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Henoko Destination Guide

Touring Henoko in Japan

Henoko in the region of Okinawa is located in Japan - some 935 mi or ( 1505 km ) South-West of Edo , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Henoko

Time in Henoko is now 11:25 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Tokyo " with a UTC offset of 9 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Okobori, Toguchi, Taira, Suginda, and Shioya. Being here already, consider visiting Okobori . 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 Henoko ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Camp Hansen 35 years later

1:50 min by Doug Caldwell
Views: 10376 Rating: 4.73

This is my memory trip back to Camp Hansen. I came back to Okinawa on a government training job and had the chance to visit Camp Hansen after 35 years. I was stationed here 1972-73 so little if anythi ..

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 ..


Super Typhoon Man-yi, #3

0:51 min by csskalet
Views: 2360 Rating: 0.00

The effects of Man-yi, as seen looking east (directly into the wind) from upstairs. Taken around 9:30 AM, Okinawa City, Okinawa. The whistling sound is the wind blowing in between and around the windo ..

Emerald beach in Nago City, Okinawa

3:25 min by Sanrindoga
Views: 2241 Rating: 5.00

自転車での日本一周旅行の際、フェリーに乗って立ち寄った沖縄県。名護市の名護湾のビーチはとても奇麗だったので、デジカメの動画モードで撮影してみました。 sunrinsha.com ..


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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 1 km away
Tags: Military bases of the United States in Japan, United States Armed Forces in Okinawa Prefecture, United States Marine Corps bases

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 4 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 4 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

Ryukyu Islands

The Ryukyu Islands /riˈuːkjuː/, known in Japanese as the Nansei Islands and also known as the Ryukyu Arc, are a chain of volcanic Japanese islands that stretch southwest from Kyushu to Taiwan: the Ōsumi, Tokara, Amami, Okinawa, and Sakishima Islands (further divided into the Miyako and Yaeyama Islands), with Yonaguni the southernmost. The largest of the islands is Okinawa. The islands have a subtropical climate with mild winters and hot summers.

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Located at 26.50 128.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Archipelagoes of Japan, Ecoregions of Japan, Marine ecoregions, Ryukyu Islands

Okinawa Island

is the largest of the Okinawa Islands and the Ryukyu (Nansei) Islands of Japan, and is home to Naha, the capital of Okinawa Prefecture. The island has an area of 1,201.03 square kilometers . It is roughly 640 kilometres south of the rest of Japan. The island's population is known as the longest-lived people in the world; there are 34 centenarians per 100,000 people, which is more than three times the rate in the United States.

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Located at 26.50 127.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Islands of Japan, Okinawa Islands, World War II sites in Japan, World War II sites of the United States

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