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is a city located in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The city occupies the southern tip of Okinawa Island. As of 1 October 2020, the city has an estimated population of 61,007 and a population density of .

  • , merger of and

History

Itoman has a long history as a fishing port. In the pre-modern period, its fisherman ventured as far as the Indian Ocean. Records indicate that the fisherman made contact with Australia and New Guinea. By 1908 the village of Itoman numbered 8,000 residents, almost all involved in the fishing industry. Men of Itoman worked on fishing boats, and women worked at the transport and sale of fish in the prefectural capital of Naha. In 1918 Naha and Itoman were connected by a horse-drawn tram. The line spanned . The Okinawa Prefectural Railways Itoman Line was established in 1924 and operated until 1945.

Cultural Properties

  • Name (Japanese) (Type of registration)

Cultural Properties

  • Bell from the Former Ryūshō-ji temple (梵鐘(旧竜翔寺鐘)) (Prefectural)
  • Buddhist Sculptures by Dana Sōkei (田名宗経謹刻の仏像) (Municipal)
  • Kinjō Masuharu Family's residence (main house, pig pen latrines, well, stone wall) (金城増治家住宅 主屋・フール・井戸・石垣) (National)
  • Kōchibara and Sūyama-Akahigibaru Munchūs’ tomb inscription (幸地腹、惣山・赤比儀腹両門中墓誌) (Municipal)
  • Ōshiro Residence (大城家) (Municipal)
  • Stone lions of Teruya (照屋の石彫獅子) (Municipal)
  • Sunjagā Spring (潮平ガー) (National)

Folk Cultural Properties

  • Miikagan googles and crafting tools (ミーカガン及び製作具一式) (Municipal)
  • Palanquin of Zaha and Kakazu Villages (字座波・賀数の龕) (Municipal)

Historic Sites

  • Gushikawa Castle Site (具志川城跡) (National)
  • Komesu Shell Mound (米須貝塚) (Prefectural)

Places of scenic beauty

  • Kyan Coast and Arasaki Coast (喜屋武海岸及び荒崎海岸) (National)

Natural Monuments

  • Kyan Coast and Arasaki Coast (喜屋武海岸及び荒崎海岸) (National)

See also

  • Cornerstone of Peace

References

  • Itoman City's official website
  • Itoman City's official website
  • News of Okinawa in WEB RADIO
  • Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Museum
  • Himeyuri Monument (Monument for high school girls who died in WWII)
  • Cornerstone of Peace
  • Mabuni Hill