadena_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/100px-Kadena_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="652" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Kin,_Okinawa.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Kin%2C_Okinawa.svg/25px-Flag_of_Kin%2C_Okinawa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Kin%2C_Okinawa.svg/38px-Flag_of_Kin%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Kin%2C_Okinawa.svg/50px-Flag_of_Kin%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Kin,_Okinawa" title="Kin, Okinawa">Kin</a> </td> <td>金武町 </td> <td>ちん </td> <td><i>Cin</i> </td> <td>Chin [チン] (<a href="/wiki/Kunigami_language" title="Kunigami language">Kunigami</a>) </td> <td>37.57 </td> <td>11,259 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kunigami_District,_Okinawa" title="Kunigami District, Okinawa">Kunigami District</a> </td> <td>Town </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Kin_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Kin_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/50px-Kin_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="41" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Kin_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/75px-Kin_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Kin_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/100px-Kin_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="652" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Kitadaito,_Okinawa.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Flag_of_Kitadaito%2C_Okinawa.svg/25px-Flag_of_Kitadaito%2C_Okinawa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Flag_of_Kitadaito%2C_Okinawa.svg/38px-Flag_of_Kitadaito%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Flag_of_Kitadaito%2C_Okinawa.svg/50px-Flag_of_Kitadaito%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Kitadait%C5%8D,_Okinawa" title="Kitadaitō, Okinawa">Kitadaitō</a> </td> <td>北大東村 </td> <td>うふあがりじま </td> <td><i><span title="Okinawan-language text"><i lang="ryu">ʔUhuʔagarijima</i></span></i> </td> <td> </td> <td>13.1 </td> <td>615 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shimajiri_District,_Okinawa" title="Shimajiri District, Okinawa">Shimajiri District</a> </td> <td>Village </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Kitadaito_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Kitadaito_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/50px-Kitadaito_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="41" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Kitadaito_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/75px-Kitadaito_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Kitadaito_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/100px-Kitadaito_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="652" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Kitanakagusuku,_Okinawa.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Flag_of_Kitanakagusuku%2C_Okinawa.svg/25px-Flag_of_Kitanakagusuku%2C_Okinawa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Flag_of_Kitanakagusuku%2C_Okinawa.svg/38px-Flag_of_Kitanakagusuku%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Flag_of_Kitanakagusuku%2C_Okinawa.svg/50px-Flag_of_Kitanakagusuku%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Kitanakagusuku,_Okinawa" title="Kitanakagusuku, Okinawa">Kitanakagusuku</a> </td> <td>北中城村 </td> <td>にしなかーぐ<span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Okinawan_kana_si.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Okinawan_kana_si.png/17px-Okinawan_kana_si.png" decoding="async" width="17" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Okinawan_kana_si.png/26px-Okinawan_kana_si.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Okinawan_kana_si.png/34px-Okinawan_kana_si.png 2x" data-file-width="676" data-file-height="676" /></a></span>く </td> <td><i>Nishinakāgusiku</i> </td> <td> </td> <td>11.53 </td> <td>16,040 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nakagami_District,_Okinawa" title="Nakagami District, Okinawa">Nakagami District</a> </td> <td>Village </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Kitanakagusuku_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Kitanakagusuku_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/50px-Kitanakagusuku_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="41" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Kitanakagusuku_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/75px-Kitanakagusuku_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Kitanakagusuku_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/100px-Kitanakagusuku_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="652" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Kumejima,_Okinawa.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Flag_of_Kumejima%2C_Okinawa.svg/25px-Flag_of_Kumejima%2C_Okinawa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Flag_of_Kumejima%2C_Okinawa.svg/38px-Flag_of_Kumejima%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Flag_of_Kumejima%2C_Okinawa.svg/50px-Flag_of_Kumejima%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Kumejima,_Okinawa" title="Kumejima, Okinawa">Kumejima</a> </td> <td>久米島町 </td> <td>くみじま </td> <td><i>Kumijima</i> </td> <td> </td> <td>63.5 </td> <td>7,647 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shimajiri_District,_Okinawa" title="Shimajiri District, Okinawa">Shimajiri District</a> </td> <td>Town </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Kumejima_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Kumejima_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/50px-Kumejima_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="41" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Kumejima_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/75px-Kumejima_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Kumejima_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/100px-Kumejima_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="652" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Kunigami,_Okinawa.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_Kunigami%2C_Okinawa.svg/25px-Flag_of_Kunigami%2C_Okinawa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_Kunigami%2C_Okinawa.svg/38px-Flag_of_Kunigami%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_Kunigami%2C_Okinawa.svg/50px-Flag_of_Kunigami%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Kunigami,_Okinawa" title="Kunigami, Okinawa">Kunigami</a> </td> <td>国頭村 </td> <td>くんじゃん </td> <td><i>Kunjan</i> </td> <td>Kunzan (<a href="/wiki/Kunigami_language" title="Kunigami language">Kunigami</a>) </td> <td>194.8 </td> <td>4,908 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kunigami_District,_Okinawa" title="Kunigami District, Okinawa">Kunigami District</a> </td> <td>Village </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Kunigami_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Kunigami_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/50px-Kunigami_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="41" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Kunigami_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/75px-Kunigami_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Kunigami_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/100px-Kunigami_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="652" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Minamidaito,_Okinawa.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Flag_of_Minamidaito%2C_Okinawa.svg/25px-Flag_of_Minamidaito%2C_Okinawa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Flag_of_Minamidaito%2C_Okinawa.svg/38px-Flag_of_Minamidaito%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Flag_of_Minamidaito%2C_Okinawa.svg/50px-Flag_of_Minamidaito%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Minamidait%C5%8D,_Okinawa" title="Minamidaitō, Okinawa">Minamidaitō</a> </td> <td>南大東村 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Okinawan_kana_hwe.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Okinawan_kana_hwe.png/17px-Okinawan_kana_hwe.png" decoding="async" width="17" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Okinawan_kana_hwe.png/26px-Okinawan_kana_hwe.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Okinawan_kana_hwe.png/34px-Okinawan_kana_hwe.png 2x" data-file-width="901" data-file-height="676" /></a></span>ーうふあがりじま </td> <td><i><span title="Okinawan-language text"><i lang="ryu">Hwēʔuhuʔagarijima</i></span></i> </td> <td> </td> <td>30.57 </td> <td>1,418 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shimajiri_District,_Okinawa" title="Shimajiri District, Okinawa">Shimajiri District</a> </td> <td>Village </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Minamidaito_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Minamidaito_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/50px-Minamidaito_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="41" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Minamidaito_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/75px-Minamidaito_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Minamidaito_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/100px-Minamidaito_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="652" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Motobu,_Okinawa.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Flag_of_Motobu%2C_Okinawa.svg/25px-Flag_of_Motobu%2C_Okinawa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Flag_of_Motobu%2C_Okinawa.svg/38px-Flag_of_Motobu%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Flag_of_Motobu%2C_Okinawa.svg/50px-Flag_of_Motobu%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Motobu,_Okinawa" title="Motobu, Okinawa">Motobu</a> </td> <td>本部町 </td> <td>む<span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Okinawan_kana_tu.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Okinawan_kana_tu.png/17px-Okinawan_kana_tu.png" decoding="async" width="17" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Okinawan_kana_tu.png/26px-Okinawan_kana_tu.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Okinawan_kana_tu.png/34px-Okinawan_kana_tu.png 2x" data-file-width="676" data-file-height="676" /></a></span>ぶ </td> <td><i>Mutubu</i> </td> <td>Mutubu (<a href="/wiki/Kunigami_language" title="Kunigami language">Kunigami</a>) </td> <td>54.3 </td> <td>13,441 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kunigami_District,_Okinawa" title="Kunigami District, Okinawa">Kunigami District</a> </td> <td>Town </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Motobu_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Motobu_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/50px-Motobu_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="41" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Motobu_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/75px-Motobu_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Motobu_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/100px-Motobu_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="652" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Nakagusuku,_Okinawa.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Flag_of_Nakagusuku%2C_Okinawa.svg/25px-Flag_of_Nakagusuku%2C_Okinawa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Flag_of_Nakagusuku%2C_Okinawa.svg/38px-Flag_of_Nakagusuku%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Flag_of_Nakagusuku%2C_Okinawa.svg/50px-Flag_of_Nakagusuku%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Nakagusuku,_Okinawa" title="Nakagusuku, Okinawa">Nakagusuku</a> </td> <td>中城村 </td> <td>なかーぐ<span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Okinawan_kana_si.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Okinawan_kana_si.png/17px-Okinawan_kana_si.png" decoding="async" width="17" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Okinawan_kana_si.png/26px-Okinawan_kana_si.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Okinawan_kana_si.png/34px-Okinawan_kana_si.png 2x" data-file-width="676" data-file-height="676" /></a></span>く </td> <td><i>Nakāgusiku</i> </td> <td> </td> <td>15.46 </td> <td>20,030 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nakagami_District,_Okinawa" title="Nakagami District, Okinawa">Nakagami District</a> </td> <td>Village </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Nakagusuku_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Nakagusuku_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/50px-Nakagusuku_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="41" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Nakagusuku_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/75px-Nakagusuku_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Nakagusuku_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/100px-Nakagusuku_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="652" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Nakijin,_Okinawa.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Flag_of_Nakijin%2C_Okinawa.svg/25px-Flag_of_Nakijin%2C_Okinawa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Flag_of_Nakijin%2C_Okinawa.svg/38px-Flag_of_Nakijin%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Flag_of_Nakijin%2C_Okinawa.svg/50px-Flag_of_Nakijin%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Nakijin,_Okinawa" title="Nakijin, Okinawa">Nakijin</a> </td> <td>今帰仁村 </td> <td>なちじん </td> <td><i>Nacijin</i> </td> <td>Nachizin (<a href="/wiki/Kunigami_language" title="Kunigami language">Kunigami</a>) </td> <td>39.87 </td> <td>9,529 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kunigami_District,_Okinawa" title="Kunigami District, Okinawa">Kunigami District</a> </td> <td>Village </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Nakijin_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Nakijin_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/50px-Nakijin_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="41" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Nakijin_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/75px-Nakijin_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Nakijin_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/100px-Nakijin_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="652" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Nishihara,_Okinawa.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Flag_of_Nishihara%2C_Okinawa.svg/25px-Flag_of_Nishihara%2C_Okinawa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Flag_of_Nishihara%2C_Okinawa.svg/38px-Flag_of_Nishihara%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Flag_of_Nishihara%2C_Okinawa.svg/50px-Flag_of_Nishihara%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Nishihara,_Okinawa" title="Nishihara, Okinawa">Nishihara</a> </td> <td>西原町 </td> <td>にしばる </td> <td><i>Nishibaru</i> </td> <td> </td> <td>15.84 </td> <td>34,463 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nakagami_District,_Okinawa" title="Nakagami District, Okinawa">Nakagami District</a> </td> <td>Town </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Nishihara_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Nishihara_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/50px-Nishihara_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="41" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Nishihara_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/75px-Nishihara_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Nishihara_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/100px-Nishihara_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="652" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_%C5%8Cgimi,_Okinawa.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_%C5%8Cgimi%2C_Okinawa.svg/25px-Flag_of_%C5%8Cgimi%2C_Okinawa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_%C5%8Cgimi%2C_Okinawa.svg/38px-Flag_of_%C5%8Cgimi%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_%C5%8Cgimi%2C_Okinawa.svg/50px-Flag_of_%C5%8Cgimi%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/%C5%8Cgimi" title="Ōgimi">Ōgimi</a> </td> <td>大宜味村 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Okinawan_kana_u.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Okinawan_kana_u.png/17px-Okinawan_kana_u.png" decoding="async" width="17" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Okinawan_kana_u.png/26px-Okinawan_kana_u.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Okinawan_kana_u.png/34px-Okinawan_kana_u.png 2x" data-file-width="676" data-file-height="676" /></a></span>じみ </td> <td><i>Ujimi</i> </td> <td>Uujimii (<a href="/wiki/Kunigami_language" title="Kunigami language">Kunigami</a>) </td> <td>63.12 </td> <td>3,024 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kunigami_District,_Okinawa" title="Kunigami District, Okinawa">Kunigami District</a> </td> <td>Village </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Ogimi_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Ogimi_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/50px-Ogimi_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="41" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Ogimi_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/75px-Ogimi_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Ogimi_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/100px-Ogimi_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="652" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Onna,_Okinawa.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Onna%2C_Okinawa.svg/25px-Flag_of_Onna%2C_Okinawa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Onna%2C_Okinawa.svg/38px-Flag_of_Onna%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Onna%2C_Okinawa.svg/50px-Flag_of_Onna%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Onna,_Okinawa" title="Onna, Okinawa">Onna</a> </td> <td>恩納村 </td> <td>うんな </td> <td><i>ʔUnna</i> </td> <td>Unna (<a href="/wiki/Kunigami_language" title="Kunigami language">Kunigami</a>) </td> <td>50.77 </td> <td>10,443 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kunigami_District,_Okinawa" title="Kunigami District, Okinawa">Kunigami District</a> </td> <td>Village </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Onna_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Onna_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/50px-Onna_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="41" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Onna_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/75px-Onna_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Onna_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/100px-Onna_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="652" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Tarama,_Okinawa.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Flag_of_Tarama%2C_Okinawa.svg/25px-Flag_of_Tarama%2C_Okinawa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Flag_of_Tarama%2C_Okinawa.svg/38px-Flag_of_Tarama%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Flag_of_Tarama%2C_Okinawa.svg/50px-Flag_of_Tarama%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Tarama,_Okinawa" title="Tarama, Okinawa">Tarama</a> </td> <td>多良間村 </td> <td>たらま </td> <td><i>Tarama</i> </td> <td>Tarama (<a href="/wiki/Miyakoan_language" title="Miyakoan language">Miyakoan</a>) </td> <td>21.91 </td> <td>1,194 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Miyako_District,_Okinawa" title="Miyako District, Okinawa">Miyako District</a> </td> <td>Village </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Tarama_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Tarama_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/50px-Tarama_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="41" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Tarama_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/75px-Tarama_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Tarama_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/100px-Tarama_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="652" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Taketomi,_Okinawa.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Flag_of_Taketomi%2C_Okinawa.svg/25px-Flag_of_Taketomi%2C_Okinawa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="18" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Flag_of_Taketomi%2C_Okinawa.svg/38px-Flag_of_Taketomi%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Flag_of_Taketomi%2C_Okinawa.svg/50px-Flag_of_Taketomi%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="630" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Taketomi,_Okinawa" title="Taketomi, Okinawa">Taketomi</a> </td> <td>竹富町 </td> <td>だき<span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Okinawan_kana_du.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Okinawan_kana_du.png/17px-Okinawan_kana_du.png" decoding="async" width="17" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Okinawan_kana_du.png/26px-Okinawan_kana_du.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Okinawan_kana_du.png/34px-Okinawan_kana_du.png 2x" data-file-width="676" data-file-height="676" /></a></span>ん </td> <td><i>Dakidun</i> </td> <td>Teedun (<a href="/wiki/Yaeyama_language" title="Yaeyama language">Yaeyama</a>) </td> <td>334.02 </td> <td>4,050 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yaeyama_District,_Okinawa" title="Yaeyama District, Okinawa">Yaeyama District</a> </td> <td>Town </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Taketomi_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Taketomi_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/50px-Taketomi_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="41" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Taketomi_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/75px-Taketomi_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Taketomi_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/100px-Taketomi_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="652" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Tokashiki,_Okinawa.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Flag_of_Tokashiki%2C_Okinawa.svg/25px-Flag_of_Tokashiki%2C_Okinawa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Flag_of_Tokashiki%2C_Okinawa.svg/38px-Flag_of_Tokashiki%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Flag_of_Tokashiki%2C_Okinawa.svg/50px-Flag_of_Tokashiki%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="225" data-file-height="150" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Tokashiki,_Okinawa" title="Tokashiki, Okinawa">Tokashiki</a> </td> <td>渡嘉敷村 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Okinawan_kana_tu.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Okinawan_kana_tu.png/17px-Okinawan_kana_tu.png" decoding="async" width="17" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Okinawan_kana_tu.png/26px-Okinawan_kana_tu.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Okinawan_kana_tu.png/34px-Okinawan_kana_tu.png 2x" data-file-width="676" data-file-height="676" /></a></span>かしち </td> <td><i>Tukashici</i> </td> <td> </td> <td>19.18 </td> <td>697 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shimajiri_District,_Okinawa" title="Shimajiri District, Okinawa">Shimajiri District</a> </td> <td>Village </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Tokashiki_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Tokashiki_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/50px-Tokashiki_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="41" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Tokashiki_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/75px-Tokashiki_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Tokashiki_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/100px-Tokashiki_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="652" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Tonaki,_Okinawa.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Flag_of_Tonaki%2C_Okinawa.svg/25px-Flag_of_Tonaki%2C_Okinawa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Flag_of_Tonaki%2C_Okinawa.svg/38px-Flag_of_Tonaki%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Flag_of_Tonaki%2C_Okinawa.svg/50px-Flag_of_Tonaki%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Tonaki,_Okinawa" title="Tonaki, Okinawa">Tonaki</a> </td> <td>渡名喜村 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Okinawan_kana_tu.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Okinawan_kana_tu.png/17px-Okinawan_kana_tu.png" decoding="async" width="17" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Okinawan_kana_tu.png/26px-Okinawan_kana_tu.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Okinawan_kana_tu.png/34px-Okinawan_kana_tu.png 2x" data-file-width="676" data-file-height="676" /></a></span>なち </td> <td><i>Tunaci</i> </td> <td> </td> <td>3.74 </td> <td>406 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shimajiri_District,_Okinawa" title="Shimajiri District, Okinawa">Shimajiri District</a> </td> <td>Village </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Tonaki_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Tonaki_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/50px-Tonaki_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="41" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Tonaki_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/75px-Tonaki_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Tonaki_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/100px-Tonaki_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="652" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Yaese_Okinawa_logo_type_version.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Flag_of_Yaese_Okinawa_logo_type_version.JPG/25px-Flag_of_Yaese_Okinawa_logo_type_version.JPG" decoding="async" width="25" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Flag_of_Yaese_Okinawa_logo_type_version.JPG/38px-Flag_of_Yaese_Okinawa_logo_type_version.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Flag_of_Yaese_Okinawa_logo_type_version.JPG/50px-Flag_of_Yaese_Okinawa_logo_type_version.JPG 2x" data-file-width="269" data-file-height="180" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Yaese,_Okinawa" title="Yaese, Okinawa">Yaese</a> </td> <td>八重瀬町 </td> <td>え゙ー<span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Okinawan_kana_si.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Okinawan_kana_si.png/17px-Okinawan_kana_si.png" decoding="async" width="17" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Okinawan_kana_si.png/26px-Okinawan_kana_si.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Okinawan_kana_si.png/34px-Okinawan_kana_si.png 2x" data-file-width="676" data-file-height="676" /></a></span> </td> <td><i>Ēsi</i> </td> <td> </td> <td>26.9 </td> <td>29,488 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shimajiri_District,_Okinawa" title="Shimajiri District, Okinawa">Shimajiri District</a> </td> <td>Town </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Yaese_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Yaese_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/50px-Yaese_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="41" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Yaese_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/75px-Yaese_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Yaese_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/100px-Yaese_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="652" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Yomitan,_Okinawa.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Flag_of_Yomitan%2C_Okinawa.svg/25px-Flag_of_Yomitan%2C_Okinawa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="18" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Flag_of_Yomitan%2C_Okinawa.svg/38px-Flag_of_Yomitan%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Flag_of_Yomitan%2C_Okinawa.svg/50px-Flag_of_Yomitan%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="840" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Yomitan" title="Yomitan">Yomitan</a> </td> <td>読谷村 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Okinawan_kana_%27yu.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Okinawan_kana_%27yu.png/17px-Okinawan_kana_%27yu.png" decoding="async" width="17" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Okinawan_kana_%27yu.png/26px-Okinawan_kana_%27yu.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Okinawan_kana_%27yu.png/34px-Okinawan_kana_%27yu.png 2x" data-file-width="676" data-file-height="676" /></a></span>んたん </td> <td><i>Yuntan</i> </td> <td> </td> <td>35.17 </td> <td>40,517 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nakagami_District,_Okinawa" title="Nakagami District, Okinawa">Nakagami District</a> </td> <td>Village </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Yomitan_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Yomitan_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/50px-Yomitan_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="41" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Yomitan_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/75px-Yomitan_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Yomitan_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/100px-Yomitan_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="652" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Yonabaru,_Okinawa.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Flag_of_Yonabaru%2C_Okinawa.svg/25px-Flag_of_Yonabaru%2C_Okinawa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Flag_of_Yonabaru%2C_Okinawa.svg/38px-Flag_of_Yonabaru%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Flag_of_Yonabaru%2C_Okinawa.svg/50px-Flag_of_Yonabaru%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Yonabaru,_Okinawa" title="Yonabaru, Okinawa">Yonabaru</a> </td> <td>与那原町 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Okinawan_kana_%27yu.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Okinawan_kana_%27yu.png/17px-Okinawan_kana_%27yu.png" decoding="async" width="17" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Okinawan_kana_%27yu.png/26px-Okinawan_kana_%27yu.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Okinawan_kana_%27yu.png/34px-Okinawan_kana_%27yu.png 2x" data-file-width="676" data-file-height="676" /></a></span>なばる </td> <td><i>Yunabaru</i> </td> <td> </td> <td>5.18 </td> <td>18,410 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shimajiri_District,_Okinawa" title="Shimajiri District, Okinawa">Shimajiri District</a> </td> <td>Town </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Yonabaru_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Yonabaru_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/50px-Yonabaru_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="41" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Yonabaru_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/75px-Yonabaru_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Yonabaru_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/100px-Yonabaru_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="652" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Yonaguni,_Okinawa.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Yonaguni%2C_Okinawa.svg/25px-Flag_of_Yonaguni%2C_Okinawa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Yonaguni%2C_Okinawa.svg/38px-Flag_of_Yonaguni%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Yonaguni%2C_Okinawa.svg/50px-Flag_of_Yonaguni%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Yonaguni,_Okinawa" title="Yonaguni, Okinawa">Yonaguni</a> </td> <td>与那国町 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Okinawan_kana_%27yu.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Okinawan_kana_%27yu.png/17px-Okinawan_kana_%27yu.png" decoding="async" width="17" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Okinawan_kana_%27yu.png/26px-Okinawan_kana_%27yu.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Okinawan_kana_%27yu.png/34px-Okinawan_kana_%27yu.png 2x" data-file-width="676" data-file-height="676" /></a></span>なぐに </td> <td><i>Yunaguni</i> </td> <td>Dunan, Juni (<a href="/wiki/Yonaguni_language" title="Yonaguni language">Yonaguni</a>) <p>Yunoon (<a href="/wiki/Yaeyama_language" title="Yaeyama language">Yaeyama</a>) </p> </td> <td>28.95 </td> <td>2,048 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yaeyama_District,_Okinawa" title="Yaeyama District, Okinawa">Yaeyama District</a> </td> <td>Town </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Yonaguni_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Yonaguni_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/50px-Yonaguni_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="41" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Yonaguni_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/75px-Yonaguni_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Yonaguni_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/100px-Yonaguni_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="652" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Zamami,_Okinawa.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Flag_of_Zamami%2C_Okinawa.svg/25px-Flag_of_Zamami%2C_Okinawa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Flag_of_Zamami%2C_Okinawa.svg/38px-Flag_of_Zamami%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Flag_of_Zamami%2C_Okinawa.svg/50px-Flag_of_Zamami%2C_Okinawa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Zamami,_Okinawa" title="Zamami, Okinawa">Zamami</a> </td> <td>座間味村 </td> <td>ざまみ </td> <td><i>Zamami</i> </td> <td> </td> <td>16.74 </td> <td>924 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shimajiri_District,_Okinawa" title="Shimajiri District, Okinawa">Shimajiri District</a> </td> <td>Village </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Zamami_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Zamami_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/50px-Zamami_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="41" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Zamami_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/75px-Zamami_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Zamami_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg/100px-Zamami_in_Okinawa_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="652" /></a></span> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Town_mergers">Town mergers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Okinawa_Prefecture&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Town mergers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_mergers_in_Okinawa_Prefecture" title="List of mergers in Okinawa Prefecture">List of mergers in Okinawa Prefecture</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demography">Demography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Okinawa_Prefecture&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Demography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Okinawa_prefecture_population_pyramid_in_2020.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Okinawa_prefecture_population_pyramid_in_2020.svg/285px-Okinawa_prefecture_population_pyramid_in_2020.svg.png" decoding="async" width="285" height="232" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Okinawa_prefecture_population_pyramid_in_2020.svg/428px-Okinawa_prefecture_population_pyramid_in_2020.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Okinawa_prefecture_population_pyramid_in_2020.svg/570px-Okinawa_prefecture_population_pyramid_in_2020.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2695" data-file-height="2197" /></a><figcaption>Okinawa prefecture population pyramid in 2020</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ethnic_groups">Ethnic groups</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Okinawa_Prefecture&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Ethnic groups"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The indigenous <a href="/wiki/Ryukyuans" title="Ryukyuans">Ryukyuans</a> make up the majority of Okinawa Prefecture's population and are also the main ethnic group of the <a href="/wiki/Amami_Islands" title="Amami Islands">Amami Islands</a> to the north. Large Okinawan diaspora communities persist in places such as South America<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Hawaii" title="Hawaii">Hawaii</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With the introduction of American military bases, there are an increasing number of half-American children in Okinawa, including prefecture governor <a href="/wiki/Denny_Tamaki" title="Denny Tamaki">Denny Tamaki</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The prefecture also has a sizable minority of <a href="/wiki/Yamato_people" title="Yamato people">Yamato people</a> from mainland Japan; exact population numbers are difficult to establish, as the Japanese government does not officially recognize Ryukyuans as a distinct ethnic group from Yamatos. </p><p>The overall ethnic identity of Okinawa residents is rather split. According to a telephone poll conducted by Lim John Chuan-tiong (林泉忠), an associate professor with the <a href="/wiki/University_of_the_Ryukyus" title="University of the Ryukyus">University of the Ryukyus</a>, 40.6% of respondents identified as "<span class="t_nihongo_kanji"><span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">沖縄人</span></span></span> (Okinawan)", 21.3% identified as "<span class="t_nihongo_kanji"><span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">日本人</span></span></span> (Japanese)" and 36.5% identified as both.<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Self-published_sources" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability"><span title="The material near this tag may rely on a self-published source. (May 2023)">self-published source?</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Population">Population</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Okinawa_Prefecture&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Population"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="width:33%;float:left"> <p>Okinawa prefecture <a href="/wiki/Age_pyramid" class="mw-redirect" title="Age pyramid">age pyramid</a> as of 1 October 2003<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Okinawa_Prefecture&action=edit">[update]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /> (per thousands of people) </p> <table> <tbody><tr> <th>Age </th> <th>People </th></tr> <tr> <td>0–4 </td> <td><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/75/G50.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2b/G30.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="30" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fe/G05.png" decoding="async" width="5" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="5" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b5/G03.png" decoding="async" width="3" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/G01.png" decoding="async" width="1" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> 84 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5–9 </td> <td><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/75/G50.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2b/G30.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="30" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/G10.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="10" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> 85 </td></tr> <tr> <td>10–14 </td> <td><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/75/G50.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2b/G30.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="30" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/G10.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="10" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/G01.png" decoding="async" width="1" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/G01.png" decoding="async" width="1" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> 87 </td></tr> <tr> <td>15–19 </td> <td><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/75/G50.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2b/G30.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="30" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/G10.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="10" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fe/G05.png" decoding="async" width="5" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="5" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b5/G03.png" decoding="async" width="3" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/G01.png" decoding="async" width="1" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> 94 </td></tr> <tr> <td>20–24 </td> <td><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/75/G50.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2b/G30.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="30" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/G10.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="10" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fe/G05.png" decoding="async" width="5" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="5" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/G01.png" decoding="async" width="1" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> 91 </td></tr> <tr> <td>25–29 </td> <td><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/49/G100.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/G01.png" decoding="async" width="1" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/G01.png" decoding="async" width="1" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> 97 </td></tr> <tr> <td>30–34 </td> <td><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/49/G100.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b5/G03.png" decoding="async" width="3" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/G01.png" decoding="async" width="1" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> 99 </td></tr> <tr> <td>35–39 </td> <td><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/75/G50.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2b/G30.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="30" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/G10.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="10" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/G01.png" decoding="async" width="1" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/G01.png" decoding="async" width="1" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> 87 </td></tr> <tr> <td>40–44 </td> <td><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/75/G50.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2b/G30.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="30" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/G10.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="10" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fe/G05.png" decoding="async" width="5" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="5" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/G01.png" decoding="async" width="1" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> 91 </td></tr> <tr> <td>45–49 </td> <td><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/49/G100.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/G01.png" decoding="async" width="1" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> 96 </td></tr> <tr> <td>50–54 </td> <td><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/49/G100.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fe/G05.png" decoding="async" width="5" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="5" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/G01.png" decoding="async" width="1" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> 100 </td></tr> <tr> <td>55–59 </td> <td><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/75/G50.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/G10.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="10" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fe/G05.png" decoding="async" width="5" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="5" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/G01.png" decoding="async" width="1" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/G01.png" decoding="async" width="1" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> 64 </td></tr> <tr> <td>60–64 </td> <td><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/75/G50.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/G10.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="10" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fe/G05.png" decoding="async" width="5" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="5" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b5/G03.png" decoding="async" width="3" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> 65 </td></tr> <tr> <td>65–69 </td> <td><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/75/G50.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/G10.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="10" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fe/G05.png" decoding="async" width="5" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="5" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b5/G03.png" decoding="async" width="3" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/G01.png" decoding="async" width="1" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> 66 </td></tr> <tr> <td>70–74 </td> <td><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/75/G50.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fe/G05.png" decoding="async" width="5" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="5" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/G01.png" decoding="async" width="1" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> 53 </td></tr> <tr> <td>75–79 </td> <td><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2b/G30.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="30" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fe/G05.png" decoding="async" width="5" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="5" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b5/G03.png" decoding="async" width="3" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/G01.png" decoding="async" width="1" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> 37 </td></tr> <tr> <td>80 + </td> <td><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/75/G50.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fe/G05.png" decoding="async" width="5" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="5" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b5/G03.png" decoding="async" width="3" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> 55 </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div style="width:33%; float:left; padding-left: 25px;"> <p>Okinawa Prefecture age pyramid, divided by sex, as of 1 October 2003<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Okinawa_Prefecture&action=edit">[update]</a></sup><br /> (per thousands of people) </p> <table> <tbody><tr> <th align="right">Males </th> <th align="center">Age </th> <th>Females </th></tr> <tr> <td align="right">43 <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2b/G30.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="30" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/G10.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="10" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fe/G05.png" decoding="async" width="5" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="5" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> </td> <td align="center">0–4 </td> <td><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/R30.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="30" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c0/R10.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="10" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b9/R03.png" decoding="async" width="3" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> 41 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">44 <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2b/G30.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="30" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/G10.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="10" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fe/G05.png" decoding="async" width="5" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="5" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/G01.png" decoding="async" width="1" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> </td> <td align="center">5–9 </td> <td><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/R30.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="30" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c0/R10.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="10" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b9/R03.png" decoding="async" width="3" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> 41 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">45 <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2b/G30.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="30" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/G10.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="10" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fe/G05.png" decoding="async" width="5" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="5" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/G01.png" decoding="async" width="1" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/G01.png" decoding="async" width="1" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> </td> <td align="center">10–14 </td> <td><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/R30.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="30" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c0/R10.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="10" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b9/R03.png" decoding="async" width="3" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a5/R01.png" decoding="async" width="1" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> 42 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">48 <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/75/G50.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> </td> <td align="center">15–19 </td> <td><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/R30.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="30" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c0/R10.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="10" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1a/R05.png" decoding="async" width="5" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="5" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b9/R03.png" decoding="async" width="3" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> 46 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">46 <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2b/G30.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="30" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/G10.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="10" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fe/G05.png" decoding="async" width="5" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="5" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b5/G03.png" decoding="async" width="3" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> </td> <td align="center">20–24 </td> <td><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/R30.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="30" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c0/R10.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="10" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1a/R05.png" decoding="async" width="5" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="5" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a5/R01.png" decoding="async" width="1" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a5/R01.png" decoding="async" width="1" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> 45 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">49 <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/75/G50.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/G01.png" decoding="async" width="1" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> </td> <td align="center">25–29 </td> <td><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/21/R50.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> 48 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">49 <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/75/G50.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/G01.png" decoding="async" width="1" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> </td> <td align="center">30–34 </td> <td><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/21/R50.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b9/R03.png" decoding="async" width="3" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> 50 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">43 <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2b/G30.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="30" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/G10.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="10" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fe/G05.png" decoding="async" width="5" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="5" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> </td> <td align="center">35–39 </td> <td><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/R30.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="30" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c0/R10.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="10" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1a/R05.png" decoding="async" width="5" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="5" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a5/R01.png" decoding="async" width="1" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> 44 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">46 <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2b/G30.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="30" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/G10.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="10" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fe/G05.png" decoding="async" width="5" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="5" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b5/G03.png" decoding="async" width="3" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> </td> <td align="center">40–44 </td> <td><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/R30.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="30" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c0/R10.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="10" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1a/R05.png" decoding="async" width="5" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="5" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a5/R01.png" decoding="async" width="1" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a5/R01.png" decoding="async" width="1" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> 45 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">49 <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/75/G50.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/G01.png" decoding="async" width="1" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> </td> <td align="center">45–49 </td> <td><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/R30.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="30" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c0/R10.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="10" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1a/R05.png" decoding="async" width="5" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="5" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b9/R03.png" decoding="async" width="3" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a5/R01.png" decoding="async" width="1" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> 47 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">52 <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/75/G50.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fe/G05.png" decoding="async" width="5" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="5" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> </td> <td align="center">50–54 </td> <td><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/21/R50.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> 48 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">32 <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2b/G30.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="30" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b5/G03.png" decoding="async" width="3" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> </td> <td align="center">55–59 </td> <td><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/R30.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="30" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b9/R03.png" decoding="async" width="3" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> 32 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">32 <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2b/G30.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="30" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b5/G03.png" decoding="async" width="3" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> </td> <td align="center">60–64 </td> <td><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/R30.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="30" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b9/R03.png" decoding="async" width="3" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a5/R01.png" decoding="async" width="1" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> 33 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">32 <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2b/G30.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="30" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b5/G03.png" decoding="async" width="3" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> </td> <td align="center">65–69 </td> <td><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/R30.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="30" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1a/R05.png" decoding="async" width="5" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="5" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a5/R01.png" decoding="async" width="1" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> 34 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">24 <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/G10.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="10" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/G10.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="10" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fe/G05.png" decoding="async" width="5" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="5" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> </td> <td align="center">70–74 </td> <td><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/R30.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="30" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> 29 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">14 <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/G10.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="10" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b5/G03.png" decoding="async" width="3" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/G01.png" decoding="async" width="1" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> </td> <td align="center">75–79 </td> <td><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c0/R10.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="10" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c0/R10.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="10" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b9/R03.png" decoding="async" width="3" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a5/R01.png" decoding="async" width="1" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> 23 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">17 <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/G10.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="10" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fe/G05.png" decoding="async" width="5" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="5" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b5/G03.png" decoding="async" width="3" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> </td> <td align="center">80 + </td> <td><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/R30.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="30" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c0/R10.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="10" data-file-height="10" /></span></span> 38 </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div style="clear:left;" class=""></div> <p>Per Japanese census data,<sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Okinawa prefecture has had continuous positive population growth since 1960. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1261442011">.mw-parser-output .abbr-header{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-bottom:none;background-color:lavender}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .caption-purple{background:inherit!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .caption-purple{background:inherit!important}}.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-top:none;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:5px}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border-top:1px #a2a9b1 solid!important}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:none}}</style><table class="table-pale" style="width:15em;border-top-width:0;border-spacing: 0;float:none;clear:none;margin:0.5em 1em 0.5em 0;"><caption class="caption-purple" style="padding:0.25em;font-weight:bold">Historical population</caption><tbody><tr style="font-size:95%"><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;width:3em">Year</th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px 2px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Population" class="abbr-header">Pop.</abbr></th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Percent change" class="abbr-header">±%</abbr></th></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 1873 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">166,789</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">—    </td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 1920 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">572,000</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+242.9%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 1930 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">578,000</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+1.0%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 1940 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">575,000</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−0.5%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb"> 1950 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">915,000</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">+59.1%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 1960 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">883,000</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−3.5%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 1970 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">945,000</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+7.0%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 1980 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">1,107,000</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+17.1%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 1990 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">1,222,000</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+10.4%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb"> 2000 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">1,318,220</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">+7.9%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 2010 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">1,392,818</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+5.7%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 2020 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">1,457,162</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+4.6%</td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Language">Language</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Okinawa_Prefecture&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Language"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There remain six <a href="/wiki/Ryukyuan_languages" title="Ryukyuan languages">Ryukyuan languages</a> which, although related, are incomprehensible to speakers of <a href="/wiki/Japanese_language" title="Japanese language">Japanese</a>. <a href="/wiki/Amami_%C5%8Cshima_language" title="Amami Ōshima language">One of the Ryukyuan languages</a> is spoken in <a href="/wiki/Kagoshima_Prefecture" title="Kagoshima Prefecture">Kagoshima Prefecture</a>, rather than in Okinawa Prefecture. These languages are in decline as the younger generation of Okinawans uses Standard Japanese. Mainland Japanese and some Okinawans generally perceive the Ryukyuan languages as "dialects". Standard Japanese is almost always used in formal situations. In informal situations, <i>de facto</i> everyday language among Okinawans under age 60 is Okinawa-accented mainland Japanese ("<a href="/wiki/Okinawan_Japanese" title="Okinawan Japanese">Okinawan Japanese</a>"), which is often mistaken by non-Okinawans as the Okinawan language proper. The actual traditional Okinawan language is still used in traditional cultural activities, such as <a href="/wiki/Okinawan_music" title="Okinawan music">folk music</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kumi_Odori" title="Kumi Odori">folk dance</a>. There is a radio-news program in the language as well.<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Culture">Culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Okinawa_Prefecture&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Having been a separate nation until 1879, Okinawan language and culture differ in many ways from those of mainland Japan. Okinawan culture bears traces of its various trading partners. One can find <a href="/wiki/Chinese_Culture" class="mw-redirect" title="Chinese Culture">Chinese</a>, <a href="/wiki/Culture_of_Thailand" title="Culture of Thailand">Thai</a> and <a href="/wiki/Austronesian_peoples" title="Austronesian peoples">Austronesian</a> influences in the island's customs. Perhaps Okinawa's most famous cultural export is <a href="/wiki/Karate" title="Karate">karate</a>, probably a product of the close ties with and influence of China on Okinawan culture. Karate is thought to be a synthesis of Chinese <a href="/wiki/Kung_fu" class="mw-redirect" title="Kung fu">kung fu</a> with traditional Okinawan martial arts. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:OkinawaPottery.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/OkinawaPottery.jpg/180px-OkinawaPottery.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="255" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/OkinawaPottery.jpg/270px-OkinawaPottery.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/OkinawaPottery.jpg 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="425" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Awamori" title="Awamori">Awamori</a> pots</figcaption></figure> <p>A traditional Okinawan product that owes its existence to Okinawa's trading history is <a href="/wiki/Awamori" title="Awamori">awamori</a>—an Okinawan distilled spirit made from <i>indica</i> rice imported from <a href="/wiki/Thailand" title="Thailand">Thailand</a>. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Seragaki_eisa.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Seragaki_eisa.jpg/220px-Seragaki_eisa.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="132" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Seragaki_eisa.jpg/330px-Seragaki_eisa.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Seragaki_eisa.jpg/440px-Seragaki_eisa.jpg 2x" data-file-width="475" data-file-height="284" /></a><figcaption>Eisa performance by the Seragaki Youth Association of <a href="/wiki/Onna,_Okinawa" title="Onna, Okinawa">Onna village</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Other prominent examples of Okinawan culture include the <a href="/wiki/Sanshin" title="Sanshin">sanshin</a>—a three-stringed Okinawan instrument, closely related to the Chinese <a href="/wiki/Sanxian" title="Sanxian">sanxian</a>, and ancestor of the Japanese <a href="/wiki/Shamisen" title="Shamisen">shamisen</a>, somewhat similar to a <a href="/wiki/Banjo" title="Banjo">banjo</a>. Its body is often bound with snakeskin (from <a href="/wiki/Pythonidae" title="Pythonidae">pythons</a>, imported from elsewhere in Asia, rather than from Okinawa's venomous <a href="/wiki/Trimeresurus_flavoviridis" class="mw-redirect" title="Trimeresurus flavoviridis">Trimeresurus flavoviridis</a>, which are too small for this purpose). Okinawan culture also features <a href="/wiki/Eisa_(dance)" title="Eisa (dance)">eisa</a>, a traditional drumming dance. A traditional craft, the fabric named <a href="/wiki/Bingata" title="Bingata">bingata</a>, is made in workshops on the main island and elsewhere.<sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A cultural feature of the Okinawans is the forming of <a href="/wiki/Moai_(social_support_groups)" title="Moai (social support groups)"><i>moais</i></a>. A <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">moai</i></span><span style="font-weight: normal"></span> is a community social gathering and groups that come together to provide financial and emotional support through emotional bonding, advice giving, and social funding. This provides a sense of security for the community members and as mentioned in the Blue Zone studies, may have been a contributing factor to the longevity of its people.<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, in recent decades Okinawans' life expectancy has fallen significantly (also bringing into question the general validity of the 'Blue Zones' denominaton), which often has been blamed on cultural influence from the rest of Japan, as well as foreign influences on Okinawans' lifestyle.<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Two Okinawan writers have received the <a href="/wiki/Akutagawa_Prize" title="Akutagawa Prize">Akutagawa Prize</a>: <a href="/wiki/Eiki_Matayoshi" title="Eiki Matayoshi">Eiki Matayoshi</a> in 1995 for <i>The Pig's Retribution</i><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">豚の報い</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Buta no mukui</i></span><span style="margin-left:.09em">)</span></span> and <a href="/wiki/Shun_Medoruma" title="Shun Medoruma">Shun Medoruma</a> in 1997 for <i>A Drop of Water</i> (<i>Suiteki</i>). The prize was also won by Okinawans in 1967 by <a href="/wiki/Tatsuhiro_Oshiro" class="mw-redirect" title="Tatsuhiro Oshiro">Tatsuhiro Oshiro</a> for <i>Cocktail Party</i> (<span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Kakuteru Pāti</i></span><span style="font-weight: normal"></span>) and in 1971 by <a href="/wiki/Mineo_Higashi" title="Mineo Higashi">Mineo Higashi</a> for <i>Okinawan Boy</i> (<span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Okinawa no Shōnen</i></span><span style="font-weight: normal"></span>).<sup id="cite_ref-O-times_87-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-O-times-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Religion">Religion</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Okinawa_Prefecture&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Religion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Ryukyuan_religion" title="Ryukyuan religion">Ryukyuan religion</a></div> <p>Okinawans have traditionally followed Ryukyuan religious beliefs, generally characterized by <a href="/wiki/Ancestor_worship" class="mw-redirect" title="Ancestor worship">ancestor worship</a> and the respecting of relationships between the living, the dead, and the gods and spirits of the natural world.<sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cuisine_and_diet">Cuisine and diet</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Okinawa_Prefecture&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Cuisine and diet"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Okinawan_cuisine" title="Okinawan cuisine">Okinawan cuisine</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:%E6%B2%96%E7%B8%84%E9%85%92%E5%A0%B4SABANI_Okinawa-sakaba_SABANI_%E6%B2%96%E7%B8%84%E3%81%9D%E3%81%B0_Okinawa_Soba.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/%E6%B2%96%E7%B8%84%E9%85%92%E5%A0%B4SABANI_Okinawa-sakaba_SABANI_%E6%B2%96%E7%B8%84%E3%81%9D%E3%81%B0_Okinawa_Soba.jpg/220px-%E6%B2%96%E7%B8%84%E9%85%92%E5%A0%B4SABANI_Okinawa-sakaba_SABANI_%E6%B2%96%E7%B8%84%E3%81%9D%E3%81%B0_Okinawa_Soba.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/%E6%B2%96%E7%B8%84%E9%85%92%E5%A0%B4SABANI_Okinawa-sakaba_SABANI_%E6%B2%96%E7%B8%84%E3%81%9D%E3%81%B0_Okinawa_Soba.jpg/330px-%E6%B2%96%E7%B8%84%E9%85%92%E5%A0%B4SABANI_Okinawa-sakaba_SABANI_%E6%B2%96%E7%B8%84%E3%81%9D%E3%81%B0_Okinawa_Soba.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/%E6%B2%96%E7%B8%84%E9%85%92%E5%A0%B4SABANI_Okinawa-sakaba_SABANI_%E6%B2%96%E7%B8%84%E3%81%9D%E3%81%B0_Okinawa_Soba.jpg/440px-%E6%B2%96%E7%B8%84%E9%85%92%E5%A0%B4SABANI_Okinawa-sakaba_SABANI_%E6%B2%96%E7%B8%84%E3%81%9D%E3%81%B0_Okinawa_Soba.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Okinawa_soba" title="Okinawa soba">Okinawa soba</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Okinawa_diet" title="Okinawa diet">Okinawan diet</a> consists of low-fat, low-salt foods, such as whole fruits and vegetables, legumes, tofu, and seaweed. Okinawans are particularly well known for consuming purple potatoes, also known as Okinawan sweet potatoes.<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Okinawans used to be known for their <a href="/wiki/Longevity" title="Longevity">longevity</a> compared to the rest of Japan and the world in general. This particular island is a so-called <a href="/wiki/Blue_Zone" class="mw-redirect" title="Blue Zone">Blue Zone</a>, an area where people are purported to live longer than most others elsewhere in the world. Possible explanations for this were diet, low-stress lifestyle, caring community, activity, and spirituality of the inhabitants of the island.<sup id="cite_ref-Santrock_91-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Santrock-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources"><span title="This citation requires a reference to the specific page or range of pages in which the material appears. (August 2014)">page needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Architecture">Architecture</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Okinawa_Prefecture&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Architecture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Naha_Shuri_Castle20s5s3200.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Naha_Shuri_Castle20s5s3200.jpg/220px-Naha_Shuri_Castle20s5s3200.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Naha_Shuri_Castle20s5s3200.jpg/330px-Naha_Shuri_Castle20s5s3200.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Naha_Shuri_Castle20s5s3200.jpg/440px-Naha_Shuri_Castle20s5s3200.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4500" data-file-height="3000" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Shuri_Castle" title="Shuri Castle">Shuri Castle</a> in Naha</figcaption></figure> <p>Despite widespread destruction during World War II, there are many remains of a unique type of castle or fortress known as <i><a href="/wiki/Gusuku" title="Gusuku">gusuku</a></i>; the most <a href="/wiki/Values_(heritage)" title="Values (heritage)">significant</a> are inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List (<a href="/wiki/Gusuku_Sites_and_Related_Properties_of_the_Kingdom_of_Ryukyu" title="Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu">Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition, <a href="/wiki/List_of_Cultural_Properties_of_Japan_-_structures_(Okinawa)" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Cultural Properties of Japan - structures (Okinawa)">twenty-three Ryukyuan architectural complexes</a> and <a href="/wiki/List_of_Historic_Sites_of_Japan_(Okinawa)" title="List of Historic Sites of Japan (Okinawa)">forty historic sites</a> have been <a href="/wiki/Cultural_Property_(Japan)" title="Cultural Property (Japan)">designated for protection</a> by the national government.<sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Shuri_Castle" title="Shuri Castle">Shuri Castle</a> in Naha is an <a href="/wiki/UNESCO" title="UNESCO">UNESCO</a> <a href="/wiki/World_Heritage_Site" title="World Heritage Site">World Heritage Site</a>. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Nakamura_House_Kitanakagusuku01n3104.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Nakamura_House_Kitanakagusuku01n3104.jpg/220px-Nakamura_House_Kitanakagusuku01n3104.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Nakamura_House_Kitanakagusuku01n3104.jpg/330px-Nakamura_House_Kitanakagusuku01n3104.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Nakamura_House_Kitanakagusuku01n3104.jpg/440px-Nakamura_House_Kitanakagusuku01n3104.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3104" data-file-height="2064" /></a><figcaption>Nakamura House</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Tomori_Stone_Lion_202006_01.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Tomori_Stone_Lion_202006_01.jpg/220px-Tomori_Stone_Lion_202006_01.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Tomori_Stone_Lion_202006_01.jpg/330px-Tomori_Stone_Lion_202006_01.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Tomori_Stone_Lion_202006_01.jpg/440px-Tomori_Stone_Lion_202006_01.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6000" data-file-height="4000" /></a><figcaption>A <a href="/wiki/Shisa" title="Shisa">shisa</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Whereas most <a href="/wiki/Housing_in_Japan" title="Housing in Japan">homes in Japan</a> are made from wood and allow free-flow of air to combat humidity, typical modern homes in Okinawa are made from concrete with barred windows to protect from flying plant debris and to withstand regular <a href="/wiki/Typhoon" title="Typhoon">typhoons</a>. Roofs are designed with strong winds in mind, in which each tile is cemented on and not merely layered as seen with many homes in Japan.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2014)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> The Nakamura House (<a href="/w/index.php?title=%E4%B8%AD%E6%9D%91%E5%AE%B6%E4%BD%8F%E5%AE%85_(%E6%B2%96%E7%B8%84%E7%9C%8C)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="中村家住宅 (沖縄県) (page does not exist)">中村家住宅 (沖縄県)</a><sup class="noprint" style="font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%AD%E6%9D%91%E5%AE%B6%E4%BD%8F%E5%AE%85_(%E6%B2%96%E7%B8%84%E7%9C%8C)" class="extiw" title="ja:中村家住宅 (沖縄県)">ja</a>]</sup>) is an original 18th century farmhouse in Kitanakagusuki. Many roofs also display a lion-dog statue, called a <a href="/wiki/Shisa" title="Shisa">shisa</a>, which is said to protect the home from danger. Roofs are typically red in color and are inspired by Chinese design.<sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Okinawa_Prefecture&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The public schools in Okinawa are overseen by the <a href="/wiki/Okinawa_Prefectural_Board_of_Education" title="Okinawa Prefectural Board of Education">Okinawa Prefectural Board of Education</a>. The agency directly operates several public high schools<sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> including <a href="/wiki/Okinawa_Shogaku_High_School" title="Okinawa Shogaku High School">Okinawa Shogaku High School</a>. The U.S. <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Defense_Dependents_Schools" title="Department of Defense Dependents Schools">Department of Defense Dependents Schools</a> operates 13 schools total in Okinawa. Seven of these schools are located on Kadena Air Base. </p><p>Okinawa has many types of private schools. Some of them are <a href="/wiki/Cram_school" title="Cram school">cram schools</a>, also known as <a href="/wiki/Juku" title="Juku">juku</a>. Others, such as <a href="/wiki/Nova_(eikaiwa)" title="Nova (eikaiwa)">Nova</a>, solely teach language. There are 10 <a href="/wiki/List_of_universities_in_Japan" title="List of universities in Japan">colleges/universities in Okinawa</a>, including the <a href="/wiki/University_of_the_Ryukyus" title="University of the Ryukyus">University of the Ryukyus</a>, the only <a href="/wiki/List_of_national_universities_in_Japan" title="List of national universities in Japan">national university</a> in the prefecture, and the <a href="/wiki/Okinawa_Institute_of_Science_and_Technology" title="Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology">Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology</a>, a new international research institute. Okinawa's American military bases also host the Asian Division of the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Maryland_Global_Campus" title="University of Maryland Global Campus">University of Maryland University College</a>. </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/List_of_junior_high_schools_in_Okinawa_Prefecture" title="List of junior high schools in Okinawa Prefecture">List of junior high schools in Okinawa Prefecture</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sports">Sports</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Okinawa_Prefecture&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Sports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Martial_arts">Martial arts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Okinawa_Prefecture&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Martial arts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Okinawan_martial_arts" title="Okinawan martial arts">Okinawan martial arts</a></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Martial_arts" title="Martial arts">Martial arts</a>, such as <a href="/wiki/Tegumi" title="Tegumi">tegumi</a> and <a href="/wiki/Okinawan_kobud%C5%8D" title="Okinawan kobudō">Okinawan kobudō</a> originated among the indigenous people of <a href="/wiki/Okinawa_Island" title="Okinawa Island">Okinawa Island</a>. Due to its central location, Okinawa was influenced by various cultures including <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a>, <a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a> and <a href="/wiki/Southeast_Asia" title="Southeast Asia">Southeast Asia</a> in its martial arts culture. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Karate">Karate</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Okinawa_Prefecture&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Karate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Karate_ShuriCastle.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Karate_ShuriCastle.jpg/220px-Karate_ShuriCastle.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="159" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Karate_ShuriCastle.jpg/330px-Karate_ShuriCastle.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Karate_ShuriCastle.jpg/440px-Karate_ShuriCastle.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1650" data-file-height="1192" /></a><figcaption>Karate training with <a href="/wiki/Shinpan_Gusukuma" title="Shinpan Gusukuma">Shinpan Gusukuma</a> at <a href="/wiki/Shuri_Castle" title="Shuri Castle">Shuri Castle</a>, <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1938</span></figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Karate" title="Karate">Karate</a> originated in the Ryukyu Kingdom, under Chinese influence. Over time, it developed into several styles and sub-styles. On Okinawa, the three main styles are considered to be <a href="/wiki/Sh%C5%8Drin-ry%C5%AB" title="Shōrin-ryū">Shōrin-ryū</a>, <a href="/wiki/G%C5%8Dj%C5%AB-ry%C5%AB" title="Gōjū-ryū">Gōjū-ryū</a> and <a href="/wiki/Uechi-ry%C5%AB" class="mw-redirect" title="Uechi-ryū">Uechi-ryū</a>. Internationally, the various styles and sub-styles include <a href="/wiki/Matsubayashi-ry%C5%AB" title="Matsubayashi-ryū">Matsubayashi-ryū</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wad%C5%8D-ry%C5%AB" title="Wadō-ryū">Wadō-ryū</a>, <a href="/wiki/Isshin-ry%C5%AB" title="Isshin-ryū">Isshin-ryū</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sh%C5%8Drinkan" class="mw-redirect" title="Shōrinkan">Shōrinkan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shotokan" title="Shotokan">Shotokan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shit%C5%8D-ry%C5%AB" title="Shitō-ryū">Shitō-ryū</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sh%C5%8Drinjiry%C5%AB_Kenk%C5%8Dkan_Karate" title="Shōrinjiryū Kenkōkan Karate">Shōrinjiryū Kenkōkan</a>, Shorinjiryu Koshinkai, and <a href="/wiki/Sh%C5%8Drinji-ry%C5%AB" title="Shōrinji-ryū">Shōrinji-ryū</a>. </p><p>Following Okinawa's occupation, karate spread to the United States and the rest of the world. It is now popular across the world, and has since been <a href="/wiki/Karate_at_the_Summer_Olympics" class="mw-redirect" title="Karate at the Summer Olympics">included</a> in the Olympic Games.<sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-98" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Association_football">Association football</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Okinawa_Prefecture&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Association football"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/FC_Ryukyu" title="FC Ryukyu">FC Ryukyu</a> is a professional football team based on Okinawa. Since 2014 they have competed in the second or third tier in the <a href="/wiki/J.League" title="J.League">national league system</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Basketball">Basketball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Okinawa_Prefecture&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Basketball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:%E6%B2%96%E7%B8%84%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8A.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/%E6%B2%96%E7%B8%84%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8A.jpg/220px-%E6%B2%96%E7%B8%84%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8A.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/%E6%B2%96%E7%B8%84%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8A.jpg/330px-%E6%B2%96%E7%B8%84%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8A.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/%E6%B2%96%E7%B8%84%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8A.jpg/440px-%E6%B2%96%E7%B8%84%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8A.jpg 2x" data-file-width="7677" data-file-height="5118" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Okinawa_Arena" title="Okinawa Arena">Okinawa Arena</a>, the home arena of the <a href="/wiki/B.League" title="B.League">B.League</a> team <a href="/wiki/Ryukyu_Golden_Kings" title="Ryukyu Golden Kings">Ryukyu Golden Kings</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Ryukyu_Golden_Kings" title="Ryukyu Golden Kings">Ryukyu Golden Kings</a> are a professional basketball team that compete in the <a href="/wiki/B.League" title="B.League">B.League</a>, the top-tier professional basketball league of Japan. They are successful, having won the national title five times (most recently in <a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_B.League_season" title="2022–23 B.League season">2023</a>). </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Okinawa_Arena" title="Okinawa Arena">Okinawa Arena</a> has hosted the <a href="/wiki/Japan_men%27s_national_basketball_team" title="Japan men's national basketball team">Japanese men's basketball team</a> for various <a href="/wiki/2023_FIBA_Basketball_World_Cup_qualification_(Asia)" title="2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification (Asia)">2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Asian qualifiers</a>. It was also one of five venues to host the <a href="/wiki/2023_FIBA_Basketball_World_Cup" title="2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup">2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup</a>, the other four were in the <a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a> and <a href="/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia">Indonesia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-99" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-99"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Handball">Handball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Okinawa_Prefecture&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: Handball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ryukyu_Corazon&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ryukyu Corazon (page does not exist)">Ryukyu Corazon</a><sup id="cite_ref-100" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (<a href="/wiki/Naha,_Okinawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Naha, Okinawa">Naha</a>)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Baseball">Baseball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Okinawa_Prefecture&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: Baseball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Announced on July 18, 2019, BASE Okinawa Baseball Club will be forming the first-ever professional baseball team on Okinawa, the Ryukyu Blue Oceans. The team is expected to be fully organized by January 2020 and intends on joining the <a href="/wiki/Nippon_Professional_Baseball" title="Nippon Professional Baseball">Nippon Professional Baseball</a> league.<sup id="cite_ref-101" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-101"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In addition, various baseball teams from Japan hold training during the winter in Okinawa prefecture as it is the warmest prefecture of Japan with no snow and higher temperatures than other prefectures. </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chunichi_Dragons" title="Chunichi Dragons">Chunichi Dragons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SoftBank_Hawks" class="mw-redirect" title="SoftBank Hawks">SoftBank Hawks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yakult_Swallows" class="mw-redirect" title="Yakult Swallows">Yakult Swallows</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yokohama_BayStars" class="mw-redirect" title="Yokohama BayStars">Yokohama BayStars</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Golf">Golf</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Okinawa_Prefecture&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: Golf"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are numerous golf courses in the prefecture, and there was formerly a professional tournament called the <a href="/wiki/Okinawa_Open" title="Okinawa Open">Okinawa Open</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transportation">Transportation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Okinawa_Prefecture&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: Transportation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Air_transportation">Air transportation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Okinawa_Prefecture&action=edit&section=36" title="Edit section: Air transportation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aguni_Airport" title="Aguni Airport">Aguni Airport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hateruma_Airport" title="Hateruma Airport">Hateruma Airport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iejima_Airport" title="Iejima Airport">Iejima Airport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kerama_Airport" title="Kerama Airport">Kerama Airport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kitadaito_Airport" title="Kitadaito Airport">Kitadaito Airport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kumejima_Airport" title="Kumejima Airport">Kumejima Airport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minami-Daito_Airport" title="Minami-Daito Airport">Minami-Daito Airport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miyako_Airport" title="Miyako Airport">Miyako Airport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naha_Airport" title="Naha Airport">Naha Airport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Ishigaki_Airport" title="New Ishigaki Airport">New Ishigaki Airport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shimojishima_Airport" title="Shimojishima Airport">Shimojishima Airport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tarama_Airport" title="Tarama Airport">Tarama Airport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yonaguni_Airport" title="Yonaguni Airport">Yonaguni Airport</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Highways">Highways</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Okinawa_Prefecture&action=edit&section=37" title="Edit section: Highways"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/JP_Expressway_E58.svg/44px-JP_Expressway_E58.svg.png" decoding="async" width="44" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/JP_Expressway_E58.svg/66px-JP_Expressway_E58.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/JP_Expressway_E58.svg/87px-JP_Expressway_E58.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="791" data-file-height="436" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Okinawa_Expressway" title="Okinawa Expressway">Okinawa Expressway</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/JP_Expressway_E58.svg/44px-JP_Expressway_E58.svg.png" decoding="async" width="44" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/JP_Expressway_E58.svg/66px-JP_Expressway_E58.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/JP_Expressway_E58.svg/87px-JP_Expressway_E58.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="791" data-file-height="436" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Naha_Airport_Expressway" title="Naha Airport Expressway">Naha Airport Expressway</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Japanese_National_Route_Sign_0058.svg/25px-Japanese_National_Route_Sign_0058.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Japanese_National_Route_Sign_0058.svg/38px-Japanese_National_Route_Sign_0058.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Japanese_National_Route_Sign_0058.svg/50px-Japanese_National_Route_Sign_0058.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="455" data-file-height="435" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Japan_National_Route_58" title="Japan National Route 58">National Route 58</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Japanese_National_Route_Sign_0329.svg/25px-Japanese_National_Route_Sign_0329.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Japanese_National_Route_Sign_0329.svg/38px-Japanese_National_Route_Sign_0329.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Japanese_National_Route_Sign_0329.svg/50px-Japanese_National_Route_Sign_0329.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="455" data-file-height="435" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Japan_National_Route_329" title="Japan National Route 329">National Route 329</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Japanese_National_Route_Sign_0330.svg/25px-Japanese_National_Route_Sign_0330.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Japanese_National_Route_Sign_0330.svg/38px-Japanese_National_Route_Sign_0330.svg.png 1.5x, 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Route 331">National Route 331</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Japanese_National_Route_Sign_0332.svg/25px-Japanese_National_Route_Sign_0332.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Japanese_National_Route_Sign_0332.svg/38px-Japanese_National_Route_Sign_0332.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Japanese_National_Route_Sign_0332.svg/50px-Japanese_National_Route_Sign_0332.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="455" data-file-height="435" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Japan_National_Route_332" title="Japan National Route 332">National Route 332</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Japanese_National_Route_Sign_0390.svg/25px-Japanese_National_Route_Sign_0390.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Japanese_National_Route_Sign_0390.svg/38px-Japanese_National_Route_Sign_0390.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Japanese_National_Route_Sign_0390.svg/50px-Japanese_National_Route_Sign_0390.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="455" data-file-height="435" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Japan_National_Route_390" title="Japan National Route 390">National Route 390</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Japanese_National_Route_Sign_0449.svg/25px-Japanese_National_Route_Sign_0449.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Japanese_National_Route_Sign_0449.svg/38px-Japanese_National_Route_Sign_0449.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Japanese_National_Route_Sign_0449.svg/50px-Japanese_National_Route_Sign_0449.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="455" data-file-height="435" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Japan_National_Route_449" title="Japan National Route 449">National Route 449</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Japanese_National_Route_Sign_0505.svg/25px-Japanese_National_Route_Sign_0505.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Japanese_National_Route_Sign_0505.svg/38px-Japanese_National_Route_Sign_0505.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Japanese_National_Route_Sign_0505.svg/50px-Japanese_National_Route_Sign_0505.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="455" data-file-height="435" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Japan_National_Route_505" title="Japan National Route 505">National Route 505</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Japanese_National_Route_Sign_0507.svg/25px-Japanese_National_Route_Sign_0507.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Japanese_National_Route_Sign_0507.svg/38px-Japanese_National_Route_Sign_0507.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Japanese_National_Route_Sign_0507.svg/50px-Japanese_National_Route_Sign_0507.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="455" data-file-height="435" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Japan_National_Route_507" title="Japan National Route 507">National Route 507</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rail">Rail</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Okinawa_Prefecture&action=edit&section=38" title="Edit section: Rail"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Rail_transport_in_Okinawa" title="Rail transport in Okinawa">Rail transport in Okinawa</a></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Okinawa_Urban_Monorail" title="Okinawa Urban Monorail">Okinawa Urban Monorail</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ports">Ports</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Okinawa_Prefecture&action=edit&section=39" title="Edit section: Ports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The major ports of Okinawa include: </p> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hirara_Port&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hirara Port (page does not exist)">Hirara Port</a><sup id="cite_ref-102" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-102"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Port of <a href="/wiki/Ishigaki_Island" title="Ishigaki Island">Ishigaki</a><sup id="cite_ref-103" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-103"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Port of <a href="/w/index.php?title=Kinwan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kinwan (page does not exist)">Kinwan</a><sup id="cite_ref-104" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-104"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nakagusukuwan_Port&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nakagusukuwan Port (page does not exist)">Nakagusukuwan Port</a><sup id="cite_ref-105" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-105"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Naha_Port&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Naha Port (page does not exist)">Naha Port</a><sup id="cite_ref-106" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-106"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Port of <a href="/w/index.php?title=Unten&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Unten (page does not exist)">Unten</a><sup id="cite_ref-107" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-107"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy">Economy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Okinawa_Prefecture&action=edit&section=40" title="Edit section: Economy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 34 U.S. military installations on Okinawa are financially supported by the U.S. and Japan.<sup id="cite_ref-huff_108-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-huff-108"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The bases provide jobs for Okinawans, both directly and indirectly; in 2011, the U.S. military employed over 9,800 Japanese workers in Okinawa.<sup id="cite_ref-huff_108-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-huff-108"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of 2012<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Okinawa_Prefecture&action=edit">[update]</a></sup> the bases accounted for up to 5% of the economy.<sup id="cite_ref-109" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-109"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, Koji Taira argued in 1997 that because the U.S. bases occupy around 20% of Okinawa's land, they impose a <a href="/wiki/Deadweight_loss" title="Deadweight loss">deadweight loss</a> of 15% on the Okinawan economy.<sup id="cite_ref-110" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-110"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Tokyo government also pays the prefectural government around ¥10 billion per year<sup id="cite_ref-huff_108-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-huff-108"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in compensation for the American presence, including, for instance, rent paid by the Japanese government to the Okinawans on whose land American bases are situated.<sup id="cite_ref-g2mil.com_111-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-g2mil.com-111"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A 2005 report by the U.S. Forces Japan Okinawa Area Field Office estimated that in 2003 the combined U.S. and Japanese base-related spending contributed $1.9 billion to the local economy.<sup id="cite_ref-JapanTimes_112-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JapanTimes-112"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>107<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On January 13, 2015, in response to the citizens electing governor <a href="/wiki/Takeshi_Onaga" title="Takeshi Onaga">Takeshi Onaga</a>, the national government announced that Okinawa's funding will be cut, due to the governor's stance on removing the US military bases from Okinawa, which the national government does not want happening.<sup id="cite_ref-JapanTimes2_113-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JapanTimes2-113"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-JapanTimes3_114-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JapanTimes3-114"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>109<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Okinawa Convention and Visitors Bureau is exploring the possibility of using facilities on the military bases for large-scale meetings, conferencing, exhibitions events.<sup id="cite_ref-115" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-115"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="United_States_military_installations">United States military installations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Okinawa_Prefecture&action=edit&section=41" title="Edit section: United States military installations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/U.S.%E2%80%93Japan_Status_of_Forces_Agreement" title="U.S.–Japan Status of Forces Agreement">U.S.–Japan Status of Forces Agreement</a> and <a href="/wiki/United_States_Forces_Japan" title="United States Forces Japan">United States Forces Japan</a></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">United States Marine Corps</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Marine_Corps_Base_Camp_Smedley_D._Butler" title="Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler">Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Camp_Courtney" title="Camp Courtney">Camp Courtney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Camp_Foster" title="Camp Foster">Camp Foster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Camp_Gonsalves" title="Camp Gonsalves">Camp Gonsalves</a> (Jungle Warfare Training Center)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Camp_Hansen" title="Camp Hansen">Camp Hansen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Camp_Kinser" title="Camp Kinser">Camp Kinser</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Camp_McTureous" title="Camp McTureous">Camp McTureous</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Camp_Schwab" title="Camp Schwab">Camp Schwab</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marine_Corps_Air_Station_Futenma" title="Marine Corps Air Station Futenma">Marine Corps Air Station Futenma</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">United States Air Force</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kadena_Air_Base" title="Kadena Air Base">Kadena Air Base</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190321171347/https://kadenafss.com/okuma/">Okuma Beach Resort</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Camp_Lester&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Camp Lester (page does not exist)">Camp Lester</a> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=Camp_Kuwae&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Camp Kuwae (page does not exist)">Camp Kuwae</a>)<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Camp_Shields&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Camp Shields (page does not exist)">Camp Shields</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Naval_Facility_White_Beach&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Naval Facility White Beach (page does not exist)">Naval Facility White Beach</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fort_Buckner" title="Fort Buckner">Fort Buckner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naha_Military_Port" class="mw-redirect" title="Naha Military Port">Naha Military Port</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Torii_Station" title="Torii Station">Torii Station</a></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people">Notable people</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Okinawa_Prefecture&action=edit&section=42" title="Edit section: Notable people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 26em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Namie_Amuro" title="Namie Amuro">Namie Amuro</a>, hip hop and pop singer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yui_Aragaki" title="Yui Aragaki">Yui Aragaki</a>, actress, singer and model</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Awich" title="Awich">Awich</a>, rapper, singer and songwriter</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beni_(singer)" title="Beni (singer)">Beni</a>, pop and R&B singer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zach_Bryan" title="Zach Bryan">Zach Bryan</a>, country musician and singer-songwriter</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Carter_(running_back)" title="Michael Carter (running back)">Michael Carter</a>, <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isamu_Ch%C5%8D" title="Isamu Chō">Isamu Chō</a>, officer in the <a href="/wiki/Imperial_Japanese_Army" title="Imperial Japanese Army">Imperial Japanese Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merle_Dandridge" title="Merle Dandridge">Merle Dandridge</a>, American actress and singer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Byron_Fija" title="Byron Fija">Byron Fija</a>, Okinawan language practitioner and activist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gichin_Funakoshi" title="Gichin Funakoshi">Gichin Funakoshi</a>, martial artist, founder of <a href="/wiki/Shotokan" title="Shotokan">Shotokan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gig%C5%8D_Funakoshi" title="Gigō Funakoshi">Gigō Funakoshi</a>, martial artist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gackt" title="Gackt">Gackt</a>, pop rock singer-songwriter, actor and author</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Griffin_III" title="Robert Griffin III">Robert Griffin III</a>, <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> player, <a href="/wiki/Heisman_Trophy" title="Heisman Trophy">Heisman Trophy</a> winner</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hearts_Grow" title="Hearts Grow">Hearts Grow</a>, alternative rock band</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Takuji_Iwasaki" title="Takuji Iwasaki">Takuji Iwasaki</a>, meteorologist, biologist and ethnologist historian</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eiki_Matayoshi" title="Eiki Matayoshi">Eiki Matayoshi</a>, novel writer, winner of <a href="/wiki/Akutagawa_prize" class="mw-redirect" title="Akutagawa prize">Akutagawa prize</a></li> <li>Jin Matsuda, singer, member of <a href="/wiki/INI_(Japanese_boy_group)" title="INI (Japanese boy group)">INI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saori_Minami" title="Saori Minami">Saori Minami</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kay%C5%8Dkyoku" title="Kayōkyoku">kayōkyoku</a> pop singer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daichi_Miura" title="Daichi Miura">Daichi Miura</a>, pop singer, dancer and choreographer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ch%C5%8Djun_Miyagi" title="Chōjun Miyagi">Chōjun Miyagi</a>, martial artist, founder of <a href="/wiki/G%C5%8Dj%C5%AB-ry%C5%AB" title="Gōjū-ryū">Gōjū-ryū</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yukie_Nakama" title="Yukie Nakama">Yukie Nakama</a>, singer, musician and actress</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rino_Nakasone" title="Rino Nakasone">Rino Nakasone</a>, professional dancer and choreographer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rimi_Natsukawa" title="Rimi Natsukawa">Rimi Natsukawa</a>, pop singer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orange_Range" title="Orange Range">Orange Range</a>, rock band</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minoru_%C5%8Cta" title="Minoru Ōta">Minoru Ōta</a>, admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Roberts_(baseball_manager)" title="Dave Roberts (baseball manager)">Dave Roberts</a>, <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> player and manager</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toshiyuki_Sakuda" title="Toshiyuki Sakuda">Toshiyuki Sakuda</a>, professional wrestler</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eisaku_Sat%C5%8D" title="Eisaku Satō">Eisaku Satō</a>, politician, 61st, 62nd and 63rd <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Japan" title="Prime Minister of Japan">Prime Minister of Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aisa_Senda" title="Aisa Senda">Aisa Senda</a>, singer, actress and TV presenter in Taiwan</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ben_Shepherd" title="Ben Shepherd">Ben Shepherd</a>, bassist of <a href="/wiki/Soundgarden" title="Soundgarden">Soundgarden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stereopony" title="Stereopony">Stereopony</a>, all-female pop rock band</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Noriyuki_Sugasawa" title="Noriyuki Sugasawa">Noriyuki Sugasawa</a>, basketball player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Shisa" title="Super Shisa">Super Shisa</a>, professional wrestler</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tina_Tamashiro" title="Tina Tamashiro">Tina Tamashiro</a>, fashion model and actress</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yuken_Teruya" title="Yuken Teruya">Yuken Teruya</a>, interdisciplinary artist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamlyn_Tomita" title="Tamlyn Tomita">Tamlyn Tomita</a>, actress and singer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanbun_Uechi" title="Kanbun Uechi">Kanbun Uechi</a>, martial artist, founder of <a href="/wiki/Uechi-ry%C5%AB" class="mw-redirect" title="Uechi-ryū">Uechi-ryū</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitsuru_Ushijima" title="Mitsuru Ushijima">Mitsuru Ushijima</a>, general at the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Okinawa" title="Battle of Okinawa">Battle of Okinawa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kents%C5%AB_Yabu" title="Kentsū Yabu">Kentsū Yabu</a>, martial artist prominent in <a href="/wiki/Sh%C5%8Drin-ry%C5%AB" title="Shōrin-ryū">Shōrin-ryū</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chikako_Yamashiro" title="Chikako Yamashiro">Chikako Yamashiro</a>, filmmaker and video artist</li> <li>Sho Yonashiro, singer, member of <a href="/wiki/JO1" title="JO1">JO1</a></li> <li>Ryan Johnson, Head Sommelier, Umu Restaurant</li></ul></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Okinawa_Prefecture&action=edit&section=43" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Names_of_Okinawa" title="Names of Okinawa">Names of Okinawa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Okinawa_Prefectural_Assembly" title="Okinawa Prefectural Assembly">Okinawa Prefectural Assembly</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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unique Yaeyama style stone axe independent from Chinese influence.<sup id="cite_ref-Taneishi_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Taneishi-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Though the name <a href="/w/index.php?title=%E9%9A%8B%E6%9B%B8&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="隋書 (page does not exist)"><i>Ryukyu</i></a><sup class="noprint" style="font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%9A%8B%E6%9B%B8" class="extiw" title="zh:隋書">zh</a>]</sup> appears in the <a href="/wiki/Book_of_Sui" title="Book of Sui">Book of Sui</a>, it is not defined clearly if it refers to the Okinawa island, the islands east of the Sea of China<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Vagueness" title="Wikipedia:Vagueness"><span title="This information is too vague. (January 2025)">vague</span></a></i>]</sup> except Japan, or Taiwan.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Kanjun Higashionna introduces that Jianzhen's biography notes Ryūkyū, however he argues that the location could have been Taiwan actually, reasoned that it was not accessible in five days' voyage from mainland China to Okinawa island in the 8th century.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-18">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Masahide Takemoto suggested in his 1972 paper that the 10th century sites he excavated were formed on hillsides suited to agriculture, where remains of Chinese celadonware were also excavated as signs of the beginning of the Gusuku period or centralized governing system.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-44"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-44">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/1959_Kadena_Air_Base_F-100_crash" class="mw-redirect" title="1959 Kadena Air Base F-100 crash">One in 1959</a> killed 17 people.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Okinawa_Prefecture&action=edit&section=45" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.esri.cao.go.jp/jp/sna/data/data_list/kakuhou/files/2020/2020_kaku_top.html">"2020年度国民経済計算（2015年基準・2008SNA） : 経済社会総合研究所 - 内閣府"</a>. <i>内閣府ホームページ</i> (in Japanese)<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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href="/wiki/Kunigami_District,_Okinawa" title="Kunigami District, Okinawa">Kunigami District</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kin,_Okinawa" title="Kin, Okinawa">Kin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Motobu,_Okinawa" title="Motobu, Okinawa">Motobu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ginoza,_Okinawa" title="Ginoza, Okinawa">Ginoza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Higashi,_Okinawa" title="Higashi, Okinawa">Higashi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ie,_Okinawa" title="Ie, Okinawa">Ie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kunigami,_Okinawa" title="Kunigami, Okinawa">Kunigami</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nakijin,_Okinawa" title="Nakijin, Okinawa">Nakijin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Onna,_Okinawa" title="Onna, Okinawa">Onna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C5%8Cgimi" title="Ōgimi">Ōgimi</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nakagami_District,_Okinawa" title="Nakagami District, Okinawa">Nakagami District</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chatan,_Okinawa" title="Chatan, Okinawa">Chatan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kadena,_Okinawa" title="Kadena, 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style="width:1%;border-right: 4px solid #FFFB91"><a href="/wiki/T%C5%8Dhoku_region" title="Tōhoku region">Tōhoku</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aomori_Prefecture" title="Aomori Prefecture">Aomori</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akita_Prefecture" title="Akita Prefecture">Akita</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fukushima_Prefecture" title="Fukushima Prefecture">Fukushima</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iwate_Prefecture" title="Iwate Prefecture">Iwate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miyagi_Prefecture" title="Miyagi Prefecture">Miyagi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yamagata_Prefecture" title="Yamagata Prefecture">Yamagata</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;border-right: 4px solid #79FF76"><a href="/wiki/Kant%C5%8D_region" title="Kantō region">Kantō</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" 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