is a
town
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located in
Shimajiri District
is a district located in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
Etymology
Modern translation of Shimajiri means "Butt of the island" which may refer to its southerly position on the island of Okinawa. Compare this to Kunigami District, Okinawa.
Howev ...
,
Okinawa Prefecture
is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan. It consists of three main island groups—the Okinawa Islands, the Sakishima Islands, and the Daitō Islands—spread across a maritime zone approximately 1,000 kilometers east to west an ...
,
Japan
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.
Yaese was formed on January 1, 2006 by a merger between the town of
Kochinda and the village of
Gushikami.
As of April 30, 2024, Yaese has a population of 32,976, with a population density of 1,200 persons per km
2. The total area of the town of Yaese is .
Yaese Town is host to the Tomori Shīsā, considered the oldest stone
shīsā conserved. It is designated as a
Cultural Property
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by
Okinawa Prefecture
is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan. It consists of three main island groups—the Okinawa Islands, the Sakishima Islands, and the Daitō Islands—spread across a maritime zone approximately 1,000 kilometers east to west an ...
.
Geography
The highest point of the town,
Mount Yaese (163 m), is located in its centre. Lower hills develop around it. There are four second category rivers in the town: Nagadō-gawa River, Noha-gawa River, Yūhi-gawa River and Mukue-gawa River.
Administrative divisions
The town includes twenty-three wards.
Gushichan (具志頭)
*Aragusuku (新城)
*Asato (安里)
*Gushichan (具志頭)
*Hanashiro (玻名城)
*Koshihara (後原)
*Minatogawa (港川)
*Nagamō (長毛)
*Nakaza (仲座)
*Ōton (大頓)
*Yoza (与座)
Kochinda (東風平)
*Gishi (宜次)
*Hokama (外間)
*Iha (伊覇)
*Kochinda (東風平)
*Kogusuku (小城)
*Shitahaku (志多伯)
*Takara (高良)
*Tōme (当銘)
*Tomori (富盛)
*Tomoyose (友寄)
*Uetabaru (上田原)
*Yagibaru (屋宜原)
*Yonagusuku/Yonashiro (世名城)
Neighbouring municipalities
*Haebaru
*Itoman
*Nanjō
*Tomigusuku
Notable people from Yaese
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Hitoe Arakaki, singer
Cultural and natural assets
Yaese Town lists twenty-six tangible cultural properties and monuments, including eleven ones designated or registered at the national, prefectural or municipal level.
*Name (Japanese) (Type of registration)
Cultural Properties
*Aragusuku Gusuku (新城グスク)
*Gushichan Gusuku (具志頭グスク)
*Gushichan Uiigusuku (具志頭上グスク)
*Jiri Gusuku (勢理グスク)
*Kabira Shelter Site (カラビ壕遺跡)
*Kaniman Utaki Site (カニマン御嶽遺跡)
*Māga-nu-tun Site (マーガヌ殿遺跡)
*Midori Gusuku (ミドリグスク)
*Minatogawa Ancient Human Bones Site (港川古代人骨遺跡)
*Minatogawa Site (港川遺跡)
*Tatana Gusuku (多々名グスク)
*Temigura Gusuku (テミグラグスク)
*Yaese Gusuku (八重瀬グスク)
*Yagi Family Residence (main house, stone wall, hinpun wall, asagi dependence and well) (屋宜家住宅 主屋、石垣、ヒンプン、アサギ、井戸) (National)
*Yonagusuku Gusuku (世名城グスク)
*Yoza-nu-tun Site (与座ヌ殿遺跡)
Folk Cultural Properties
*Funerary equipment of Tōme and Kogusuku (当銘・小城の共有龕及び付属葬具一式) (Prefectural)
*Large stone lion of Tomori (富盛の石彫大獅子) (Prefectural)
Places of scenic beauty
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*Hanandā (natural stone bridge) (National)
Natural Monuments
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*Banyan tree of Tōna (当名のガジュマル) (Municipal)
*Banyan tree of Yonagusuku (世名城のガジュマル) (Municipal)
*Fukugi tree lane of Gushichan (具志頭のフクギ並木) (National)
References
External links
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Town of Yaese
Towns in Okinawa Prefecture
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