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{{nihongo|'''Itoman'''|糸満市|Itoman-shi|{{langx|ryu|いちゅまん}} ''ʔIcuman''<ref>{{Cite book|title=Okinawago jiten | {{nihongo|'''Itoman'''|糸満市|Itoman-shi|{{langx|ryu|いちゅまん}} ''ʔIcuman''<ref>{{Cite book|title=Okinawago jiten|publisher=Zaimushō Insatsukyoku|date=2001-03-30|language=ja|location=Tōkyō|isbn=4-17-149000-6|oclc=47773506|others=Kokuritsu Kokugo Kenkyūjo, 国立国語研究所|pages=549}}</ref>}} is a [[Cities of Japan|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 {{Convert|1,308.32|PD/km2}}.<ref name="pop" /> The total area is {{Convert|46.63|km2|abbr=on}}.<ref name="e"/><ref name="n"/> | ||
==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
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The city includes forty-two wards.<ref>{{Cite web |title=沖縄県 糸満市の郵便番号 - 日本郵便 |url=https://www.post.japanpost.jp/cgi-zip/zipcode.php?pref=47&city=1472100 |access-date=2024-10-02 |website=www.post.japanpost.jp}}</ref> | The city includes forty-two wards.<ref>{{Cite web |title=沖縄県 糸満市の郵便番号 - 日本郵便 |url=https://www.post.japanpost.jp/cgi-zip/zipcode.php?pref=47&city=1472100 |access-date=2024-10-02 |website=www.post.japanpost.jp}}</ref> | ||
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*Ahagon | * {{Nihongo|Ahagon|阿波根}} | ||
*Arakaki | * {{Nihongo|Arakaki|新垣}} | ||
*Arakawa | * {{Nihongo|Arakawa|新川}} | ||
*Fukuji | * {{Nihongo|Fukuji|福地}} | ||
*Ihara | * {{Nihongo|Ihara|伊原}} | ||
*Ishiki | * {{Nihongo|Ishiki|伊敷}} | ||
*Itosu | * {{Nihongo|Itosu|糸洲}} | ||
*Kakazu | * {{Nihongo|Kakazu|賀数}} | ||
*Kanegusuku | * {{Nihongo|Kanegusuku|兼城}} | ||
*Kitanamihira | * {{Nihongo|Kitanamihira|北波平}} | ||
*Kohagura | * {{Nihongo|Kohagura|小波蔵}} | ||
*Komesu | * {{Nihongo|Komesu|米須}} | ||
*Kuniyoshi | * {{Nihongo|Kuniyoshi|国吉}} | ||
*Kyan | * {{Nihongo|Kyan|喜屋武}} | ||
*Mabuni | * {{Nihongo|Mabuni|摩文仁}} | ||
*Machibata | * {{Nihongo|Machibata|町端}} | ||
*Maebata | * {{Nihongo|Maebata|前端}} | ||
*Maehira | * {{Nihongo|Maehira|真栄平}} | ||
*Maezato | * {{Nihongo|Maezato|真栄里}} | ||
*Makabe | * {{Nihongo|Makabe|真壁}} | ||
*Minami | * {{Nihongo|Minami|南}} | ||
*Minaminamihira | * {{Nihongo|Minaminamihira|南波平}} | ||
*Nashiro | * {{Nihongo|Nashiro|名城}} | ||
*Niijima | * {{Nihongo|Niijima|新島}} | ||
*Nishi | * {{Nihongo|Nishi|西}} | ||
*Nishikawachō | * {{Nihongo|Nishikawachō|西川町}} | ||
*Nishizaki | * {{Nihongo|Nishizaki|西崎}} | ||
*Nishizakichō | * {{Nihongo|Nishizakichō|西崎町}} | ||
*Ōdo | * {{Nihongo|Ōdo|大度}} | ||
*Ōzato | * {{Nihongo|Ōzato|大里}} | ||
*Shiohira | * {{Nihongo|Shiohira|潮平}} | ||
*Shiozakichō | * {{Nihongo|Shiozakichō|潮崎町}} | ||
*Shin'yashiki | * {{Nihongo|Shin'yashiki|新屋敷}} | ||
*Taketomi | * {{Nihongo|Taketomi|武富}} | ||
*Teruya | * {{Nihongo|Teruya|照屋}} | ||
*Toyohara | * {{Nihongo|Toyohara|豊原}} | ||
*Tsukazato | * {{Nihongo|Tsukazato|束里}}, merger of {{Nihongo|Tsukahena|束辺名}} and {{Nihongo|Uezato|上里}} | ||
*Uegusuku | * {{Nihongo|Uegusuku|宇江城}} | ||
*Uenohira | * {{Nihongo|Uenohira|上之平}} | ||
*Yamagusuku | * {{Nihongo|Yamagusuku|山城}} | ||
*Yoza | * {{Nihongo|Yoza|与座}} | ||
*Zaha | * {{Nihongo|Zaha|座波}} | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
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===Roads=== | ===Roads=== | ||
[[Japan National Route 331]], which connects Itoman and [[Ōgimi, Okinawa|Ōgimi]] along the eastern coast of Okinawa Island, runs through Itoman and connects the city to other municipalities in Okinawa.<ref name="n"/> | [[Japan National Route 331]], which connects Itoman and [[Ōgimi, Okinawa|Ōgimi]] along the eastern coast of Okinawa Island, runs through Itoman and connects the city to other municipalities in Okinawa.<ref name="n"/> | ||
==Sports== | |||
Itoman co-hosted the [[2025 U-18 Baseball World Cup]] with [[Naha, Okinawa]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Meet the Okinawa Prefecture, the host of the WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup 2025 |url=https://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2025-u18-baseball-world-cup/news/meet-the-okinawa-prefecture-the-host-of-the-wbsc-u-18-baseball-world-cup-2025 |publisher=World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) |access-date=14 September 2025}}</ref> | |||
==Cultural Properties== | ==Cultural Properties== | ||
Latest revision as of 07:47, 24 November 2025
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Geography
Itoman sits on a flat tableland with craggy rolling hills of Ryukyuan Limestone which range between Cape Baron Bryan to the south and the sugar cane fields in front of Yozadake to the north. The south of the town is known for its steep sea cliffs around Cape Kyan and the Mabuni Cliffs.[3]
Administrative divisions
The city includes forty-two wards.[4]
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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 Script error: No such module "convert".. The Okinawa Prefectural Railways Itoman Line was established in 1924 and operated until 1945.[2][3]
Itoman was the final front of the Battle of Okinawa in World War II. The area saw enormous casualties to both military forces and civilians. Itoman is noted for the Himeyuri Butai, a field hospital nursing corps of 221 high-school students who committed suicide at the end of the battle.[2][5]
Administrative history
Itoman was established as a town in 1908. In 1961 it absorbed the villages of Kanegusuku, Takamine, and Miwa. Itoman was elevated to city status on December 1, 1971.[3]
Government
Itoman is administered from the city hall in Shiozaki. The Itoman Board of Education oversees the preschool, elementary, and middle school, community education centers, and sports facilities of the city. The Itoman City Council consists of 23 members who serve a four-year term and are led by a chairperson (Isao Uehara) and vice-chairperson (Isao Tokuzato) of the council.
Economy
Fishing remains the primary industry of the city of Itoman.[2]
Transportation
Roads
Japan National Route 331, which connects Itoman and Ōgimi along the eastern coast of Okinawa Island, runs through Itoman and connects the city to other municipalities in Okinawa.[3]
Sports
Itoman co-hosted the 2025 U-18 Baseball World Cup with Naha, Okinawa.[6]
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) [7]
See also
References
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External links
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- Itoman City's official website Template:In lang
- Itoman City's official website
- News of Okinawa in WEB RADIO Template:In lang
- Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Museum
- Himeyuri Monument (Monument for high school girls who died in WWII)
- Cornerstone of Peace
- Mabuni Hill
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