Nakagusuku Son

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.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Nakagusuku Castle Ruins and Sakima Art Museum.

Nakagusuku Castle Ruins

Archaeological site

Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.

Nakagusuku Castle is a Ryukyuan gusuku fortification located in the village of Kitanakagusuku, Okinawa, Japan. It is known for being the best-preserved of any gusuku ruins, and the six courtyards of this fortress with stacked stone walls make it a prime example of a gusuku.

Sakima Art Museum

Museum

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Sakima Art Museum is a private art museum that opened in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan in 1994. The collection includes The Battle of Okimawa by Iri and Toshi Maruki, and works by Käthe Kollwitz, Georges Rouault, Yayoi Kusama, and Ueno Makoto.

Marine Corps Air Station Futenma

Aerodrome

Photo: Suikotei, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Marine Corps Air Station Futenma or MCAS Futenma is a United States Marine Corps base located in Ginowan, Okinawa, Japan, 5 NM northeast of Naha, on the island of Okinawa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Central Okinawa and Nishihara.

Central Okinawa

Photo: あばさー, Public domain.

Chatan is a town located in Nakagami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. As of October 2016 the town had an estimated population of 28,578 and the density of 2,100 per km2.

Nishihara

Town

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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. Nishihara is situated 5 km southwest of Nakagusuku Son.

Nakagusuku Son

Type: Locality with 18,900 residents
Also known as: “Nakagumku”, “Nakagusuku Village”, “Nakagusuku-mura”, and “Nakagusuku-son”
Location: Nakagami, Okinawa, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

26.2635° or 26° 15′ 49″ north

Longitude

127.7877° or 127° 47′ 16″ east

Population

18,900

Elevation

27 metres (89 feet)

Open location code

7QR97Q7Q+93

GeoNames ID

1855964

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In Other Languages

“Nakagusuku Son” goes by many names.

Japanese: “なかぐすくそん”
Japanese: “ナカグスクソン”
Japanese: “中城村”

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