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    Okinawa (Japanese: 沖縄, Hepburn: Okinawa) most commonly refers to: Okinawa Prefecture, Japan's southernmost prefecture Okinawa Island, the most populous...
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    Okinawa Prefecture (Japanese: 沖縄県, Hepburn: Okinawa-ken) is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan. It has a population of 1,457,162 (as...
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    The Battle of Okinawa (Japanese: 沖縄戦, Hepburn: Okinawa-sen), codenamed Operation Iceberg,: 17  was a major battle of the Pacific War fought on the island...
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    Okinawa Island (沖縄島, Okinawa-jima, Okinawan: 沖縄/うちなー, Uchinaa Kunigami: ふちなー, Fuchináa), officially Okinawa Main Island (沖縄本島, Okinawa-hontō), is the largest...
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    The Okinawa woodpecker (Dendrocopos noguchii), (ノグチゲラ, [きーたたちゃー] Error: {{nihongo}}: transliteration text not Latin script (pos 1) (help), Noguchigera)...
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  • the United States Navy have been named USS Okinawa, in honor of the Battle of Okinawa. The first USS Okinawa (CVE-127) was to be an escort carrier, but...
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    McTureous, Okinawa Prefecture Camp Courtney, Okinawa Prefecture Camp Foster, Okinawa Prefecture Camp Kinser, Okinawa Prefecture Camp Hansen, Okinawa Prefecture...
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  • Gushikami-son, Okinawan: Gushichan) was a village located in Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the village had an estimated population...
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    originated among the indigenous people of Okinawa Island. Due to its location (between "Mainland Japan" and Taiwan), Okinawa was influenced by various cultures...
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    The Okinawa Islands (沖縄諸島, Okinawa Shotō, or 沖縄群島, Okinawa Guntō) are an island group in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, and are the principal island group...
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    Okinawa City (沖縄市, Okinawa-shi, Japanese: [okinawa]) is the second-largest city in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, following Naha, the capital city. It is located...
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    The Okinawa Kyokuryu-kai (沖縄旭琉会, Okinawa Kyokuryū-kai) is a yakuza criminal organization based on the Okinawa island of Japan. A designated yakuza group...
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    The Okinawa diet describes the traditional dietary practices of indigenous people of the Ryukyu Islands (belonging to Japan), which were claimed to have...
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    Okinawa Uno, also called Colonia Okinawa or simply Okinawa, is a small city and municipality of Bolivia, located in Ignacio Warnes Province in Santa Cruz...
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    Satsunan Islands (Ōsumi, Tokara and Amami) and Okinawa Prefecture (Daitō, Miyako, Yaeyama, Senkaku, Okinawa, Sakishima Islands (further divided into the...
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  • Okinawa World (おきなわワールド, Okinawa wārudo) is a theme park in Nanjo, Okinawa. Okinawa World was originally called Gyokusendo Park (玉泉洞公園, Gyokusendo Kōen)...
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    Okinawa soba (沖縄そば) is a type of noodle produced in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Okinawa soba is a regional collective trademark of The Okinawa Noodle Manufacturing...
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    romanized: Kitanakagushiku) is a village located in Nakagami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2020[update], the village has an estimated...
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    Kadena-chō, Okinawan: Kadina) is a town located in Nakagami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. As of October 2016, the town had an estimated population...
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    Kunigami and Okinawan: Mutubu) is a town located in Kunigami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. As of October 2016, the town has an estimated population...
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    Kumejima-chō, Okinawan: Kumishima) is a town located in Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The town consists of the islands of Kume, Ōjima, Ōhajima...
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  • Katsuren (勝連町, Katsuren-chō) was a town located in Nakagami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It is on the Katsuren Peninsula. It was founded around...
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    Naha (redirect from Naha, Okinawa)
    Naha-shi, Japanese: [naꜜha], Okinawan: Nāfa or Nafa) is the capital city of Okinawa Prefecture, the southernmost prefecture of Japan. As of 1 June 2019, the...
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  • Yonashiro-chō, Okinawan: Yunagushiku) was a town located in Nakagami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of...
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  • Ōzato (大里村, Ōzato-son) was a village located in Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Ōzato Castle is located here. It is named after Nanzan's...
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    Aguni (粟国村, Aguni-son) is a village located in Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The village occupies the entirety of Aguni Island. As of...
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  • as Yeoman "Okinawa (1952) - IMDb". Internet Movie Database. Okinawa at IMDb Okinawa at AllMovie Okinawa at the TCM Movie Database Okinawa at the AFI Catalog...
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    Yunabaru) is a town in Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It is located at the southern end of Okinawa Island, on the east coast, overlooking...
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    Karate (redirect from Okinawa karate)
    in the 1300s, early Chinese martial artists brought their techniques to Okinawa. Despite the Ryukyu Kingdom being turned into a puppet state by Japanese...
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    Okinawa (沖縄) is a name with multiple referents. The endonym refers to Okinawa Island in southwestern Japan. Today it can cover some surrounding islands...
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