Maeda

Maeda is a quarter in Onna, Kunigami District, Okinawa. Maeda is situated nearby to the quarter Yamada, as well as near Oyashi.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ryukyu-mura and Zakimi Castle.

Ryukyu-mura

Museum

Photo: Yue, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ryukyu Mura is a theme park and folk museum in Onna, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It is an open-air museum featuring ten traditional Ryukyuan residences brought over from different parts of the prefecture, seven of which are Nationally Registered Tangible Cultural Properties.

Zakimi Castle

Castle

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Zakimi Castle is a Ryūkyūan gusuku fortification located in the village of Yomitan, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It has been protected by the central government as a National Historic Site since 1972. Zakimi Castle is situated 3½ km southwest of Maeda.

Nakadomari

Archaeological site

Photo: Haruharuha, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Nakadomari is an archaeological site of the prehistoric and early modern periods in Onna, Okinawa. It is a complex site that includes remains of the Early Kaizuka Period Phase IV and V and Late Kaizuka Periods, as well as of the early modern Ryukyu kingdom. Nakadomari is situated 3 km east of Maeda.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yomitan and Kadena.

Yomitan

Village

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Yomitan is a village located in Nakagami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Yomitan is situated 4½ km southwest of Maeda.

Kadena

Town

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Kadena is a town located in Nakagami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. As of October 2016, the town had an estimated population of 13,671 and a density of 910 persons per km2. Kadena is situated 8 km south of Maeda.

Maeda

Type: Quarter
Also known as: “Maeta”, “Meēda”, “Meta”, and “字真栄田”
Category: locality
Location: Onna, Kunigami District, Okinawa, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

26.43189° or 26° 25′ 55″ north

Longitude

127.76365° or 127° 45′ 49″ east

Elevation

15 metres (49 feet)

Open location code

7QR9CQJ7+QF

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8302889843

OpenStreetMap feature

place=quarter

GeoNames ID

1857795

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In Other Languages

“Maeda” goes by many names.

Japanese: “まえだ”
Japanese: “真栄田”

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