Nishihara
Nishihara is a town located in Nakagami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. In the Okinawan language, nishi means "north", as Nishihara was north of the historical Ryukyuan capital of Shuri.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Nishihara Town Nishihara Junior High School and Okinawa Christian University.
Okinawa Christian University
University
Okinawa Christian University is a private university in Nishihara, Okinawa, Japan, established in 2004. Its parent body is the Okinawa Christian Institute.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yonabaru and Haebaru.
Yonabaru
Town
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Yonabaru is a town in Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It is located at the southern end of Okinawa Island, on the east coast, overlooking Nakagusuku Bay. Yonabaru is situated 2½ km south of Nishihara.
Haebaru
Town
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Haebaru is a town located in Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2025, the town has an estimated population of 41,585 and a density of 3,865 persons per km2. Haebaru is situated 4½ km southwest of Nishihara.
Nakagusuku
Village
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Nakagusuku is a village located in Nakagami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 August 2024, the village has an estimated population of 22,647 and a density of 1,465 persons per km2. Nakagusuku is situated 5 km northeast of Nishihara.
Nishihara
- Categories: town of Japan and locality
- Location: Urasoe Shi, Okinawa, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
26.22292° or 26° 13′ 23″ northLongitude
127.75891° or 127° 45′ 32″ eastPopulation
34,900Elevation
93 metres (305 feet)Open location code
7QR96QF5+5HOpenStreetMap ID
node 601029831OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
1855341Wikidata ID
Q1206796
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Nishihara” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نيشيهارا”
- Asturian: “Nishihara”
- Catalan: “Nishihara”
- Cebuano: “Nishihara Chō”
- Central Okinawan: “西原町”
- Chinese: “西原町”
- Czech: “Nišihara”
- Danish: “Nishihara”
- Dutch: “Nishihara”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نيشيهارا”
- French: “Nishihara”
- German: “Nishihara”
- Hungarian: “Nisihara”
- Indonesian: “Nishihara, Okinawa”
- Indonesian: “Nishihara”
- Irish: “Nishihara”
- Italian: “Nishihara”
- Japanese: “Nishihara-chō”
- Japanese: “にしはらちょう”
- Japanese: “ニシバル”
- Japanese: “西原”
- Japanese: “西原村”
- Japanese: “西原町”
- Korean: “니시하라정”
- Korean: “니시하라초”
- Malay: “Nishihara, Okinawa”
- Malay: “Nishihara”
- Persian: “نیشیهارا، اوکیناوا”
- Persian: “نیشیهارا”
- Polish: “Nishihara”
- Portuguese: “Nishihara”
- Russian: “Нисихара”
- Spanish: “Nishihara”
- Swedish: “Nishihara, Okinawa”
- Swedish: “Nishihara”
- Tagalog: “Nishihara, Okinawa”
- Tagalog: “Nishihara”
- Thai: “นิชิฮาระ”
- Turkish: “Nishihara, Okinawa”
- Turkish: “Nishihara”
- Ukrainian: “Нішіхара”
- Yue Chinese: “西原町”
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Notable Places Nearby
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