Explore Imbu in Japan
Imbu in the region of Okinawa is a town in Japan - some 940 mi or ( 1512 km ) South-West of Edo , the country's capital city .
Current time in Imbu is now 02:54 PM (Tuesday) . 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: Okobori, Toguchi, Sumude, Sedake, and Nakama. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Okobori . 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 Imbu ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Camp Hansen 35 years later
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 ..
Zip Cord fun at Forest Adventure Park
A girls day at Forest Adventure Park in Onna, Okinawa. Great zip cord wipeouts! ..
Super Typhoon Man-yi, #3
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
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
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 3 km away
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 8 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 8 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 8 km away
Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
The Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (沖縄科学技術大学院大学, Okinawa Kagaku Gijutsu Daigakuin Daigaku, OIST) is an interdisciplinary graduate school located on Okinawa, Japan, in the town of Onna. The school offers a 5-year PhD program in Science. Over half of the faculty and students are recruited from outside Japan, and all education and research is conducted entirely in English.
Located at 26.46 127.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
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