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Naha City
那覇市
alternative words: Nahashi city, Nahashi, Naha-shi, Naha shi, Naha
keywords:
harbor
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military base
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okinawa
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town
related topics:
Okinawa Prefecture
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Shuri castle
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Naha airport
related web sites:
http://www.city.naha.okinawa.jp
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http://www.kekos.net/index.shtml
explanation: Capital of Okinawa Prefecture located in the south of Okinawa Island. It comes from a merger of 2 towns: Shuri which was the capital of Okinawa Kingdom and Naha proper which was its main harbor. During WWII the town was completely destroyed but has been restored, including famous Shurei Gate (Shurei no Mon) used for the entrance of Chinese Ambassador. The population is about 300,000.
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