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Kadena, Okinawa - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 26°21′42″N 127°45′19″E / 26.36167°N 127.75528°E

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Kadena Kadina 嘉手納町
Town
Kadena Town Hall
Flag Seal
Location of Kadena in Okinawa Prefecture
Kadena Kadina
Coordinates: 26°21′42″N 127°45′19″E / 26.36167°N 127.75528°E / 26.36167; 127.75528
Country	Japan
Region	Kyushu
Prefecture	Okinawa Prefecture
District	Nakagami
Government
• Mayor	Hiroshi Toyama
Area
• Total	15.04 km² (5.81 sq mi)
Dimensions
• Length	8 km (5 mi)
• Width	5 km (3 mi)
Population (October 2016)
• Total	13,671
• Density	910/km² (2,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Tree	Kuroki Ebenales
Flower	Hibiscus
Address	588 Kadena, Kadena-chō, Nakagami-gun, Okinawa 904-0293
Website	www.town.kadena.okinawa.jp

Kadena (嘉手納町, Kadena-chō, Okinawan: Kadina) is a town located in Nakagami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.^[1]

As of October 2016, the town had an estimated population of 13,671 and a density of 910 persons per km². The total area is 15.04 square kilometres (5.81 sq mi). Approximately 85% of the town is controlled by the US Government including Kadena Air Base, the second-largest base in the United States Air Force.^[2]^[3]

Geography

Kadena faces the East China Sea to the west.^[1]

Administrative divisions

The town includes eight wards.^[4]

Kadena (嘉手納)
Kaneku (兼久)
Kudoku (久得)
Kuninao (国直)
Mizugama (水釜)
Noguni (野国)
Nozato (野里)
Yara (屋良)

Neighboring municipalities

Kadena borders three other municipalities in Okinawa Prefecture.

Chatan to the south^[1]
Okinawa to the east
Yomitan to the north

History

The Kadena area has some of the oldest settlement remains, in the form of shell mounds, on Okinawa Island.^[5] The Hija River, the modern border between Yomitan and Kadena, was the focus of these early settlements.^[5] A number of ruins of minor gusuku (castles and forts) can be found in the area.^[5] Amawari, an infamous warlord, was born in the Kadena area while it was still part of Chatan.^[5] Japan annexed the island in 1879, and Chatan became a village in 1908. During the Pacific War, Japan built an airstrip in the Kadena area. During the Battle of Okinawa in 1945, the United States landed on the banks of the Hija River and captured the airstrip. The airstrip became Kadena Air Force Base. On December 4, 1948, the American military government separated Kadena from Chatan and established Kadena village.^[5] The United States built Kadena Circle outside the base. On January 1, 1976, four years after Okinawa reverted to Japanese control, Kadena was elevated to town status.^[5]

Economy

The economy of Kadena is largely dependent on the presence of Kadena Air Force Base. The town otherwise produces a small amount of pineapples and sugarcane.^[3]

Education

Municipal schools include:^[6]

Kadena Elementary School (嘉手納小学校)
Kadena Junior High School (嘉手納中学校)
Yara Elementary School (屋良小学校)

The Okinawa Prefectural Board of Education operates Okinawa Prefectural Kadena High School [ja].

The DoDEA operates schools on Kadena AFB for dependents of American employees, although several schools are not in Kadena Town.

Cultural Properties

Name (Japanese) (Type of registration)

Cultural Properties

Hija River Estuary Southern Hill Site (比謝川口南丘陵遺跡) (Municipal)
Kadena Gusuku (嘉手納グスク) (Municipal)
Kadena Shell Mound (嘉手納貝塚) (Municipal)

Historic Sites

Amagā-bira Hill paved road (天川坂)
Hija Bridge (比謝橋)
Noguni Shell Mound Cluster (野国貝塚群) (Prefectural)
Noguni Sōkan's Shrine (野國總管宮)
Noguni Sōkan's Tomb (野国総官の墓) (Prefectural)
Yara Castle Site (屋良城跡 (大川城))
Yara Muruchi (Sacred) Pond (屋良ムルチ)

Natural Monuments

Large banyan tree of Kadena Uganju Praying Site (字嘉手納拝所の大ガジュマル) (Municipal)
Large Deigo tree of Kadena Elementary School (嘉手納小学校の大デイゴ) (Municipal)
Large Deigo tree of the Shimabukuro Family tomb (島袋家基地の大デイゴ) (Municipal) ^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "嘉手納町" [Kadena]. Nihon Rekishi Chimei Taikei (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2013. OCLC 173191044. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
^ 統計情報 [Statistical Information] (in Japanese). Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan: Town of Kadena. 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
^ ^a ^b "Kadena". Encyclopedia of Japan. Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2013. OCLC 56431036. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
^ "沖縄県中頭郡嘉手納町の郵便番号 - 日本郵便". www.post.japanpost.jp. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Kadena Town. "Kadena Town's History". Kadena Town official website. http://www.town.kadena.okinawa.jp/english/history.html (accessed 2 January 2017).
^ "学校機関". Kadena. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
^ "史跡". 嘉手納町について (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-10-07.

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