Naha
capital city of Okinawa prefecture, Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Naha (那覇市, Naha-shi, Okinawan: Naafa) is the capital city of Okinawa Prefecture in Japan.[1]
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| Naha | |||||
 Central Naha | |||||
| Japanese name | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiragana | なは | ||||
| Katakana | ナハ | ||||
| Kyūjitai | 那霸 | ||||
| Shinjitai | 那覇 | ||||
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Naha is in the southern part of the largest island in the Ryukyu Island archipelago.[2]
Once the capital of Ryukyu Kingdom was situated and its palace Shurijo rest. In 1879, Okinawa Prefecture was established; and Naha was made its capital city.[1]
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