Naha Shi

Naha is the capital of the Okinawa Prefecture in Japan and is the main city on Okinawa Island. It has a population of around 317,000, which is about a quarter of the total population of the island.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Shuri Castle and Okinawa Prefectural Art Museum (Okimyu).

Shuri Castle

Castle

Photo: 松岡明芳, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Shuri Castle is a Ryukyuan gusuku castle in the historic Shuri district of Naha, the capital of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Between 1429 and 1879, it was the palace of the Ryukyu Kingdom, before becoming largely neglected.

Okinawa Prefectural Art Museum (Okimyu)

Museum

Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.

The Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum, or Okimu for short, is a museum in the most southern prefecture of Japan. The museum complex in the Omoro-machi area of Naha, the capital city of Okinawa Prefecture.

Tsushimamaru Memorial museum

Museum

Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.

Tsushima Maru was a Japanese passenger/cargo ship that was sunk by the submarine USS Bowfin during World War II, while carrying hundreds of schoolchildren from Okinawa to Nagasaki.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Haebaru and Kumemura.

Haebaru

Town

Photo: Hykw-a4, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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 southeast of Naha Shi.

Kumemura

Quarter

Kumemura was an Okinawan community of scholars, bureaucrats, and diplomats in the port city of Naha near the royal capital of Shuri, which was a center of culture and learning during the time of the Ryukyu Kingdom.

Naha Shi

Also known as: “Naha-shi”
Historically known as: “Nafuwa-ku”
Location: Okinawa, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

26.2108° or 26° 12′ 39″ north

Longitude

127.6865° or 127° 41′ 11″ east

Population

322,000

Elevation

22 metres (72 feet)

Open location code

7QR96M6P+8H

GeoNames ID

1856030

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Naha Shi” goes by many names.

Japanese: “なはし”
Japanese: “ナハシ”
Japanese: “那覇”
Japanese: “那覇市”

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