Yomitan (Okinawa)
Yomitan (Japanese読 谷 村, -son ) is a village community in the district Nakagami Japanese Okinawa Prefecture.
Geography
Yomitan located in the western central part of the island of Okinawa Honto and extends across the peninsula of Cape Zampa - (残 波 岬, - misaki ). In the north of the village of Onna borders, in the north- east, the district-free city of Okinawa, in the east and south of the city of Kadena, and in the west, the East China Sea.
History
The area over which extends the current community, originally called Ufunishi for " great north " because they lay in the north of the central Ryukyu Kingdom Chūzan. In the collection of poems Omoro Soshi it emerges as Yontamoza or Yontamuza which later Yuntanja (読 谷 山, also called Yuntanza ) was what was Administrative Region ( majiri ) in Chūzan. This region was 1611 out of 25 villages, where 9 villages were in 1673 assigned to Onna.
These 16 villages - Furugen (古 坚), Gima (仪 间), Hija (比 谢), Iramina (伊 良 皆), Kina (喜 名), Nagahama (长 浜), Namihira (波 平), Owan (大 湾), Senaha (瀬 名 波), Sobe (楚 辺) Takashiho (高志 保), Toguchi (渡 具 知), Tokeshi (渡 庆 次), Uechi (上 地), Uza (宇 座) and Zakimi (座 喜 味), and Makihara (牧 原), Nagata (长 田) and Oyashi (亲 志) that were previously separated from Owan, Iramina or Kina - were 1908 (読 谷 山村, -son ) merged to form community Yuntanja. This form today along with the instructions, developed later Hijabashi (比 谢 矼; 1914), Oki (大 木; 1935) and Toya (都 屋, 1946) the 22 districts ( aza ) of the community.
In the battle of Okinawa in World War II in April 1945 Yuntanja was one of the landing places of the Allies.
In 1946 the name was changed from Yuntanja to Yomitan.
After the war, the U.S. military took over the Japanese military installations and expanded it so that before the return of Okinawa to Japan in 1972 about 73 % of its territory U.S. military area was. In 1997, within the city limits, the Senaha Communication Station (瀬 名 波 通信 施 设, Senaha Tsushin shisetsu; 61 ha ) of the U.S. Air Force, Sobe Communication Site (楚 辺 通信 所, Sobe tsūshinjo; 54 ha) the ( reduced 2007) with a Wullenwever antenna of the U.S. Navy, the Yomitan Auxiliary Airfield (読 谷 补助 飞行 场, Yomitan hojo hikōjō; 191 ha) of the U.S. Marine Corps, part of the Kadena Ammunition Storage Area (嘉 手 纳 弾 薬 库 地区, Kadena dan'yakuko chiku; 1066 ha ) of the U.S. Air Force and the Torii Communication Station (トリイ 通信 施設, Torii Tsushin shisetsu; 194 ha) of the U.S. Army. The former three were returned again in 2006 to the community, so that since 35.9 % ( 12.62 km ²) of its territory under U.S. military administration are.
Culture
1442 the castle Zakimi Gusuku built after the founding of the united Kingdom of Ryukyu, from which the region was dominated Yuntanja. 1973 has been started with the restoration of the castle.
In Yomitan the 1987 build baseball stadium Heiwa no Mori KYUJO (平和 の 森 球場) is with 5800 seats, which uses the Japanese professional baseball team Chunichi Dragons as spring training camp.
1993 here the 31st Taiga drama ( History Series) Ryukyu no Kaze was filmed the broadcaster NHK, the scenery village Murasakimura (むら 咲 むら) is, together with replicas of historical houses and gates remain.
Traffic
The most important trunk road is the National Road 58 or Motobu Naha. A rail connection or direct ferry service does not exist.
Economy
The people working at 69 % in the service sector, 25 % in manufacturing and 6% in agriculture, mainly chrysanthemums and sugar cane are grown and the pig is operated.
Traditional handicrafts are Yachimun pottery, Yuntanja - Hanaui textiles and glass products.
Education
In Yomitan are the primary schools (読 谷 村 立X小学校, Yomitan- sonritsu X shōgakkō ) Yomitan, Tokeshi, Kina, Furugen and Furugen - Minami ( " Furugen -South " ), and the middle schools (読 谷 村 立X中 学校, Yomitan- sonritsu X chūgakkō ) Yomitan and Furugen. and the prefectural high school Yomitan (冲 縄 県 立 読 谷 高等学校, Okinawa kenritsu Yomitan Kōtō Gakko ).