Chinen

Chinen was a village located in , , . As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 5,947 and a density of 602.53 persons per km2.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Quarter
  • Description: dissolved municipality in Shimajiri district, Okinawa prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Chinen-son”, “Chinen, Okinawa”, “Chinin”, and “Kutekin”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Chinen Castle Ruins and Sefa-utaki.

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.

Place of worship
, 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. is situated 3½ km northeast of Chinen.

Castle
Photo: Mocchy, Public domain.
is a Ryūkyūan gusuku fortification located in the city of Nanjō, , . It is the oldest castle on ; according to the Chūzan Seikan, it was built by Amamikyu, the creation goddess of the Ryūkyūan religion. is situated 3 km west of Chinen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yonabaru and Yaese.

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 . is situated 8 km northwest of Chinen.

Town
Photo: Kugel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town located in , , . was formed on January 1, 2006 by a merger between the town of and the village of . is situated 9 km west of Chinen.

Town
Photo: Hykw-a4, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town located in , , . As of 2025, the town has an estimated population of 41,585 and a density of 3,865 persons per km2. is situated 10 km northwest of Chinen.

Chinen

Latitude
26.14541° or 26° 8′ 44″ north
Longitude
127.80931° or 127° 48′ 34″ east
Elevation
41 metres (135 feet)
Open location code
7QR94RW5+5P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9236766724
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­quarter
Geo­Names ID
1864561
Wiki­data ID
Q5119084
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Satellite Map

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

From Czech to Korean—“Chinen” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “Činen”
  • French: “Chinen”
  • Irish: “Chinen”
  • Japanese: “ちねん”
  • Japanese: “知念”
  • Japanese: “知念村”
  • Korean: “지넨촌”

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