Nashiro
Nashiro is a quarter in Southern Okinawa, Okinawa. Nashiro is situated nearby to the quarter Kohagura, as well as near the neighborhood Shiozakicho 4-chome.Places of Interest
Highlights include Itoman Post Office and Himeyuri Peace Museum.
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. Himeyuri Peace Museum is situated 3 km southeast of Nashiro.
Gushikawa Castle Site
Castle
Photo: Captain76, Public domain.
Gushikawa Castle is a Ryukyuan gusuku fortification in the city of Itoman, Okinawa. The castle ruins were designated a National Historic Site on May 15, 1972. Gushikawa Castle Site is situated 3 km south of Nashiro.
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 Nashiro.
Nashiro
- Type: Quarter
- Also known as: “Naagusuku”, “Nagusuku”, and “字名城”
- Category: locality
- Location: Southern Okinawa, Okinawa, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
26.10791° or 26° 6′ 29″ northLongitude
127.66314° or 127° 39′ 47″ eastElevation
7 metres (23 feet)Open location code
7QR94M57+57OpenStreetMap ID
node 8308136636OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarterGeoNames ID
1856297
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In Other Languages
“Nashiro” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “なしろ”
- Japanese: “名城”
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