Naha

is the caipital ceety o the Japanese prefectur o Okinawa.

Naha is a coastal ceety locatit on the East Cheenae Sea coast o the soothren pairt o Okinawa Island, the lairgest o Okinawa Prefectur. The modren ceety wis offeecially foondit on 20 Mey 1921, but prior tae that Naha haed awready been for centuries ane o the maist important an populous steids in Okinawa.

Naha is the poleetical, economic an educational centre o Okinawa Prefectur. In the medieval an early modren periods,Specifically, the medieval period o Okinawan history, referred tae as ko-ryūkyū (古琉球, lit. "Auld Ryukyu") in Japanese, extends frae roughly the 12t century till the Invasion o Ryukyu bi Japanese forces in 1609. The early modren period extends frae that year till roughly 1879, the year the Ryukyu Kinrick wis abolished an replacit wi Okinawa Prefectur. it wis the commercial centre o the Ryūkyū Kinrick an aw.

 Internaitional relations 

 Twin touns — Sister ceeties 
Naha is twinned wi:
 Fuzhou, Fowkrepublic o Cheenae syne 1981
 Honolulu, Unitit States syne 1961
 Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefectur syne 1996 (domestic) Nichinan, Miyazaki Prefectur syne 1969 (domestic)
 São Vicente, Brazil syne 1978
 São Paulo, Brazil International Relations - São Paulo City  Hall -  Official Sister Cities

 References 

 Freemit airtins 

Naha offeecial wabsteid 
Naha offeecial wabsteid 
Naha-te  - explains oreegin o Naha-te, the mairtial airt frae Naha


Category:Ceeties in Okinawa Prefectur
Category:Port dounsets in Japan
Category:Populatit coastal places in Japan