Naha
Naha-shi 那覇 市 |
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Geographical location in Japan | ||
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Region : | Kyushu | |
Prefecture : | Okinawa | |
Coordinates : | 26 ° 13 ' N , 127 ° 41' E | |
Basic data | ||
Surface: | 38.99 km² | |
Residents : | 317,606 (October 1, 2019) |
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Population density : | 8146 inhabitants per km² | |
Community key : | 47201-8 | |
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Flag / coat of arms: | ||
Tree : | Garcinia subelliptica | |
Flower : | Bougainvillea | |
Blooming tree: | Flame tree | |
town hall | ||
Address : |
Naha City Hall 1 - 1 - 1 , Izumizaki Naha -shi Okinawa 900-8585 |
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Website URL: | http://www.city.naha.okinawa.jp/ | |
Location Nahas in Okinawa Prefecture | ||
Naha ( Japanese 那覇 市 , - shi , Okinawish Naahwa ) is the largest city in the Japanese prefecture of Okinawa and at the same time its administrative seat.
geography
The approximately 100 km long island of Okinawa , in the south of which lies Naha, belongs to the group of Ryūkyū Islands and thus also to the Nansei Islands , which extend from Kyūshū to Taiwan and which separate the East China Sea from the Pacific .
climate
Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Naha
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Naha's climate is subtropical and monsoon-like . Precipitation occurs all year round, the annual precipitation is 2000 mm. Typhoons regularly hit the area in summer and autumn .
Summers are hot with temperatures of 25-30 ° C and above. Winters are relatively warm with temperatures between 15 and 20 ° C.
history
Naha-Te (Japanese 那覇 手 , dt. Naha-Hand ), a martial art practiced there , was named after the city. In the places Naha, Tomari ( 泊 ) and Shuri , the Okinawa-Te, which is the origin of today's karate , arose .
In 1853, the American naval officer Matthew Calbraith Perry landed in Naha during his successful campaign to open up Japan to foreign trade.
In the three-month battle for Okinawa , the last battle of the Pacific War in 1945 , Naha and all other places in the south of the island of Okinawa were almost completely destroyed.
traffic
Naha owns the Yuirail monorail and an international airport . There are ferry connections to the surrounding islands and to cities on the main Japanese islands , but these are increasingly being displaced by the cheaper air traffic .
education
There are two universities in Naha .
sons and daughters of the town
- Gichin Funakoshi (1868-1957), karateka
- Mabuni Kenwa (1889-1952), karateka
- Ankō Itosu (1831-1915), karateka
- Kanryō Higaonna (1853-1916), karateka
- Sōkon Matsumura (19th century), karateka
- Yamanokuchi Baku (1903–1963), poet
- Nagamine Shōshin (1907-1997), Karateka
- Namie Amuro (* 1977), J-Pop singer
- Cocco (born 1977), J-pop singer
- Kazuki Ganaha (* 1980), football player
- Shingo Akamine (born 1983), soccer player
- Ryōko Takara (* 1990), soccer player
Neighboring cities and communities
Web links
- Official website (Japanese, English)