Kitahara
Kitahara is a quarter in Kumejima, Shimajiri District, Okinawa. Kitahara is situated nearby to the quarter Ōhara, as well as near Nakachi.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kumejima Airport and Uezu House.
Kumejima Airport
Aerodrome
Kumejima Airport is an airport in Kumejima, a city and island in the Okinawa Prefecture of Japan. The prefecture operates the airport, which is classified as a third class airport.
Uezu House
Museum
Uezu House is a traditional Ryūkyūan home in Kumejima, Okinawa, Japan. It was the personal home of the Aji of Kume Island, built around 1750. There is a ¥300 entry fee. Uezu House is situated 2½ km southeast of Kitahara.
Gushikawa Castle Ruins
Castle
Gushikawa Castle is a Ryūkyūan gusuku fortification in the Nakamura-do neighborhood of the town of Kumejima, Okinawa, on Kume Island. It has been protected by the central government as a National Historic Site since 1975. Gushikawa Castle Ruins is situated 3 km northeast of Kitahara.
Kitahara
- Type: Quarter
- Also known as: “Kitaharu” and “字北原”
- Category: locality
- Location: Kumejima, Shimajiri District, Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
26.36571° or 26° 21′ 57″ northLongitude
126.72527° or 126° 43′ 31″ eastElevation
27 metres (89 feet)Open location code
7QR89P8G+74OpenStreetMap ID
node 8299188309OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarterGeoNames ID
1859332
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Japanese—“Kitahara” goes by many names.
- French: “Kitahara”
- Japanese: “Kita-hara”
- Japanese: “きたはら”
- Japanese: “キタハラ”
- Japanese: “北原”
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