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Touring Kayo in Japan

Kayo in the region of Okinawa is a city located in Japan - some 930 mi or ( 1497 km ) South-West of Edo , the country's capital city .

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Time in Kayo is now 09:35 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Tokyo " with a UTC offset of 9 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Taira, Sukuta, Shioya, Sumude, and Naha. Being here already, consider visiting Taira . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Kayo ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

2009 07 07 Driving up to Camp Schwab (Okinawa)

5:15 min by NullisSum
Views: 4860 Rating: 4.74

OK, I always confuse the names of Camp Shields (By Kadena) and Camp Schwab (Nowhere near Kadena). Please insert "Schwab" every time I say "Shields"... I love driving on Okinawa. One of the things I RE ..

Apartment in Henoko, Okinawa, Japan

3:42 min by Rotorzilla
Views: 1375 Rating: 4.00

Apartment in Henoko, Okinawa, Japan LOL turn down your audio. I will fix the audio later ..


沖縄観光OKINAWA SIGHTSEEING

9:59 min by masagata2007
Views: 707 Rating: 0.00

10月17日から20日にかけて沖縄を観光していきました。楽しかったです。ややシリアスな目的で行ってきたのですが。I went Okinawa sightseeing. I really enjoyed it though the purpose of it was kind of serious. その真の目的については、以下の記事をお読み下さい。 www.news.janjan.jp ..

c1952 Fx 16mm BLACKIE-SAN: Northern Okinawa Journey preEdit ONE

11:24 min by wbm2012
Views: 592 Rating: 5.00

Fx "BLACKIE-SAN" eSHORT: c1952 Northern Okinawa Journey preEdit ONE Brightness FX"ブラッキーSAN" eSHORT:c1952 沖縄本島北部の旅プリエディットONEの明るさ"BLACKIE THE PHOTOGRAPHER" Documentary Film "Thousand Faces Project": "ブラ ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Camp Schwab

Camp Schwab, nicknamed Man Camp, is a United States Marine Corps camp located in northeastern Okinawa, Japan, that is currently home to the 4th Marine Regiment and other elements of the 28,000 American servicemen based on the island in fulfilment of the 1952 commitment of the United States to defend Japan. The Camp was dedicated in 1959, in honor of Medal of Honor recipient Albert E. Schwab, who was killed in action during the Battle of Okinawa.

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Located at 26.52 128.04 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Military bases of the United States in Japan, United States Armed Forces in Okinawa Prefecture, United States Marine Corps bases

LORAN-C transmitter Gesashi

LORAN-C transmitter Gesashi is the Whiskey secondary station of the North West Pacific LORAN-C Chain (GRI 8930) and the X-Ray Secondary of the East Asia LORAN-C chain (GRI 9930). It uses for both chains a transmission power of 1000 kW. Baudette LORAN-C transmitter, situated near Gesashi, in Higashi-son, Okinawa, Japan at 26°36'25" N, 128°8'57" E,. Gesashi LORAN-C transmitter uses as antenna a 190.5 metre (625 ft) tall mast radiator.

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Located at 26.61 128.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: LORAN-C transmitters in Japan, United States Armed Forces in Okinawa Prefecture

Kunigami District, Okinawa

Kunigami District, Okinawa is a district located in Okinawa, Japan. Roughly translated, kunigami means "head of the country", referring to its northern location on the island of Okinawa. Compare this to Shimajiri District, Okinawa. As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 64,670 and the density of 112.19 persons per km². The total area is 576.43 km². Kunigami district includes a section of Okinawa Island and several smaller islands.

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Located at 26.64 128.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Districts in Okinawa Prefecture

Battle of Okinawa

The Battle of Okinawa, codenamed Operation Iceberg, was fought on the Ryukyu Islands of Okinawa and was the largest amphibious assault in the Pacific War of World War II. The 82-day-long battle lasted from early April until mid-June 1945. After a long campaign of island hopping, the Allies were approaching Japan, and planned to use Okinawa, a large island only 340 mi away from mainland Japan, as a base for air operations on the planned invasion of Japanese mainland. Four divisions of the U.S.

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Located at 26.50 128.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: 1945 in Japan, Battles of World War II involving Australia, Battles of World War II involving Canada, Battles of World War II involving Japan, Battles of World War II involving New Zealand, Battles of World War II involving the United Kingdom, Battles of World War II involving the United States, History of Okinawa Prefecture, Japanese home islands campaign, Murder–suicides, Operation Iceberg, United States Armed Forces in Okinawa Prefecture, United States Marine Corps in World War II, World War II invasions, World War II operations and battles of the Pacific Theatre

Okinawa Prefecture

is the southernmost prefecture of Japan. It consists of hundreds of the Ryukyu Islands in a chain over 1,000 kilometres long. The Ryukyos extend southwest from Kyūshū (the southwesternmost of Japan's main four islands) to Taiwan. The Okinawa Prefecture encompases the southern two thirds of that chain. Okinawa's capital, Naha, is located in the southern part of Okinawa Island. The Senkaku Islands are administered as part of Okinawa Prefecture.

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Located at 26.50 128.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Blue Zones, Former regions and territories of the United States, Japan–United States relations, Kyushu region, Okinawa Prefecture, Prefectures of Japan, Ryukyu Islands

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