Japan
Okinawa
Nanjō Shi

Cape Chinen

Cape Chinen is a cape in , . Cape Chinen is situated nearby to the quarter , as well as near .
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  • Type: Cape
  • Description: cape in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Chinen Misaki”, “Chinen-saki”, “Chinen-zaki”, and “Chinin-saki”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sefa-utaki and Chinen Castle Ruins.

Place of worship
Seehwa Utaki, is a historical sacred space, overlooking Kudaka Island, that served as one of the key locations of worship in the native religion of Ryukyuan for millennia.

Archaeological site
Chinen Castle is a Ryūkyūan gusuku fortification located in the city of Nanjō, Okinawa. The castle ruins were designated a National Historic Site on May 15, 1972.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yonabaru and Nishihara.

Town
Photo: Hykw-a4, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in , , . It is located at the southern end of , on the east coast, overlooking .

Town
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is a town located in , , . In the Okinawan language, nishi means "north", as was north of the historical Ryukyuan capital of .

Cape Chinen

Latitude
26.16622° or 26° 9′ 58″ north
Longitude
127.83053° or 127° 49′ 50″ east
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
7QR95R8J+F6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8308034166
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
1864559
Wiki­data ID
Q34839557
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Satellite Map

Discover Cape Chinen from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Japanese—“Cape Chinen” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Chinen Misaki”
  • Czech: “Výběžek Činen”
  • French: “cap Chinen”
  • French: “Cap Chinen”
  • Japanese: “Chinen-misaki”
  • Japanese: “ちねんみさき”
  • Japanese: “知念岬”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Chinen-Kudeken and Chinen.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 知念岬公園 and 知念体育館.

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