Cape Kyan

Cape Kyan is a cape in Southern Okinawa, Okinawa. Cape Kyan is situated nearby to the quarter Tsukazato, as well as near Yamagusuku.

Photo: ぺ有家音, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Cape
Description: cape in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
Also known as: “Cape Kiyan”, “Cape Yakimu”, “Cham Zaki”, “Chiyamu”, “Chiyamu Zaku”, “Chiyamu-saki”, “Chiyan-saki”, “Kiyamu-saki”, “Kiyamu-zaki”, “Kiyan -misaki”, “Kiyan Misaki”, “Kiyan-saki”, “Kiyan-zaki”, “Kyama-zaki”, “Tiyamu Saki”, “Tiyan Saki”, and “Tshan Zaki”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gushikawa Castle Site and Himeyuri Peace Museum.

Gushikawa Castle Site

Castle

Photo: Captain76, Public domain.

Gushikawa Castle is a Ryukyuan gusuku fortification in the city of Itoman, Okinawa, Japan. The castle ruins were designated a National Historic Site on May 15, 1972.

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.