The is a

peninsula A peninsula (; ) is a landform that extends from a mainland and is surrounded by water on most, but not all of its borders. A peninsula is also sometimes defined as a piece of land bordered by water on three of its sides. Peninsulas exist on all ...

Okinawa Island is the largest of the Okinawa Islands and the Ryukyu (''Nansei'') Islands of Japan in the Kyushu region. It is the smallest and least populated of the five main islands of Japan. The island is approximately long, an average wide, and has an ...

. It is bordered by

Nakagusuku Bay is a bay on the southern coast of Okinawa Island on the Pacific Ocean in Japan. The bay covers and ranges between to deep. The bay is surrounded by the municipalities of Uruma, Kitanakagusuku, Nakagusuku, Nishihara, Yonabaru, Nanjō, all in ...

to the south, Kin Bay to the north, and the

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to the east.South China Morning Post
The stunning fortresses of Okinawa have endured centuries of conflict , Post Magazine , South China Morning Post
accessdate: March 31, 2017 The entire peninsula is part of Uruma City.Google Maps one
26°22'45.0"N 127°51'27.0"E - Google Maps
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Katsuren Castle is a Ryukyuan '' gusuku'' in Uruma, Okinawa. In 2000, Katsuren Castle was designated as a World Heritage Site, as a part of the Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu. History Katsuren Castle was built on a large hill of ...

is on the south-central part of the peninsula.Google Maps
https://www.google.com/maps/place/26°19'48.0"N+127°52'43.0"E/@26.33,127.8523468,13z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d26.33!4d127.878611?hl=en
accessdate: March 31, 2017 The Kaichū Dōro is a road connecting the Katsuren Peninsula to Henza Island. Offshore,

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s are found.Ryukyu Shimpo – Okinawa, Japanese newspaper, local news » Katsuren Peninsula: rich sea where coral reefs live
Ryukyu Shimpo – Okinawa, Japanese newspaper, local news » Katsuren Peninsula: rich sea where coral reefs live
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United States military relating to the Katsuren Peninsula

Buckner Bay - White Beach Naval Port Facility is located on the Katsuren Peninsula.The Japan Times
White Beach base site said credible , The Japan Times
accessdate: March 31, 2017Okinawa Hai » White Beach – Okinawa Installation Overview
White Beach
accessdate: March 31, 2017 There once was a plan, the "White Beach Plan," to relocate

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Marine Corps Air Station

Futenma is a United States Marine Corps base located in Ginowan, Okinawa, Japan, northeast of Naha, on the island of Okinawa. It is home to approximately 3,000 Marines of the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing and other units, and has been a U.S. military air ...

to the White Beach Training Area. However, it was not effected.

Nearby islands

* The eight

Yokatsu Islands The Yokatsu Islands (与勝諸島, ''Yokatsu-shotō'') are a group of Island, islands located near the Katsuren Peninsula of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It consists of both inhabited and uninhabited islets. Islands The Yokatsu Islands consist of ...

, which include: * Ikei Island *

Hamahiga Island Hamahiga Island (浜比嘉島, Japanese: ''Hamahiga-jima'', Okinawan: ''Bamahija-shima'') is an island located in the Yokatsu Islands of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Its administered by the city of Uruma and is located near the Katsuren Peninsul ...

* Henza Island * Minamiukibara Island *

Miyagi Island Miyagi Island or Miyagijima (宮城島, Japanese: ''Miyagi-jima'', Okinawan: ''Naagushiku-jima'') is an island located in the Yokatsu Islands of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It is also known as Takanaharijima (タカナハリジマ) in the Okinawa ...

* Tsuken Island * Ukibara Island *

Yabuchi Island is a Cities of Japan, city located in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The modern city of Uruma was established on April 1, 2005, when the cities of Gushikawa, Okinawa, Gushikawa and Ishikawa, Okinawa, Ishikawa were merged with the towns of Katsuren, ...

Other peninsulas on Okinawa

Chinen Peninsula Chinen is an Okinawan surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Kama Chinen, Japanese supercentenarian *, Japanese footballer *Kaori Chinen, professional Go player *Masami Chinen, Okinawan martial artist and founder of Yamanni ryu *Rina C ...

* Henoko Peninsula *

Motobu Peninsula The is a peninsula in the Yanbaru region of Okinawa Island. It is surrounded by Nago Bay to the east, the Haneda Inland Sea to the north, and the East China Sea to the west.Okinawa Island Guide " Nago City / Motobu Town / Nakijin VillageOkina ...

Yomitan peninsula is a village located in Nakagami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Geography Yomitan is located on the western coast of the central part of Okinawa Island. The village is bound to the north by Onna, to the east by Okinawa City, to the ...

References

External links and references

A google map

One link

A second link

On the Yakena Straits Observatory

A shot of the Waitui Cut

* ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbosW3khO4Y One Youtube, exploring the Katsuren Peninsula
Island-hopping in the Katsuren Peninsula

Searching for Waitui on the Katsuren Peninsula

An article on the geology of Kasturen Peninsula

More geology
Okinawa Prefecture Tourist attractions in Okinawa Prefecture Geography of Okinawa Prefecture Peninsulas of Japan {{Okinawa-geo-stub

United States military relating to the Katsuren Peninsula

Nearby islands

Other peninsulas on Okinawa

See also

References

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