Yaese
Yaese is a town located in Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Yaese was formed on January 1, 2006 by a merger between the town of Kochinda and the village of Gushikami.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Town with 30,900 residents
- Description: town in Shimajiri district, Okinawa prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “Yaese, Okinawa”
- Neighbors: Southern Okinawa
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mt. Yoza and Tomigusuku Post Office.
Mt. Yoza
Peak
Photo: Kugel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mt. Yoza is a peak, which is situated 4 km south of Yaese.
Tomigusuku Post Office
Post office
Photo: Ray go, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tomigusuku Post Office is situated 4 km northwest of Yaese.
Haebaru Post Office
Post office
Photo: アラツク, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Haebaru Post Office is situated 4 km north of Yaese.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Haebaru and Yonabaru.
Haebaru
Town
Photo: Hykw-a4, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Haebaru is a town located in Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2025, the town has an estimated population of 41,585 and a density of 3,865 persons per km2. Haebaru is situated 4 km north of Yaese.
Yonabaru
Town
Photo: Hykw-a4, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Yonabaru is a town in Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It is located at the southern end of Okinawa Island, on the east coast, overlooking Nakagusuku Bay. Yonabaru is situated 6 km northeast of Yaese.
Southern Okinawa
Photo: Vitalie Ciubotaru, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Southern Okinawa, also known by its historical name Shimajiri, is the southernmost part of Okinawa Island.
Yaese
- Categories: town of Japan and locality
- Location: Yaese Town, Shimajiri District, Okinawa, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
26.15827° or 26° 9′ 30″ northLongitude
127.71875° or 127° 43′ 8″ eastPopulation
30,900Elevation
62 metres (203 feet)Inception
January 1st, 2006Open location code
7QR95P59+8GOpenStreetMap ID
node 650701503OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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Satellite Map
Discover Yaese from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Yaese” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “يايسه، أوكيناوا”
- Arabic: “يايسه”
- Asturian: “Yaese”
- Catalan: “Yaese”
- Central Okinawan: “八重瀬町”
- Chinese: “八重濑町”
- Chinese: “八重瀨町”
- Czech: “Jaese”
- Dutch: “Yaese”
- Egyptian Arabic: “يايسه”
- French: “Yaese-chō”
- French: “Yaese”
- German: “Yaese”
- Hungarian: “Jaesze”
- Indonesian: “Yaese, Okinawa”
- Indonesian: “Yaese”
- Irish: “Yaese”
- Italian: “Yaese”
- Japanese: “Yaese-chō”
- Japanese: “やえせちょう”
- Japanese: “八重瀬”
- Japanese: “八重瀬町”
- Korean: “야에세정”
- Korean: “야에세초”
- Malay: “Yaese, Okinawa”
- Malay: “Yaese”
- Persian: “یائسه، اوکیناوا”
- Persian: “یائسه”
- Polish: “Yaese”
- Portuguese: “Yaese”
- Russian: “Яэсе”
- Russian: “Яэсэ”
- Spanish: “Yaese”
- Swedish: “Yaese”
- Tagalog: “Yaese, Okinawa”
- Tagalog: “Yaese”
- Thai: “ยาเอเซะ”
- Turkish: “Yaese”
- Ukrainian: “Яесе”
- Urdu: “یسے، وکانوا”
- Yue Chinese: “八重瀨町”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Yaese Town Office and 東風平運動公園サッカー場.
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