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Chatan primarily runs along Route 58 and a largely man-made coastline which includes the area of what used to be the U.S. Marine Corps base of Camp Hamby (now Camp Foster). The northern half of Kitamae is nicknamed "Hamby Town" in recognition of this, and the Hamby Post Office is one of the first Japanese Postal offices to have an English name.
Camp Foster (Japanese: キャンプ・フォスター), formerly known as Camp Zukeran, is a United States Marine Corps camp located in Ginowan City with portions overlapping into Okinawa City, Chatan town and Kitanakagusuku village in the Japanese prefecture of Okinawa Island. It is part of the Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler complex.
Ginowan (Japanese: 宜野湾市, Hepburn: Ginowan-shi, Okinawan: ジノーン, romanized: Jinōn [1]) is a city located in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.As of 2024, the city has an estimated population of 100,319, with 47,490 households and a population density of 5,142 persons per km 2. [2]
Chatan may refer to: Chatan, Iran, a village in Iran; Qolqoleh-ye Chatan, a village in Iran; Chatan, Okinawa, a town in Japan; Chatan (surname)
The Okinawa Prefectural Assembly (Japanese: 沖縄県議会, Hepburn: Okinawa-kengikai) is the prefectural parliament of Okinawa.. Its 48 members are elected every four years in 14 districts by single non-transferable vote (SNTV). 13 electoral districts are multi-member district, one district is a single-member district where SNTV becomes equivalent to First-past-the-post voting.
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Zakimi Castle was used as a gun emplacement by the Japanese military. The Hija River, between Yomitan and then-Chatan (Kadena area), was the site of the initial landing of the Allied forces in the Battle of Okinawa. The United States Marine Corps landed on the Yomitan-side of the river, while the United States Army landed on the Chatan side ...
Sessei (摂政) was the highest government post of the Ryūkyū Kingdom below the king; the sessei served the function of royal or national advisor. In the Ryukyuan language at the time, the pronunciation was closer to shisshii, and has only changed relatively recently.