Kunigami, Okinawa
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Kunigami 国頭村 Kunzan |
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| Kunigami Village | ||
View of Cape Hedo
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 Location of Kunigami in Okinawa Prefecture |
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 Kunigami
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| Coordinates: 26°44′45″N 128°10′41″E / 26.74583°N 128.17806°ECoordinates: 26°44′45″N 128°10′41″E / 26.74583°N 128.17806°E | ||
| Country | Japan | |
| Region | Kyushu | |
| Prefecture | Okinawa Prefecture | |
| Established | 1 April 1908 | |
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| • Total | 194.80 km2 (75.21 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015) | ||
| • Total | 4,908 | |
| • Density | 25/km2 (60/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | |
| – Tree | Castanopsis sieboldii | |
| – Flowering tree | Schima wallichii | |
| – Flower | Rhododendron tashiroi | |
| – Bird | Okinawa rail | |
| – Fish | Green humphead parrotfish | |
| Website | www |
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Kunigami (国頭村 Kunigami-son?, Kunigami: Kunzan, Okinawan: Kunjan) is a village in Kunigami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It occupies the north tip of Okinawa Island, with the East China Sea to the west, Pacific Ocean to the east, and villages of Higashi and Ōgimi to the south.
As of 2015, the village has a population of 4,908 and a population density of 25.20 persons per km2. The total area is 194.80 km2.
According to Chūzan Seikan, the goddess Amamikyo consecrated the first utaki in Asa Forest at Hedo, in what is now Kunigami; the forest is also mentioned in Omoro Sōshi. Ceramics from the Jōmon-period Uzahama Site (?) resemble those found in the Amami Islands.Chūzan Seikan records the prayers of the Kunigami council for the recovery of Shō Sei after an abortive attempt to occupy Amami Ōshima in 1537, while Kyūyō recounts the appointment of the son of the Kunigami Oyakata as aji after the successful takeover of the Amami Islands by Shō Gen in 1571.
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