Motobu Peninsula
The Motobu Peninsula (本部半島, Motobu hantō, US military communications tower, the summit is off-limits.[5][6] The peninsula was the center of power for the kingdom of Hokuzan in medieval times, and was the site of fierce fighting during the Battle of Okinawa in 1945.
Transportation
The
Nago. Japan National Route 58 crosses the bottom of the Motobu Peninsula. Japan National Route 505 connects Motobu Town to Haneji, as Japan National Route 449
connects Motobu to Nago. Both Route 404 and Route 449 run around the edge of the Motobu Peninsula.
Sites
In the area are Nago Castle and Nakijin Castle. The Native Okinawan Village is also there. Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium features the world's third largest aquarium tank.[7]
Rivers
- Oigawa River
- Shiokawa River (a national natural treasure, the shortest river in Japan, and has salt water.[8])
Beaches
- Uppama Beach
- Emerald beach (inside Ocean Expo Park)
- Shiokawa Beach
- Nagahama Beach
- Forest of the 21st Century Beach
Geology
The east side of the Motobu Peninsula is truncated by the
Municipalities
Events
- Invasion of Hokuzan (1416)
- Initial Japanese landing during the Invasion of Ryukyu (1609)
- Fighting on Mount Yae during the Battle of Okinawa (1945)
- Expo '75
- Miss International 1975.
People
Uechi-ryū, one of the primary karate
styles of Okinawa, was from the Motobu Peninsula.
Nearby islands
- Iejima (also "Ie Shima") is near the Motobu Peninsula. Notably, Ernie Pyle died, on Iejima
- Kōri-jima, which is connects to Yagaji Island by a bridge
- Minnajima
- Sesokojima, which is connected to Motobu Peninsula by a bridge
- Yagaji Island, which is connected to Motobu Peninsula by a bridge
United States military operations
During the Battle of Okinawa, by April 10, 1945 the Motobu Peninsula had been mostly secured.[11]
Motobu Airfield was located on Motobu Peninsula, but was decommissioned after 1945.
Other peninsulas on Okinawa
See also
- Eisa, a form of Okinawan dance
- Uechi-ryū, a style of karate founded by Kanbun Uechi
- Naval Base Okinawa
References
- ^ Okinawa Island Guide " Nago City / Motobu Town / Nakijin Village: Okinawa Island Guide » Nago City / Motobu Town / Nakijin Village, accessdate: April 4, 2017
- ^ Google Maps: Google Maps, accessdate: April 3, 2017
- ^ Figure 5 of 6: terminal point , accessdate: April 3, 2017
- ^ Stripes Okinawa: Japan's cherry blossom season starts here | Stripes Okinawa Archived May 21, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, accessdate: April 3, 2017
- ^ Map It! Okinawa: January 2017: Map It! Okinawa: January 2017, accessdate: April 5, 2017
- ^ Map It! Okinawa: Cherry Blossoms on Yaedake (Mt. Yae): Map It! Okinawa: Cherry Blossoms on Yaedake (Mt. Yae), accessdate: April 5, 2017
- ^ Lonely Planet: which features the world's largest aquarium tank., accessdate: April 2, 2017
- ^ 1972 (Showa 47) 15 May Ministry of Education Notification No. 58 "Specifying a monument as a historic site etc."
- ^ http://ir.library.tohoku.ac.jp/re/bitstream/10097/44970/1/AA0045945073324.pdf: [1], accessdate: April 4, 2017
- ^ Stratigraphy of the Ryukyu Group on northern Motobu Peninsula, Okinawa-jima, Ryukyu Islands, Japan.: Stratigraphy of the Ryukyu Group on northern Motobu Peninsula, Okinawa-jima, Ryukyu Islands, Japan., accessdate: April 4, 2017
- ISBN 978-0-395-59924-2.
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