Hija

Hija is a quarter in Yomitan Village, Nakagami, Okinawa. Hija is situated nearby to the quarter Owan, as well as near Furugen.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kadena Air Base and Okinawa Prefectural Yomitan High School.

Kadena Air Base

Aerodrome

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kadena Air Base is a United States Air Force base in the towns of Kadena and Chatan and the city of Okinawa, in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It is often referred to as the "Keystone of the Pacific" because of its highly strategic location. Kadena Air Base is situated 2½ km southeast of Hija.

Okinawa Prefectural Yomitan High School

School

Photo: Kattin, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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 4 km north of Hija.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kadena and Yomitan.

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.

Yomitan

Village

Photo: Hykw-a4, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Yomitan is a village located in Nakagami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Yomitan is situated 2½ km north of Hija.

Central Okinawa

Photo: あばさー, Public domain.

Chatan is a town located in Nakagami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. As of October 2016 the town had an estimated population of 28,578 and the density of 2,100 per km2.

Hija

Type: Quarter
Also known as: “Fuhija”, “Hisha”, “Hiza”, and “字比謝”
Category: locality
Location: Yomitan Village, Nakagami, Okinawa, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

26.3751° or 26° 22′ 30″ north

Longitude

127.75406° or 127° 45′ 15″ east

Elevation

29 metres (95 feet)

Open location code

7QR99QG3+2J

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8304987963

OpenStreetMap feature

place=quarter

GeoNames ID

1862317

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Hija” goes by many names.

Japanese: “ひじゃ”
Japanese: “比謝”

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