Kitanakagusuku, Okinawa

Kitanakagusuku is a village located in Nakagami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
, the village has an estimated population of 17,969 and the density of 1,600 persons per km². The total area is 11.53 km². It is home to Nakagusuku Castle and the Nakagusuku Hotel ruins.
The village has a large number of centenarians.

WWW vill.kitanakagusuku.lg.jp

Geography

Kitanakagusuku Village is located in the central part of Okinawa Island, along the eastern coast, commanding Nakagusuku Bay. The U.S. military base Camp Foster occupies 14.2% of its area.

Administrative divisions

The village includes fourteen wards.

Adaniya
Atta
Chunjun
Higa
Kishaba
Misaki
Ogidō
Ōgusuku
Rycom
Shimabuku
Toguchi
Waniya
Yagibaru
Zukeran

Neighbouring municipalities

Education

The village has the following municipal schools:

Kitanakagusuku Junior High School
Kitanagagusuku Elementary School
Shimabuku Elementary School

The Okinawa Prefectural Board of Education operates nearby high schools, and the following special schools in Kitanakagusuku:

Okinawa Kenritsu Hanasakishien School

The Department of Defense Education Activity operates schools in Camp Foster for children of American military personnel:

Zukeran Elementary School
Kubasaki High School

Cultural Properties

Name

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Nakamura Family Residence
Sanshin – Yuna Type

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Atta Māshirī Tomb
Gan'yā Palanquin House of Kishaba
Mākā-nu-utaki Sacred Site
Niidukuru Hi-nu-kan
Ogidō Hījā-gā Spring
Sanskrit Stele inscribed "Abiraunken" of Toguchi
Stone lion of Kishaba
Toguchi-no-tera/ Wanama-no-tera Sacred Site
Tomb of Chunjun Ufushu
Tomb of Prince Kishaba

[Historic Sites">Monuments of Japan"> [Historic Sites]

Ii-no-utaki / Wana Ugan Praying Site
Kishaba Ufukā Spring
Nasu-no-Utaki Sacred Site
Ogidō Shell Mound
Ōgusuku Iri-nu-kā Spring
Survey Stone of Toguchi
Tomb of Nakagusuku Wakamatsu