Tomigusuku, Okinawa

Tomigusuku is a city located in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2020, the city has an estimated population of 64,612 and a population density of 3,297 persons per km². The total area is 19.25 km².
On April 1, 2002, the administrative status of Tomigusuku was changed from village to city. Until then it had been the largest village in Japan.

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Geography

Tomigusuku is located along the western coast, on the southern part of Okinawa Island, facing the East China Sea. It is broadly rectangular, extending east-west, with Naha City on the north. The Noha River runs westward in the central part of the city, and then turns northward and pours into Lake Man.
The city includes the island of Senaga, located about 600 m offshore of Senaga Village. It used to be inhabited before the war but became deserted after the war. It was seized by the U.S. forces in 1946, but was returned to Okinawa Prefecture in 1977. It is currently linked to the main island by a bridge and has become famous as a fishing and shellfish collecting spot. It also includes facilities for sea bathing, camping and sports.

Administrative divisions

The city includes twenty-four wards.

Japanese name
Bin
Ganaha
Gibo
Iraha
Kakazu
Kanera
Madanbashi
Nagadō
Nakachi
Nesabu
Noha
Onaga
Senaga
Tagami
Taira
Takamine
Takayasu
Tohashina
Tokashiki
Tomigusuku
Toyosaki
Ueta
Yone
Zayasu

Neighbouring municipalities

Haebaru
Itoman
Naha
Yaese

Education

High schools

Okinawa Prefectural Nanbu Agricultural High School
Okinawa Prefectural Tomigusuku High School
Okinawa Prefectural Tomigusuku Minami High School

Junior high schools

Tomigusuku Municipal Iraha Junior High School
Tomigusuku Municipal Nagamine Junior High School
Tomigusuku Municipal Tomigusuku Junior High School

Elementary schools

Tomigusuku Municipal Iraha Elementary School
Tomigusuku Municipal Nagamine Elementary School
Tomigusuku Municipal Tomigusuku Elementary School
Tomigusuku Municipal Toyomi Elementary School
Tomigusuku Municipal Toyosaki Elementary School
Tomigusuku Municipal Ueda Elementary School
Tomigusuku Municipal Yutaka Elementary School
Tomigusuku Municipal Zayasu Elementary School

Notable people

Toshimitsu Higa, baseball player
Natsumi Ikema, actress
Mr Miyagi, fictional character, Karate Kid Movies
Hirokazu Nema, basketball coach
Kamejiro Senaga, politician
Takako Uehara, singer
Rui Yonamine, dancer and choreographer

Cultural and natural assets

Tomigusuku City hosts forty-eight tangible cultural properties and monuments, most of which appear on municipal listings but are not officially designated or registered at the national, prefectural or municipal level.

Name

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Bin Gusuku
Bone artefacts from Gibo Akgari-nu-utaki Sacred Site
Documents relating to the Ōshiro Family of Aza Yone
Earthen artefacts from Takamine Furujima Site
Madan-bashi Bridge Remains
Madan-bashi Bridge Renovation Inscription
Memorandum by Former Ōta Pechin from Kakazu in Tomigusuku Magiri
Monument to the loyal dead
Nagamine Gusuku
Senaga Gusuku / Anjina Gusuku
Survey Stone "い" Wonakabaru
Survey Stone "ニ" Kanahabaru
Survey Stone "ヌ" Mesashifubaru
Survey Stone "ロ" Mesashifubaru
Taira Gusuku

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Chiiya Island
Funerary palanquin of Noha
Gan-yā Palanquin House and Gangō Festival of Takayasu
Gan-yā Palanquin House Site of Noha
Gibo Bijun Praying Site
Kōjā-yā Palanquin House of Bin
Kunjā-gā spring and windmill site
Madan-bashi Agari-nu-shīsā Stone Lion
Madan-bashi Iri-nu-shīsā Stone Lion
Sacred lion of Takayasu
Stone lion and Sangwachā of Nesabu
Stone lion of Bin
Stone lion of Nakachi
Stone lion of Noha
Stone lion of Takamine
Stone lion of Tokashiki
Stone lions of Tagami
Takayasu Bijun Praying Site
Tuduruchi-gā spring
Village stone lion of Taira