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    Izena (伊是名村, Izena-son, Okinawan: Ijina, also known as Meejii (前地)) is a village occupying Izena Island in the north of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan (though...
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    Izena Island (Okinawan: イジナ, romanized: Ijina) (Japanese: 伊是名島 Izena-jima) is located in the East China Sea, north-west of Okinawa Island, in the Ryukyu...
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    Yokatsu and Iheya-Izena [ja; de] island groups. The Okinawa Islands are the political, cultural and population center of Okinawa Prefecture. The prefectural...
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    9 km2. The district also includes Kume Island, the islands of Iheya and Izena, the Kerama Islands, the Aguni Islands, and the Daitō Islands. Haebaru Town...
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  • Kitanakagusuku Nakagusuku Nishihara Yomitan Shimajiri Aguni Haebaru Iheya Izena Kitadaitou Kumejima Minamidaitō Tokashiki Tonaki Yaese (Formerly Gushikami...
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  • Tamaudun (category Okinawa Prefecture designated tangible cultural property)
    yōdore at Urasoe Castle and Izena Tamaudun near Izena Castle in Izena, Okinawa. The mausoleum is located in Shuri, Okinawa, and was built for Ryūkyūan...
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    Castle and Urasoe yōdore at Urasoe Castle. It is located near Izena Castle in Izena, Okinawa. It was built in 1501 by King Shō Shin. Shō Shoku (d. 1434)...
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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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    Izena Castle (伊是名城, Izena-jo, Okinawan: Ijina Gushiku) is a Ryūkyūan gusuku on Izena Island. It was built around the 14th century by Samekawa, son of the...
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    into a family of peasant farmers on Izena Island, a tiny island which lies off the northwestern coast of Okinawa Island. It is said that his parents died...
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    Urasoe yōdore (category Buildings and structures in Okinawa Prefecture)
    with Tamaudun at Shuri Castle and Izena Tamaudun near Izena Castle in Izena, Okinawa. It is located in Urasoe, Okinawa, in a cave on a cliff to the northeast...
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    The Okinawa Prefectural Assembly (沖縄県議会, Okinawa-kengikai) is the prefectural parliament of Okinawa. Its 48 members are elected every four years in 14...
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    Iheya Island (category Islands of Okinawa Prefecture)
    nearby Izena Island. Okinawa Islands Okinawa Prefecture "Iheya Island". VISIT OKINAWA JAPAN. Retrieved 2020-02-07. "Iheya Island / Izena Island/Okinawa Island...
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    Gifu Iwasaki Castle, Nisshin, Aichi Iwayadō Castle, Ōshū, Iwate Izena Castle, Izena, Okinawa Izushi Castle, Izushi, Hyōgo Kagoshima Castle, Kagoshima, Kagoshima...
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    Yoronjima Ryukyu Islands (琉球諸島, Ryūkyū-shotō) Okinawa Islands (沖縄諸島, Okinawa-shotō): Okinawa Island, Kume, Iheya, Izena, Aguni, Ie (Iejima), Iōtorishima Kerama...
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    is a Ryukyuan politician and former mayor of Naha, the capital city of Okinawa Prefecture. Naha Mayor Selection Committee backs Vice-Mayor Mikiko Shiroma...
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    Tokunoshima, Okinoerabujima, Yoronjima Ryūkyū-shotō Okinawa Islands: Okinawa Island, Kume, Iheya, Izena, Aguni, Ie (Iejima), Iwo Tori Shima (Iōtorishima)...
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  • located further westward in the East China Sea. Okinawa Island Iheya Island Izena Island Iejima Sesoko Island Yokatsu Islands Ikei Island Hamahiga Island...
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  • within the Prefecture of Okinawa. Much of the heritage of the Ryūkyū Kingdom and Islands was destroyed during the Battle of Okinawa. The mausoleum complex...
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    village of Izena. Shō died on 30 August 1996. His funeral was held in Tokyo, though he was entombed in Izena Tamaudun on the Okinawan island of Izena. His son...
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    Motobu Peninsula Ieshima [sic] Izena, Iheya Kudaka Central and South Okinawa Central Okinawa Kume, Aguni, Kerama South Okinawa Karimata (2000) investigated...
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  • in the category of structures (建造物, kenzōbutsu) for the Prefecture of Okinawa. As of 1 September 2017, twenty-three Important Cultural Properties with...
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    throne in 1469, King Shō En made his sister the Chief noro of his home of Izena, and his daughter kikoe-ōgimi. During the reign of Shō Shin (r. 1477–1526)...
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    Okinawa Television Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (沖縄テレビ放送株式会社, Okinawa Terebi Hōsō Kabushiki-Gaisha), also known as OTV, is a Japanese broadcast network affiliated...
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  • designated in the category of sculptures (彫刻, chōkoku) for the Prefecture of Okinawa. As of 1 February 2015, zero Important Cultural Properties have been designated...
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  • shoseki tenseki) and ancient documents (古文書, komonjo) for the Prefecture of Okinawa. As of 1 August 2020, two Important Cultural Properties have been designated...
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    and encompasses the cities of Nago, Okinawa, Uruma, Kunigami District and parts of Shimajiri District (Iheya and Izena). As of 2016, 312,171 eligible voters...
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    Tokunoshima (Amami Islands), and, within Okinawa Prefecture, on Okinawa Island and Yagaji Island [ja], Iheya Island, Izena Island, and Aka Island, Tokashiki...
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  • Naka Bokunen (category Artists from Okinawa Prefecture)
    from Okinawa, Japan, famous for his brightly coloured prints of Okinawan landscapes. Many of these prints are of, or inspired by, the island of Izena in...
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  • designated in the category of crafts (工芸品, kōgeihin) for the Prefecture of Okinawa. As of 1 January 2015, two Important Cultural Properties have been designated...
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