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Okinawa Prefecture (Japanese 沖縄県; Okinawan Uchinā) is Japan's southernmost prefecture, and consists of hundreds of islands known as The Ryūkyū Islands or Ryūkyūs, in an island chain over 1,000 km long, which extends southwest from Kyushu (the southwestern most of Japan's main four islands) to Taiwan, although the northern islands in the chain are part of Kagoshima Prefecture. Okinawa's capital, Naha, is located in the southern part of the largest and most populous island, Okinawa Honto, which is approximately half-way between Kyushu and Taiwan. The disputed Senkaku Islands are also administered as part of Okinawa Prefecture.

The Okinawa island is largely composed of coral rock, and rainwater filtering through that coral has given the island many caves, which played an important role in the Battle of Okinawa. Gyokusendo, an extensive limestone cave in the southern part of Okinawa Honto, is a popular tourist attraction.

Okinawa is said to have the most beautiful beaches in all of Japan and normally enjoys above 20 degree Celsius weather for most of the year. Many coral reefs are found in this region of Japan and wildlife is abundant. Sea turtles return yearly to the southern islands of Okinawa to lay their eggs.

Okinawa Major islands

Okinawa's inhabited islands are typically divided into three geographical archipelagos. From northeast to southwest:

Okinawa Islands (沖縄諸島 Okinawa-shotō)
Ie-jima - 伊江島
Kume - 久米島
Okinawa Honto - 沖縄本島
Miyako Islands (宮古諸島 Miyako-shotō)
Miyako-jima - 宮古島
Yaeyama Islands (八重山諸島 Yaeyama-shotō)
Iriomote - 西表島
Ishigaki - 石垣島
Yonaguni - 与那国

Okinawa Cities

Ginowan
Hirara
Ishigaki
Itoman
Nago
Naha (capital)
Okinawa
Urasoe
Uruma

Okinawa Towns

Chatan
Gusukebe
Haebaru
Irabu
Ishikawa
Kadena
Katsuren
Kin
Kochinda
Motobu
Nishihara
Sashiki
Shimoji
Taketomi
Yonabaru
Yonaguni
Yonashiro

Okinawa Districts

Kunigami
Miyako
Nakagami
Shimajiri
Yaeyama

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