Hija
Hija is a quarter in Yomitan Village, Nakagami, Okinawa. Hija is situated nearby to the quarter Owan, as well as near Furugen.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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.
Zakimi Castle
Castle
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
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
26.3751° or 26° 22′ 30″ northLongitude
127.75406° or 127° 45′ 15″ eastElevation
29 metres (95 feet)Open location code
7QR99QG3+2JOpenStreetMap ID
node 8304987963OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarterGeoNames 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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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Owan-ohashi Bridge and Yomitan-ohashi Bridge.
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