Okinawa Prefecture: Difference between revisions

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Okinawa Prefecture (沖縄県) is one of Japan's southern prefectures. It is composed of several islands.

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-[[Image:Symbol of Okinawa Prefecture.jpg|thumb|200px|Symbol of Okinawa Prefecture]]
+'''Okinawa Prefecture''' (沖縄県) is one of [[Japan]]'s southern prefectures. It is composed of several islands.
-Okinawa Prefecture (沖縄県) is one of [[Japan]]'s southern prefectures, and consists of hundreds of the [[Ryukyu Islands]] in a chain over 1,000 km long, which extends southwest from [[Kyūshū]]  (the southwesternmost of [[Japan]]'s main four islands) to [[Taiwan]]. [[Okinawa]]'s capital, [[Naha]], is located in the southern part of the largest and most populous island, Okinawa Island, which is approximately half-way between [[Kyūshū]] and [[Taiwan]]. The disputed [[Senkaku Islands]] (Mandarin: Diaoyu Islands) are also administered as part of Okinawa Prefecture at present.
+==See Also==
+* [[:Category:Okinawa Artists]]
-==<span class="mw-headline"> External links </span>==
+==External Links==
+* [http://www.pref.okinawa.jp/ Official Website]
-* [http://www.pref.okinawa.jp/english/ Okinawa Prefecture]
+* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okinawa_Prefecture English Wikipedia: Okinawa Prefecture]
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