Okinawa Prefecture

E30155

prefecture of Japan

Okinawa Prefecture is Japan’s southernmost group of subtropical islands, known for its distinct Ryukyuan culture, beaches, and significant World War II history.

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All labels observed (12)

Label	Occurrences
Okinawa Prefecture canonical	397
Okinawa	27
Okinawa, Japan	8
Okinawa Prefecture, Japan	5
Okinawa Prefectural Government	2
Okinawa Islands	1
Okinawa Islands region	1
Okinawa Islands region (administrative)	1
Okinawa Prefecture (administered by Japan)	1
Okinawa Prefecture (administrative Kyushu region)	1
Okinawa region	1
沖縄	1

Statements (84)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	prefecture of Japan ⓘ
annexationYear	1879 ⓘ
borderedBy	Kagoshima Prefecture ⓘ
capital	Naha ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
hasAgriculturalProduct	pineapple ⓘ sugarcane ⓘ tropical fruits ⓘ
hasAirport	Miyako Airport ⓘ Naha Airport ⓘ New Ishigaki Airport ⓘ
hasCity	Urasoe ⓘ surface form: Ginowan Yaeyama Islands ⓘ surface form: Ishigaki Itoman ⓘ Miyakojima ⓘ Nago ⓘ Okinawa City ⓘ Tomigusuku ⓘ Urasoe ⓘ Uruma ⓘ
hasClimate	subtropical climate ⓘ
hasEthnicGroup	Yamato people ⓘ surface form: Japanese people Ryukyuan people ⓘ
hasHistoricalEntity	Ryukyu Kingdom ⓘ
hasIsland	Iheya Island ⓘ Yaeyama Islands ⓘ surface form: Ishigaki Island Izena Island ⓘ Kume Island ⓘ Miyako Island ⓘ Miyako Islands ⓘ Okinawa Island ⓘ Yaeyama Islands ⓘ Yonaguni ⓘ surface form: Yonaguni Island
hasIslandGroup	Miyako Islands ⓘ surface form: Sakishima Islands
hasLargestCity	Naha ⓘ
hasMainIndustry	agriculture ⓘ tourism ⓘ
hasMajorUSBase	Camp Foster ⓘ Camp Hansen ⓘ Camp Schwab ⓘ Futenma Air Station ⓘ Kadena Air Base ⓘ
hasNotableDrink	awamori ⓘ
hasNotableFood	Okinawa soba ⓘ goya champuru ⓘ
hasOfficialLanguage	Japanese ⓘ
hasRegionalLanguage	Kunigami ⓘ Miyakoan ⓘ Okinawan ⓘ Yaeyama Islands ⓘ surface form: Yaeyama Yonaguni ⓘ
hasTimeZone	Japan Standard Time ⓘ
hasTraditionalInstrument	Sanshin ⓘ surface form: sanshin
hasTraditionalMartialArt	Okinawan karate ⓘ kobudō ⓘ
hasTraditionalMusic	Ryukyuan music ⓘ
hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite	Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu ⓘ
hasUSMilitaryPresence	yes ⓘ
hasWorldHeritageComponent	Katsuren Castle ⓘ Nakagusuku Castle ⓘ Nakijin Castle ⓘ Sefa-utaki ⓘ Shuri Castle ⓘ Zakimi Castle ⓘ
isSouthernmostPrefectureOf	Japan ⓘ
isWesternmostPrefectureOf	Japan ⓘ
knownFor	Battle of Okinawa ⓘ Okinawan cuisine ⓘ Ryukyuan culture ⓘ World War II history ⓘ beaches ⓘ coral reefs ⓘ karate ⓘ longevity of residents ⓘ
locatedIn	East China Sea ⓘ Kyushu ⓘ surface form: Kyushu region Philippine Sea ⓘ Ryukyu Islands ⓘ
occupationPeriod	1945–1972 ⓘ
partOf	Japan ⓘ
reversionYear	1972 ⓘ
revertedTo	Japan ⓘ
wasAnnexedBy	Japan ⓘ
wasOccupiedBy	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States

Referenced by (446)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Japanese yen → usedIn → Okinawa Prefecture ⓘ

Japan Standard Time → usedByRegion → Okinawa Prefecture ⓘ

Ryukyu Islands → hasPart → Okinawa Prefecture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Okinawa Islands

Ryukyu Islands → hasPrefecture → Okinawa Prefecture ⓘ

Ryukyu Islands → hasCulturalRegion → Okinawa Prefecture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Okinawa

Allied occupation of Japan → location → Okinawa Prefecture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Okinawa

III Marine Expeditionary Force → garrisonLocation → Okinawa Prefecture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Okinawa, Japan

Fukuoka High Court → jurisdiction → Okinawa Prefecture ⓘ

Fukuoka High Court → region → Okinawa Prefecture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Okinawa

3rd Marine Division → garrisonLocation → Okinawa Prefecture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Okinawa, Japan

Kyushu → hasPrefecture → Okinawa Prefecture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Okinawa Prefecture (administrative Kyushu region)

Naha → locatedIn → Okinawa Prefecture ⓘ

Naha → capitalOf → Okinawa Prefecture ⓘ

Naha → isLargestCityOf → Okinawa Prefecture ⓘ

Naha → isPoliticalCenterOf → Okinawa Prefecture ⓘ

Naha → isEconomicCenterOf → Okinawa Prefecture ⓘ

Isamu Chō → placeOfDeath → Okinawa Prefecture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Okinawa

Minoru Ōta → placeOfActivity → Okinawa Prefecture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Okinawa

Ryukyuan people → locatedIn → Okinawa Prefecture ⓘ

Senkaku Islands → administeredAsPartOf → Okinawa Prefecture ⓘ

Ryukyuan languages → spokenIn → Okinawa Prefecture ⓘ

Shuri → locatedIn → Okinawa Prefecture ⓘ

Blowback → focusesOn → Okinawa Prefecture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Okinawa

Okinawan Japanese → spokenIn → Okinawa Prefecture ⓘ

The Coming War on China → features → Okinawa Prefecture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Okinawa

Buckner → placeOfDeath → Okinawa Prefecture ⓘ

subject surface form: Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr.

this entity surface form: Okinawa, Japan

Miyako Islands → locatedIn → Okinawa Prefecture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Okinawa Prefecture, Japan

Yaeyama Islands → locatedIn → Okinawa Prefecture ⓘ

Japanese archipelago → extendsTo → Okinawa Prefecture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Okinawa

Daitō Islands → administeredBy → Okinawa Prefecture ⓘ

Daitō Islands → belongsTo → Okinawa Prefecture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Okinawa Islands region (administrative)

Okinawa Island → locatedIn → Okinawa Prefecture ⓘ

Okinawa Island → partOf → Okinawa Prefecture ⓘ

Marine Corps Installations Pacific → areaOfOperations → Okinawa Prefecture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Okinawa

Marine Corps Installations Pacific → headquartersLocation → Okinawa Prefecture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Okinawa, Japan

III MEF → garrisonLocation → Okinawa Prefecture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Okinawa, Japan

Expo '75 → hostPrefecture → Okinawa Prefecture ⓘ

Expo '75 → organizedBy → Okinawa Prefecture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Okinawa Prefectural Government

University of the Ryukyus (nearby main campus in Nishihara, associated with Naha urban area) → locatedIn → Okinawa Prefecture ⓘ

subject surface form: University of the Ryukyus

University of the Ryukyus (nearby main campus in Nishihara, associated with Naha urban area) → regionServed → Okinawa Prefecture ⓘ

subject surface form: University of the Ryukyus

Naha Tug-of-War Festival → locatedIn → Okinawa Prefecture ⓘ

Naha Hari (dragon boat festival) → locatedIn → Okinawa Prefecture ⓘ

subject surface form: Naha Hari

Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum → locatedInAdministrativeTerritory → Okinawa Prefecture ⓘ

Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum → owner → Okinawa Prefecture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Okinawa Prefectural Government

Camp Courtney → locatedIn → Okinawa Prefecture ⓘ

The Teahouse of the August Moon → settingLocation → Okinawa Prefecture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Okinawa

The Teahouse of the August Moon → narrativeLocation → Okinawa Prefecture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Okinawa

1st Marine Aircraft Wing → garrisonLocation → Okinawa Prefecture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Okinawa, Japan

3rd Marine Logistics Group → garrisonLocation → Okinawa Prefecture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Okinawa, Japan