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religious center of the Ryukyu Dynasty. Downtown Downtown Naha consists of Palette Kumoji, the location of the Okinawa Prefecture Office, Naha City Hall, and many banks and corporations, accompanied by a nine story shopping mall. Kokusai Dori, the main entertainment strip in Naha, is near Kumoji and boasts a mile long stretch of stores. There are many restaurants as well as shopping centers and tourist gift shops. The night life on Kokusai Dori is always bustling with clubs, bars, and cheap eateries

open until the wee hours of the morning. Kokusai Dori bingoballroom ends at the main bus terminal in Okinawa. There is also a station for Okinawas only train sytem, the Yui Rail.Spurring off from Kokusai is the covered Heiwa-Dori Shopping Arcade with a large peoples market. It is quite informal compared to Kokusai Street, and often confusing to walk in. History of Shuri Castle in NahaIn Naha, some archeological relics of the Stone Age were found. Also,

from a Jomon period kaizuka, ancient Chinese coins were found.Today Naha has developed as a city around Shuri Castle, the palace of the Ryukyu Kingdom. In the period of the Ryukyu kingdom, there were five districts in the area of present-day Naha.After the replacement of the Ryukyu Kingdom with Naha han in 1872, Naha became the capital city of Naha Han. Naha Han was abolished in 1879 and the former Ryukyu Kingdom was once merged into Kagoshima prefecture. With the later establishment of Okinawa Prefecture, Naha became its capital city.When Naha city was founded in 1921, in the area that present-day Naha occupies there

were several municipalities including Naha city and Shuri city. Later Shuri was merged into Naha. During the battle of Okinawa in World War II, attacks by US forces highly damaged Naha. The entire center of the city had to be rebuilt.Martial artsNaha-Te, "Naha-hand", is a type of martial art developed in Naha. Together with the martial arts styles of Tomari and Shuri it formed the basis for Okinawa-te, which in turn is the bingoballroom origin of todays karate-do. Education Four universties are located

in Naha. Two are run by Okinawa Prefecture; two are private. The University of the Ryukyus, the sole national university in Okinawa Prefecture, was also in Naha, on the site of Shuri Castle. Prior to the restoration of the castle, the university moved to the town of Nishihara, Okinawa to the north of Naha.SightsShuri Castle, the former palace of the Ryukyu Dynasty, is one of the finest gusuku and most important historical sites in Naha. The palace was almost completely destroyed in 1945 by an attack by the US Army and Navy. After the war, the University of the Ryukyus was

constructed on the site. Today Shuri Castle has been reconstructed, including Shurei no Mon, its main gate, and registered as UNESCO world heritage sites. no Mon is one of Nahas most famous sights.Lake Man, covered with mangrove woods on the boundary of the city of Tomigusuku, Okinawa is listed on the Ramsar Convention list of wetlands.TransportNaha Airport and Naha Port

serve the city. Naha Airport is the hub of the Ryukyu Islands.The Okinawa Monorail carries passengers from Naha Airport Station to the center of Naha, and to the terminal at Shuri Station, which is closest to Shuri Castle. Sister cities DomesticKawasaki, Kanagawa Kanagawa Prefecture since 1996OverseasSão Vicente, Brazil since 1978 Ryukyu Kingdom Official website in JapaneseOkinawaCities in Okinawa Prefecturede:Nahafr:Nahala:Nahaid:Nahaja:那覇市