Okinawa Island

E39085

island populated place

Okinawa Island is the largest and most populous island of Japan’s subtropical Ryukyu archipelago, known for its distinct Ryukyuan culture, beaches, and World War II history.

Aliases (2)

Okinawa ×5
Okinawa Islands ×1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	island → populated place →
administeredBy	United States →
annexationYear	1879 →
annexedBy	Japan →
archipelago	Ryukyu archipelago →
battleDate	1945 →
capital	Naha →
country	Japan →
hasArea	approximately 1207 square kilometers →
hasAttraction	Cape Manzamo → Churaumi Aquarium → Gyokusendo Cave → Shuri Castle →
hasClimate	humid subtropical climate →
hasEconomicActivity	agriculture → fishing → tourism →
hasEthnicGroup	Japanese → Ryukyuan people →
hasLanguage	Japanese → Okinawan language →
hasLanguageFamily	Ryukyuan languages →
hasPopulation	over 1,000,000 →
hasReligion	Buddhism → Ryukyuan religion → Shinto →
historicalEvent	Battle of Okinawa →
hosts	United States military bases →
isLargestOf	Okinawa Islands → Ryukyu Islands by population →
knownFor	Ryukyuan culture → World War II history → beaches → coral reefs → subtropical climate →
largestCity	Naha →
length	approximately 106 kilometers →
locatedBetween	Kyushu → Taiwan →
locatedIn	East China Sea → Okinawa Prefecture → Ryukyu Islands →
partOf	Japan → Okinawa Prefecture →
periodOfUSAdministration	1945–1972 →
reversionYear	1972 →
revertedTo	Japan →
timeZone	Japan Standard Time →
UTCOffset	+9 →
wasPartOf	Ryukyu Kingdom →
width	up to about 31 kilometers →

Referenced by (22)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Camp Courtney → Naha Hari → Naha Tug-of-War Festival → Shuri → Uruma, Okinawa, Japan →	locatedIn
Operation Iceberg ("Okinawa") → Ryukyu Islands campaign ("Okinawa") →	location
Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. ("Okinawa") →	deathPlace
Okinawa Prefecture →	hasIsland
Ryukyu Islands →	hasLargestIsland
Japanese archipelago →	hasMajorIsland
Ryukyu Arc ("Okinawa Islands") →	hasPart
Ryukyu Islands →	hasUSMilitaryBases
Ryukyuan people →	historicalCenter
Expo '75 →	isLocatedIn
Miyako Islands →	locatedBetween
Daitō Islands →	locatedEastOf
University of the Ryukyus →	locatedOn
Naha →	locatedOnIsland
USS Nevada ("Okinawa") →	participatedInBattle
Mitsuru Ushijima ("Okinawa") →	placeOfDeath
Okinawan Japanese →	region