Motobu Peninsula

The is a peninsula in the Yanbaru region of Okinawa Island. It is surrounded by Nago Bay to the east, the Haneda Inland Sea to the north, and the East China Sea to the west.Okinawa Island Guide " Nago City / Motobu Town / Nakijin Village: Okinawa Island Guide » Nago City / Motobu Town / Nakijin Village, accessdate: April 4, 2017Google Maps: Google Maps, accessdate: April 3, 2017 It is mostly mountainous, with a few plains. The peninsula's northeasternmost point is Cape Bise.Figure 5 of 6: terminal point , accessdate: April 3, 2017 Its highest point is Mount Yae, whose summit is .Stripes Okinawa: Japan's cherry blossom season starts here | Stripes Okinawa , accessdate: April 3, 2017 Due to a US military communications tower, the summit is off-limits.Map It! Okinawa: January 2017: Map It! Okinawa: January 2017, accessdate: April 5, 2017Map It! Okinawa: Cherry Blossoms on Yaedake (Mt. Yae): Map It! Okinawa: Cherry Blossoms on Yaedake (Mt. Yae), accessdate: April 5, 2017 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 Haneji, 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 Native Okinawan Village is also there. Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium features the world's third largest aquarium tank.Lonely Planet: which features the world's largest aquarium tank., accessdate: April 2, 2017

Rivers

Oigawa River Shiokawa River (a national natural treasure, the shortest river in Japan, and has salt water.)

Beaches

Uppama Beach Emerald beach (inside Ocean Expo Park) Shiokawa Beach Nagahama Beach Forest of the 21st Century Beach

Geology

The east side of the Motobu Peninsula is truncated by the Nago fault, bounding the northwestern coast of Okinawa Island. This area is of zone of Paleozoic metamorphic and igneous rocks.http://ir.library.tohoku.ac.jp/re/bitstream/10097/44970/1/AA0045945073324.pdf: , accessdate: April 4, 2017 The Pleistocene Ryukyu Group comprises the northern part of the peninsula.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

Municipalities

Motobu Nago Nakijin

Events

Invasion of Hokuzan (1416) Initial Japanese landing during the Invasion of Ryukyu (1609) Fighting on Mount Yae during the Battle of Okinawa (1945) Expo '75 Miss International 1975.

People

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 Kōri-jima, which is connects to Yagaji Island by a bridge Minnajima Sesokojima, which is connected to Motobu Peninsula by a bridge Yagaji Island, which is connected to Motobu Peninsula by a bridge

United States military operations

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

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

Other peninsulas on Okinawa

Chinen Peninsula Henoko Peninsula Katsuren Peninsula Yomitan Peninsula

Motobu Peninsula

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