Kunigami

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Kunigami 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. ()

Local name: 国頭村 Established: 1 April 1908 (116 years ago)Population: 4.6 thous. (2019)Area: 75.21 mi²Coordinates: 26°45'5"N, 128°15'54"E

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Kunigami – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Hiji Falls, Mount Yonaha, Yanbaru National Park, Yanbaru.

5.6 miSW
Park
Hiji Falls, Okinawa Island
143 min walk • Hiji Falls is a National Park and a popular tourist destination on the island and prefecture of Okinawa, Japan.
3.7 miSW
Natural attraction, Park, Mountain
Mount Yonaha, Okinawa Island
95 min walk • Mount Yonaha, also known as Mount Yunaha in Okinawan, is a mountain in Kunigami on the main island of Okinawa in Okinawa Prefecture. It has an elevation of 503 m, but Yonaha-dake triangulation station is located at the next peak of elevation of 498 m.
0.9 miW
Park
Yanbaru National Park, Okinawa Island
24 min walk • Yanbaru National Park is a national park in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Established in 2016, it is located in and around the forested region of Yanbaru at the northern end of Okinawa Island.
4.9 miSW
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Yanbaru, Ōgimi
125 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.

Kunigami

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Kunigami – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Hiji Falls, Okinawa Island

Mount Yonaha, Okinawa Island

Yanbaru National Park, Okinawa Island

Yanbaru, Ōgimi