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Village in Kyushu, Japan
Kitanakagusuku 北中城村
Village
Kitanakagusuku Village OfficeKitanakagusuku Village Office
Flag of KitanakagusukuFlagOfficial seal of KitanakagusukuEmblem
Location of Kitanakagusuku in Okinawa PrefectureLocation of Kitanakagusuku in Okinawa Prefecture
Kitanakagusuku is located in JapanKitanakagusukuKitanakagusuku
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
 • Total11.53 km (4.45 sq mi)
Population
 • Total17,969
 • Density1,600/km (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
  8. https://kubasakihs.dodea.edu
  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.

External links

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Hydrographic
Cape Hedo
Cape Irizaki
Henoko Bay
Kokuba River
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Miyako Strait
Nakagusuku Bay


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