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    Nakagusuku Castle (中城城, Nakagusuku jō, Okinawan: Nakagushiku) is a gusuku in the village of Kitanakagusuku, Okinawa, Japan. It is one of a number of castles...
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    Nakagusuku (中城村, Nakagusuku-son, Okinawan: Nakagushiku) is a village located in Nakagami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2020, the...
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    Nakagusuku Bay (中城湾, Nakagusuku-wan, Okinawan: Nakagushiku-widu) is a bay on the southern coast of Okinawa Island on the Pacific Ocean in Japan. The bay...
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    The Nakagusuku Hotel site (中城ホテル跡, Nakagusuku Hoteru ato), also known as the Royal Hotel or Takahara or Kogen Hotel (高原ホテル, Takahara/Kōgen Hoteru), is...
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    persons per km². The total area is 11.53 km². It is home to Nakagusuku Castle and the Nakagusuku Hotel ruins. The village has quite a few centenarians. The...
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  • Nakijin On'na Oogimi Miyako Tarama Nakagami Chatan Kadena Kitanakagusuku Nakagusuku Nishihara Yomitan Shimajiri Aguni Haebaru Iheya Izena Kitadaitou Kumejima...
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    is the most famous castle on Okinawa and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Nakagusuku Castle is a gusuku in the village of Kitanakagusuku, Okinawa. This is...
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    The total area is 139.25 km2. Chatan Kadena Nishihara Kitanakagusuku Nakagusuku Yomitan On April 1, 2005 Katsuren and Yonashiro were merged with the old...
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    towns, and villages of Naha, Urasoe, Ginowan, Haebaru, Yonabaru, and Nakagusuku. Because both the University of the Ryukyus and the Okinawa Christian...
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    was the last crown prince of the Ryukyu Kingdom (中城王子, Nakagusuku Ōji, lit. Prince of Nakagusuku). He lost that title upon the abolition of the kingdom...
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    Motobu 本部町 むぶ Mutubu Mutubu (Kunigami) 54.3 13,441 Kunigami District Town Nakagusuku 中城村 なかーぐく Nakāgusiku 15.46 20,030 Nakagami District Village Nakijin 今帰仁村...
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    Zone near the Airport with another 122-hectare (300-acre) FTZ located at Nakagusuku Bay. Peach, a low-cost carrier (LCC) based at Kansai International Airport...
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    shifted to the eastern side of the island and, that night, anchored in Nakagusuku Wan. The next day, San Francisco supported troops in the southern part...
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  • to have seen ghostly white balls floating in the air. Nakagusuku Hotel The ruins of Nakagusuku Hotel in Okinawa are notorious for their haunted reputation...
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    Kingdom and scheme and attack against Gosamaru, Aji of Yomitanzan and Nakagusuku. Amawari was born to a peasant family in Yara, in Chatan Magiri (now Kadena)...
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  • Sonohyan-utaki Ishimon, Nakijin Castle, Zakimi Castle, Katsuren Castle, Nakagusuku Castle, Shuri Castle, Shikinaen, Seifa-utaki Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage...
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    (aka USS Inca) Cargo Ship, Liberty Ship Air attack, Aerial Torpedo off Nakagusuku Wan 8 2 27 May 45 USS Braine Destroyer Air attack, two kamikazes, first...
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    Nakagusuku, Kitankagusuku, Okinawa...
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  • of Jerry Buckner and Gary Garcia Japan Buckner Bay, a former name for Nakagusuku Bay on Okinawa Fort Buckner, a U.S. Army base on Okinawa United States...
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    (former Yonakuni) Nakagusuku PL64 Shimokita (former Motobu) 3 March 2009 Naha PL65 Shiretoko (former Kunigami) 12 March 2009 Nakagusuku PL66 Shikine Mitsubishi...
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    Gusuku continued to be built during this period, the most notable being Nakagusuku Castle and Yarazamori Castle. A significant change in status for the kingdom...
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    B. Buckner (T-AP-123), an Admiral W. S. Benson class troop transport. Nakagusuku Bay on the East side of Okinawa was nicknamed "Buckner Bay" in the 1940s...
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    archaeological site in Yoshinogari site Okinawa Prefecture – Shuri Castle, Nakagusuku Castle, Nakijin Castle, etc. They are parts of the Gusuku Sites and Related...
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    neighborhood of the town of Nishihara, its campus borders both the village of Nakagusuku and the city of Ginowan. Under the auspices of the United States Civil...
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    at the southern end of Okinawa Island, on the east coast, overlooking Nakagusuku Bay. As of 2015, the town has a population of 18,410 and a population...
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  • avenge his father's death and joins forces with Asami. Kisuke Nakagusuku (中城規介, Nakagusuku Kisuke) Leader of the Okinawan mafia. Viz Media's English release...
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    with sessei. Three years later, Shō Hō was named Prince of Nakagusuku and given Nakagusuku magiri as his domain. King Shō Nei died without an heir in...
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  • 30 Ie 伊江村 22.78 Yomitan 読谷村 Nakagami 35.28 Kitanakagusuku 北中城村 11.54 Nakagusuku 中城村 15.53 Tokashiki 渡嘉敷村 Shimajiri 19.23 Zamami 座間味村 16.74 Aguni 粟国村 7...
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    the sudden change in direction left U.S. warships and boats moored in Nakagusuku Bay (called Buckner Bay by U.S. forces) unable to escape to the safety...
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    in time to join the invasion fleet that attacked Okinawa, arriving off Nakagusuku Wan on 6 May. She shelled Shuri Castle, inflicting heavy damage on a major...
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