Ryukyu Islands

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The Ryukyu Islands are a chain of subtropical islands in southwestern Japan, including Okinawa, known for their distinct Ryukyuan culture, history as an independent kingdom, and strategic location between Kyushu and Taiwan.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archipelago
island chain
administeredBy Japan
annexationYear 1879
annexedBy Japan
surface form: Empire of Japan
borders East China Sea
Philippine Sea
capitalOfFormerKingdom Shuri
climate subtropical
country Japan
formerName Ryukyu Islands self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ryukyu Kingdom
hasCulturalRegion Okinawa Prefecture
surface form: Okinawa

Yaeyama Islands
surface form: Sakishima Islands
hasEthnicGroup Ryukyuan people
surface form: Okinawans

Ryukyuan people
hasLanguage Ryukyuan languages
surface form: Okinawan language

Ryukyuan languages
hasLargestIsland Okinawa Island
hasMajorBattle Battle of Okinawa
hasMajorCity Naha
hasOfficialLanguage Japanese language
hasPart Amami Islands
Daitō Islands
Miyako Islands
Okinawa Prefecture
surface form: Okinawa Islands

Yaeyama Islands
hasPrefecture Kagoshima Prefecture
Okinawa Prefecture
hasReligion Buddhism
Christianity
Ryukyuan religion
Shinto
hasUNESCOStatus Ryukyu Islands self-linksurface differs
surface form: Amami-Okinawa World Natural Heritage Site
hasUSMilitaryBases Okinawa Island
historicalEntity Ryukyu Islands self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ryukyu Kingdom
historicalStatus domain of Satsuma Domain
independent kingdom
tributary state of China
knownFor Okinawan cuisine
Ryukyuan dance
World War II battles
beaches
coral reefs
distinct Ryukyuan culture
traditional Ryukyuan music
locatedBetween Kyushu
Formosa
surface form: Taiwan
locatedIn East China Sea
western Pacific Ocean
surface form: northwestern Pacific Ocean

southwestern Japan
occupationPeriod 1945–1972
occupiedBy United States of America
surface form: United States
partOf Japanese archipelago
Ryukyu Islands self-linksurface differs
surface form: Nansei Islands
returnedTo Japan
reversionYear 1972
seaArea Philippine Sea
separates East China Sea
Philippine Sea
strategicImportance maritime trade routes
military

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Iheya Island archipelago Ryukyu Islands
this entity surface form: Ryukyu Archipelago
Minamidaitōjima belongsTo Ryukyu Islands
this entity surface form: Ryukyu Islands region
Okinawa Arena regionServed Ryukyu Islands
Ginowan City Gymnasium locatedIn Ryukyu Islands
RGK region Ryukyu Islands
subject surface form: Ryukyu Golden Kings
RGK hasFanBaseIn Ryukyu Islands
subject surface form: Ryukyu Golden Kings
Miyakojima City locatedIn Ryukyu Islands
Kitadaitōjima locatedInRegion Ryukyu Islands
Okidaitōjima archipelago Ryukyu Islands
Kings region Ryukyu Islands
subject surface form: Ryukyu Golden Kings
Naminoue Beach locatedIn Ryukyu Islands
Naha Port locatedIn Ryukyu Islands
Naha Port serves Ryukyu Islands
Naha Bus Terminal locatedIn Ryukyu Islands
Yui Rail locatedIn Ryukyu Islands
Heiwa-dori shopping arcade region Ryukyu Islands
Makishi Public Market region Ryukyu Islands
Naha Airport Station locatedIn Ryukyu Islands
Shuri area region Ryukyu Islands
City of Naha locatedInRegion Ryukyu Islands
Oriental region extendsInto Ryukyu Islands
this entity surface form: southern Japan (Ryukyu Islands)
Amami City locatedIn Ryukyu Islands
this entity surface form: Ryukyu archipelago (geographical sense)
OKA regionServed Ryukyu Islands
OKA locatedIn Ryukyu Islands
this entity surface form: Okinawa Islands
ROAH serves Ryukyu Islands
subject surface form: Naha Airport
this entity surface form: Okinawa Islands
Ryukyu Air Commuter callsign Ryukyu Islands
this entity surface form: RYUKYU
Ryukyu Air Commuter operatesIn Ryukyu Islands
Ryukyu Air Commuter regionServed Ryukyu Islands
this entity surface form: Okinawa Islands
Ishigaki Airport isInIslandGroup Ryukyu Islands
Shuri Plateau region Ryukyu Islands
Makishi area region Ryukyu Islands