47325 ／ かでなちょう
Okinawa Prefecture 中頭郡One said to have brought sweet potatoes.
Noguni Sokan, Umu-ufushu01 ／ Yara Muruchi
This pond lies in the hills on the border of Kadena and Okinawa City, upstream on the Hija River; a 1934 survey recorded its area as 715 tsubo. A legend tells of a great serpent bringing storms, and the tale of a dutiful girl became the basis of the kumiodori play Koko no Maki.
02 ／ Senbaru Eisa
Around 1800, migrants from Shuri, Naha and Kume village formed a small settlement of 7 or 8 households at Senbaru, in a corner of Noguni village. Some 12 or 13 young men are said to have started their own eisa there to honor ancestors and entertain villagers.
03 ／ Kyan Chotoku
Kyan Chotoku was born in Shuri's Gibo village in November 1870. He studied under Matsumura Sokon of Shuri-te and Oyadomari Kokan of Tomari-te, and from about age 38 lived near the Hija River teaching younger students. Known as Chanmigwa, he was small but famed for his quick technique.
Living here
There is no railway station in the town. The town says bus routes 20, 28, 29, 120 and 228 stop at Kadena Town Office, a one-minute walk from the office. Route 62 stops at Chuo Chushajo-mae, a five-minute walk.
−1.2% since 2015
13,752 → 13,521
12.49km² of it habitable
2024
2.6 people per household
2020
3.7 per 10,000 people
2023
These 3 items are waiting on a nationwide data source. We do not fill them with estimates.
Shape
North to south
7.5km
Travel times per leg are not published by the municipality, so they are not shown.
If something caught your eye, ask the town itself.
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