Higashi, Okinawa Island

Name: Higashi
Address: Okinawa Island, Japan

#19 among attractions in Okinawa Island

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Higashi is a village located in Kunigami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. ()

Local name: 東村 Area: 31.61 mi²Coordinates: 26°37'51"N, 128°9'14"E

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Nearby attractions include: Hiji Falls, Fukuji Dam, Kunigami District, Yanbaru.

5.9 miN
Park
Hiji Falls, Okinawa Island
150 min walk • Hiji Falls is a National Park and a popular tourist destination on the island and prefecture of Okinawa, Japan.
1.7 miNE
Dam
Fukuji Dam, Okinawa Island
44 min walk • The Fukuji Dam or Fukuchi Dam is a rock-fill embankment dam on the Fukuchi River 2.5 km northeast of Higashi, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The purpose of the dam, the tallest in Okinawa, is water supply and flood control.
1.7 miNW
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Kunigami District, Okinawa Island
43 min walk • Kunigami is a district located in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Roughly translated, kunigami means "head of the country", referring to its northern location on the island of Okinawa. Compare this to Shimajiri District, Okinawa.
6.1 miNE
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Yanbaru, Ōgimi
156 min walk • Yanbaru is the Okinawan and Kunigami name given to the forested northern part of Okinawa Island in Japan. Spanning the northern villages of Higashi, Kunigami, and Ōgimi, Yanbaru contains some of the last large surviving tracts of subtropical rainforest in Asia, with many endemic species of flora and fauna.