Kitanakagusuku, Okinawa

Kitanakagusuku
北中城村
Village
Kitanakagusuku Village Office
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Location of Kitanakagusuku in Okinawa Prefecture
Kitanakagusuku
Coordinates: 26°18′4″N 127°47′35″E / 26.30111°N 127.79306°E / 26.30111; 127.79306
CountryJapan
RegionKyushu
PrefectureOkinawa Prefecture
DistrictNakagami
Area
 • Total
11.53 km2 (4.45 sq mi)
Population
 (October 1, 2020)
 • Total
17,969
 • Density1,600/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
Websitewww.vill.kitanakagusuku.lg.jp

Kitanakagusuku (北中城村, Kitanakagusuku-son, Okinawan: キタナカグシク, romanized: Kitanakagushiku) is a village located in Nakagami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.

As of 1 October 2020, the village has an estimated population of 17,969 and the density of 1,600 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.

Geography

Kitanakagusuku Village is located in the central part of Okinawa Island, along the eastern coast, commanding Nakagusuku Bay. The U.S. military base Camp Foster occupies 14.2% of its area.

Administrative divisions

The village includes fourteen wards.

  • Adaniya (安谷屋)
  • Atta (熱田)
  • Chunjun (仲順)
  • Higa (比嘉)
  • Kishaba (喜舎場)
  • Misaki (美崎)
  • Ogidō (荻道)
  • Ōgusuku (大城)
  • Rycom (ライカム)
  • Shimabuku (島袋)
  • Toguchi (渡口)
  • Waniya (和仁屋)
  • Yagibaru (屋宜原)
  • Zukeran (瑞慶覧)

Neighbouring municipalities

Education

The village has the following municipal schools:

  • Kitanakagusuku Junior High School (北中城中学校)
  • Kitanagagusuku Elementary School (北中城小学校)
  • Shimabuku Elementary School (島袋小学校)

The Okinawa Prefectural Board of Education operates nearby high schools, and the following special schools in Kitanakagusuku:

The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) operates schools in Camp Foster for children of American military personnel:

Cultural Properties

  • Name (Japanese) (Type of registration)

Cultural Properties

  • Nakamura Family Residence (中村家住宅) (National)
  • Sanshin - Yuna Type (三線与那型) (Prefectural)

Folk Cultural Properties

  • Atta Māshirī Tomb (熱田マーシリー) (Municipal)
  • Gan'yā Palanquin House of Kishaba (龕屋) (Prefectural)
  • Mākā-nu-utaki Sacred Site (マーカーの御嶽) (Municipal)
  • Niidukuru Hi-nu-kan (Fire God) (根所火の神) (Prefectural)
  • Ogidō Hījā-gā Spring (荻道のヒージャーガー) (Prefectural)
  • Sanskrit Stele inscribed "Abiraunken" of Toguchi (渡口の梵字の碑「アビラウンケン」) (Prefectural)
  • Stone lion of Kishaba (喜舎場の石獅子) (Prefectural)
  • Toguchi-no-tera/ Wanama-no-tera Sacred Site (渡口のテラ) (Prefectural)
  • Tomb of Chunjun Ufushu (仲順大主の墓) (Prefectural)
  • Tomb of Prince Kishaba (喜舎場公の墓) (Municipal)

Historic Sites

  • Ii-no-utaki / Wana Ugan Praying Site (上の御嶽・和仁屋御願) (Municipal)
  • Kishaba Ufukā Spring (喜舎場のウフカー) (Municipal)
  • Nasu-no-Utaki Sacred Site (ナスの御嶽) (Municipal)
  • Ogidō Shell Mound (荻堂貝塚) (National)
  • Ōgusuku Iri-nu-kā Spring (大城のイリヌカー) (Municipal)
  • Survey Stone of Toguchi (渡口の印部土手石 (ハル石)) (Municipal)
  • Tomb of Nakagusuku Wakamatsu (中城若松の墓) (Municipal)

References

  1. ^ 滝原康盛 Takihara Yasumori. 沖縄語会話集 日本語・沖縄語・ローマ字付き Okinawago Kaiwashū: Nihongo, Okinawago, Rōmaji-tsuki. (Okinawan Conversation Collection: Japanese, Okinawan, Romaji.) 那覇:沖縄芸能出版 Naha: Okinawa Geinō Shuppan. Heisei 6 (1994). p. 108. (in Japanese)
  2. ^ Four Japanese rules to live past 100 - BBC REEL. BBC. December 31, 2019. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  3. ^ "沖縄県 中頭郡北中城村の郵便番号 - 日本郵便". www.post.japanpost.jp. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
  4. ^ "Home". Kitanakagusuku Junior High School. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
  5. ^ "Home". Kitanakagusuku Elementary School. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
  6. ^ "Home". Shimabuku Elementary School. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
  7. ^ https://zukeranes.dodea.edu/school-about-us [bare URL]
  8. ^ https://kubasakihs.dodea.edu [bare URL]
  9. ^ "北中城村について". 沖縄県北中城村観光情報サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-10-07.


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