Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Chapter 5
OKINAWA MAIN ISLAND: THE SOUTH
沖縄諸島
Memorial museums, cultural sites
1
Okinawa Peace Prayer Park and Memorial Hall
沖縄戦跡国定公園;奄美大島
2
Ryukyu Glass Village
琉球ガラス村
3
Himeyuri Peace Museum and War Memorial
ひめゆり.平和祈念資料館
4
Culture Kingdom Gyokusendo
文化王国玉泉洞
5
Gusuku (Fortress) Ruins
御城
6
Seifa Utaki
斎場御嶽
7
General Buckner Memorial Plaque
中将バクナー記念碑
8
Former Japanese Naval Underground Headquarters
旧海軍司令部壕
9
Shikina-en Royal Garden
識名園
10
Shuri Castle
首里城
11
Kokusai-dōri
国際通り
12
Heiwa-dōri
平和通り
13
Fukushu-en
福州園
14
Naminoue Shrine
波の上宮
15
Tsushima-maru Memorial Museum
対馬丸記念館
16
International Cemetery at Tomari District
那覇沖縄での国際墓
The Southern part of Okinawa Main Island (
沖縄本島南部
; Okinawa-hontō Nanbu) can be
defined as that part of the island which begins near the very bottom of the island, at Cape Ky-
an, and runs up north to a little past Naha, say to around Ginowan (
宜野湾市
; Ginowan-shi)
and Urasoe (
浦添市
; Urasoéshi). This portion is about 12 miles (20 kilometers) from north to
south and anywhere from 6 to around 9 miles (10 to around 15 kilometers) from east to west.
Although it does not occupy an equal one-third of the island's land area, and has more than
three-quarters of the island's people living here, it's Okinawa's most densely populated section
and includes many of the most popular sightseeing attractions on the island. Here's a listing,
