Miwa-son

Miwa-son is a locality in . Miwa-son is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the quarter .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gushikawa Castle Site and Himeyuri Peace Museum.

Castle
Photo: Captain76, Public domain.
Gushikawa Castle is a Ryukyuan gusuku fortification in the city of . The castle ruins were designated a National Historic Site on May 15, 1972.

Museum
opened in , , 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.

Memorial
Photo: A-gota, CC BY 2.5.
is a memorial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Southern Okinawa.

, also known by its historical name Shimajiri, is the southernmost part of .

Miwa-son

Latitude
26.0833° or 26° 5′ north
Longitude
127.6667° or 127° 40′ east
Elevation
27 metres (89 feet)
Open location code
7QR93MM8+8M
Geo­Names ID
1856837
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