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Kunigami

#1167 among destinations in Japan

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Kunigami
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Kunigami location map
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Kunigami location map

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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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Day trips

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

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

  • hiji falls okinawa island5.6 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.

  • mount yonaha okinawa island3.7 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.

  • yanbaru national park okinawa island0.9 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.

  • yanbaru ogimi location map
    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.

Where to next? Visit okinawa Okinawa region page or discover the top tourist attractions in Japan.

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