Motobu Peninsula

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Motobu Peninsula and surrounding islands

The Motobu Peninsula (本部半島, Motobu hantō, Okinawan: Mutubu) is a peninsula in the Yanbaru region of Okinawa Island. It is surrounded by to the south, the to the north, and the East China Sea to the west.[1][2] It is mostly mountainous, with a few plains. The peninsula's northeasternmost point is .[3] Its highest point is Mount Yae, whose summit is 593 metres (1,946 ft).[4] Due to a US military communications tower, the summit is off-limits.[5][6] The peninsula was the center of power for the kingdom of Hokuzan in medieval times, and was the site of fierce fighting during the Battle of Okinawa in 1945.

Transportation[]

The Okinawa Expressway connects Naha to Nago. Japan National Route 58 crosses the bottom of the Motobu Peninsula. Japan National Route 505 connects Motobu Town to , as Japan National Route 449 connects Motobu to Nago. Both Route 404 and Route 449 run around the edge of the Motobu Peninsula.

Sites[]

In the area are Nago Castle and Nakijin Castle. The is also there. Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium features the world's third largest aquarium tank.[7]

View of the Motobu Peninsula from Onna, Okinawa

Rivers[]

Beaches[]

  • (inside Ocean Expo Park)

Geology[]

The east side of the Motobu Peninsula is truncated by the , bounding the northwestern coast of Okinawa Island. This area is of zone of Paleozoic metamorphic and igneous rocks.[9] The comprises the northern part of the peninsula.[10]

Municipalities on the Motobu Peninsula[]

Events which took place on the Motobu Peninsula[]

People from the Motobu Peninsula[]

Cape Bise

Kanbun Uechi, the founder of Uechi-ryū, one of the primary karate styles of Okinawa, was from the Motobu Peninsula.

Nearby islands[]

  • Iejima (also "Ie Shima") is near the Motobu Peninsula. Notably, Ernie Pyle died, on Iejima
  • , which is connects to Yagaji Island by a bridge
  • Minnajima
  • Sesokojima, which is connected to Motobu Peninsula by a bridge
  • , which is connected to Motobu Peninsula by a bridge

United States military operations on Motobu Peninsula[]

During the Battle of Okinawa, by April 10, 1945 the Motobu Peninsula had been mostly secured.[11]

Motobu Airfield was located on Motobu Peninsula, but was decommissioned after 1945.

Other peninsulas on Okinawa[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Okinawa Island Guide " Nago City / Motobu Town / Nakijin Village: Okinawa Island Guide » Nago City / Motobu Town / Nakijin Village, accessdate: April 4, 2017
  2. ^ Google Maps: Google Maps, accessdate: April 3, 2017
  3. ^ Figure 5 of 6: terminal point , accessdate: April 3, 2017
  4. ^ Stripes Okinawa: Japan's cherry blossom season starts here | Stripes Okinawa Archived May 21, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, accessdate: April 3, 2017
  5. ^ Map It! Okinawa: January 2017: Map It! Okinawa: January 2017, accessdate: April 5, 2017
  6. ^ Map It! Okinawa: Cherry Blossoms on Yaedake (Mt. Yae): Map It! Okinawa: Cherry Blossoms on Yaedake (Mt. Yae), accessdate: April 5, 2017
  7. ^ Lonely Planet: which features the world's largest aquarium tank., accessdate: April 2, 2017
  8. ^ 1972 (Showa 47) 15 May Ministry of Education Notification No. 58 "Specifying a monument as a historic site etc."
  9. ^ http://ir.library.tohoku.ac.jp/re/bitstream/10097/44970/1/AA0045945073324.pdf: [1], accessdate: April 4, 2017
  10. ^ Stratigraphy of the Ryukyu Group on northern Motobu Peninsula, Okinawa-jima, Ryukyu Islands, Japan.: Stratigraphy of the Ryukyu Group on northern Motobu Peninsula, Okinawa-jima, Ryukyu Islands, Japan., accessdate: April 4, 2017
  11. ^ Feifer, George (1992). Tennozan: The Battle of Okinawa and the Atomic Bomb (1st ed.). New York City: Houghton Mifflin. p. 247. ISBN 978-0-395-59924-2.

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