Naha

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
Transcriptions Romanization Naha

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Naha is in the southern part of the largest island in the Ryukyu Island archipelago.^[2]

History

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]