Yamagusuku
Yamagusuku is a quarter in Southern Okinawa, Okinawa. Yamagusuku is situated nearby to the quarter Tsukazato, as well as near Ihara.Places of Interest
Highlights include Himeyuri Peace Museum and Himeyuri Cenotaph.
Himeyuri Peace Museum
Museum
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
Himeyuri Peace Museum opened in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan in 1989. Located within Okinawa Senseki Quasi-National Park, it is dedicated to the Himeyuri Student Corps during the Battle of Okinawa and to the ideal of Peace.
Konpaku-no-to Monument
Memorial
Photo: Lequios-star, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Konpaku-no-to Monument is a memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yaese.
Yaese
Town
Photo: Kugel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Yaese is a town located in Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Yaese was formed on January 1, 2006 by a merger between the town of Kochinda and the village of Gushikami. Yaese is situated 8 km northeast of Yamagusuku.
Yamagusuku
- Type: Quarter
- Also known as: “Kiyamugusuku” and “字山城”
- Category: locality
- Location: Southern Okinawa, Okinawa, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
26.09123° or 26° 5′ 28″ northLongitude
127.6821° or 127° 40′ 56″ eastElevation
26 metres (85 feet)Open location code
7QR93MRJ+FROpenStreetMap ID
node 8308136642OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarterGeoNames ID
1848675
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In Other Languages
“Yamagusuku” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “やまぐすく”
- Japanese: “山城”
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Localities in the Area
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