Explore Ikei in Japan
Ikei in the region of Okinawa is a town in Japan - some 944 mi or ( 1519 km ) South-West of Edo , the country's capital city .
Current time in Ikei is now 10:26 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Tokyo " with a UTC offset of 9 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Soke, Shimoyatori, Naha, Kyoda, and Okubo. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Soke . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Ikei ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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金武町のゲイト１ Okinawa Kin-Cho Gate1
タコスで有名な沖縄金武町のゲイト１ Tasty tacos Okinawa Kin-Cho Gate 1 ..
Ikei Island Haarii 2011 / 伊計島ハーリー
Please join Our Facebook page! www.facebook.com Ikei Island Haarii 2011 / 平成23年度 伊計島ハーリー大会July 10 2011 / 2011年7月10日（日） Ikei Island Uruma City, Okinawa / 沖縄県うるま市伊計島The Kaichu-doro: www.okinawastory.jp ..
Kaichu Doro(Marine Drive) Uruma, Okinawa 海中道路は水中ではない うるま市 沖縄:旅
沖縄のうるま市にある海中道路に行ってきました。 勝連半島と平安座島を結んでいます。 信号がなく見通しも良く、そして両側に海という気持ちの良い道路です。 でも自動車だとすぐ終わっちゃうけどね。 だからでしょうかね、ロードバイクにに乗った人がけっこういましたね。 気持ちいいもんね。 ところどころで登りがありますけどね。 自分も自転車に乗ってるくせに、なんとなく邪魔っぽいと思ってすみません。 途中には「 ..
KITESURF Okinawa, Japan.m4v
Kiting Ikei island on a 12M and two piece 503SURFING travel board ..
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Interesting facts about this location
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.
Located at 26.50 128.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
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.
Located at 26.50 128.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
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.
Located at 26.50 128.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Camp Courtney
Camp Courtney is a United States Marine Base located in Uruma City, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It is part of the larger Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler and home to the III Marine Expeditionary Force headquarters as well as the 3rd Marine Division Headquarters. It is named after Major Henry A. Courtney, Jr. , who was killed in action in the Battle of Okinawa. Camp Courtney covers 1.348 square kilometres in the Konbu, Tengan, and Uken districts of Uruma. Camp Courtney was opened as a U.
Located at 26.39 127.86 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
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.
Located at 26.50 127.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
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