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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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″ northLongitude
127.6865° or 127° 41′ 11″ eastPopulation
322,000Elevation
22 metres (72 feet)Open location code
7QR96M6P+8HGeoNames ID
1856030
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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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