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is a town located in Nakagami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.

  • Kadena ()
  • Kaneku ()
  • Kudoku ()
  • Kuninao ()
  • Mizugama ()
  • Noguni ()
  • Nozato ()
  • Yara ()

Neighboring municipalities

Kadena borders three other municipalities in Okinawa Prefecture.

  • Chatan to the south The Hija River, the modern border between Yomitan and Kadena, was the focus of these early settlements.
  • Kadena Elementary School (嘉手納小学校)
  • Kadena Junior High School (嘉手納中学校)
  • Yara Elementary School (屋良小学校)

The Okinawa Prefectural Board of Education operates .

The DoDEA operates schools on Kadena AB for dependents of American employees, although several schools are not in Kadena Town.

Cultural Properties

  • Name (Japanese) (Type of registration)

Cultural Properties

  • Hija River Estuary Southern Hill Site (比謝川口南丘陵遺跡) (Municipal)
  • Kadena Gusuku (嘉手納グスク) (Municipal)
  • Kadena Shell Mound (嘉手納貝塚) (Municipal)

Historic Sites

  • Amagā-bira Hill paved road (天川坂)
  • Hija Bridge (比謝橋)
  • Noguni Shell Mound Cluster (野国貝塚群) (Prefectural)
  • Noguni Sōkan's Shrine (野國總管宮)
  • Noguni Sōkan's Tomb (野国総官の墓) (Prefectural)
  • Yara Castle Site (屋良城跡 (大川城))
  • Yara Muruchi (Sacred) Pond (屋良ムルチ)

Natural Monuments

  • Large banyan tree of Kadena Uganju Praying Site (字嘉手納拝所の大ガジュマル) (Municipal)
  • Large Deigo tree of Kadena Elementary School (嘉手納小学校の大デイゴ) (Municipal)
  • Large Deigo tree of the Shimabukuro Family tomb (島袋家基地の大デイゴ) (Municipal)

References

  • Kadena official website