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OkinawaNature & SceneryNanjo
Gyokusendo
A limestone cave five kilometres long. It shows how an island of Ryukyu limestone came to be.
OkinawaNature & SceneryItoman
Heiwa no Ishiji
It carves the name of every person who died in the Battle of Okinawa, regardless of nationality, soldier or civilian.
OkinawaCulture & HistoryTaketomi
Iriomotejima
Ninety percent of the island is primeval forest. The Iriomote cat is a Special Natural Monument.
OkinawaArchitecture
OkinawaArchitectureNakagusuku
Nakagusuku-jo
Its curving stone walls are beautiful. Perry is said to have surveyed them and been astonished at their accuracy.
OkinawaArchitectureNakijin
Nakijin-jo
The seat of the king of Hokuzan. A wall 1.5 kilometres long runs along the ridge.
OkinawaArchitecture
OkinawaCastles & HistoryNaha
Shurijo Seiden
It burned in 2019 and is being rebuilt. The stone walls of the castle site remain World Heritage.
OkinawaArchitectureTaketomi
Taketomijima
Red tiles and shisa, and streets of white sand. The island's code, utsugumi, has kept the townscape.
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OkinawaArchitecture
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OkinawaMuseums
OkinawaHistoric DistrictsNaha
Kokusai Street
One point six kilometres. Its recovery from the burnt ground of the war was called the miracle mile.
OkinawaNature & Scenery
OkinawaNature & SceneryIshigaki
Kabira Bay
The colour of the water changes with the hour. Black pearls are farmed here, so swimming is not allowed.
OkinawaMuseums
OkinawaNature & SceneryNakijin
Kouri Island
A bridge 1,960 metres long crosses the sea. The island carries a Ryukyuan version of the Adam and Eve legend.
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