Kowan
in Urasoe Shi of Okinawa, Japan
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Naha Airport (5 mi) - Kerama Airport (25 mi)
- Ie Jima Airport (33 mi)
- Aguni Airport (37 mi)
- Kumejima Airport (61 mi)
- Yoron Airport (70 mi)
- Okierabu Airport (102 mi)
- Tokunoshima Airport (132 mi)
- Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu (Unesco heritage, 3 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 26.248 and 127.693 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 26° 14' 53" and E 127° 41' 35"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Yen - JPY
- Spoken languages:
- Japanese
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 10:02 AM (Friday)
- Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
- UTC/GMT offset: 9 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:48 am and 5:39 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -26.233 and -52.217 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Sao Pedro - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 2,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Japan.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Japan. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Touring Kowan
Kowan in Urasoe Shi (Okinawa) is a town located in Japan about 963 mi (or 1,550 km) south-west of Tokyo, the country's capital place.
Time in Kowan is now 10:02 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Asia / Tokyo with an UTC offset of 9 hours. We know of 8 airports nearby Kowan, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Japan is Naha Airport in a distance of 5 mi (or 7 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu in a distance of 3 mi (or 5 km), South. Need some hints on where to stay? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Naha, Urasoe, Tomigusuku, Ginowan and Itoman. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 26°C / 79 °F
| Morning Temperature | 24°C / 76 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 25°C / 77 °F |
| Night Temperature | 25°C / 77 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 18% |
| Air Humidity | 86% |
| Air Pressure | 1014 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from North-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
25°C (78 °F)
24°C (76 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
26°C (80 °F)
24°C (76 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, few clouds.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
22°C (71 °F)
20°C (69 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Toyoko Inn Okinawa Naha Omoromachi Ekimae
Toyoko Inn Okinawa Naha Shintoshin Omoromachi
Daiwa Roynet Hotel Naha-Omoromachi
Yukuru
Hotel Peace Land
Hotel Stork
Station Hotel Makishi
Hotel Hokke Club Naha Shintoshin
Libre Garden Hotel
Okinawa Torendonabi
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Tamaudun
is a mausoleum in Shuri, Okinawa, built for Ryūkyūan royalty in 1501 by King Shō Shin, the third king of the second Shō dynasty a short distance from Shuri Castle. The site, covering an area of 2,442m², consists of two stone-walled enclosures, the three compartments of the mausoleum itself facing north and backed by a natural cliff to the south.
Camp Kinser
Camp Kinser is a United States Marine Corps base in Okinawa, Japan. It is named for Sergeant Elbert L. Kinser, who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for actions during the Battle of Okinawa during World War II. It is a major logistics base for Marine Corps Forces aboard Okinawa. It's flagship command is the 3rd Marine Logistics Group. It sits adjacent to the East China Sea in the city of Urasoe, and just a few kilometers away from Naha.
Kumemura
, located on Okinawa, in the port city of Naha and near the royal capital of Shuri, was a community of scholars, bureaucrats, and diplomats, and a center of culture and learning during the time of the Ryūkyū Kingdom.
Tomari, Okinawa
Tomari, Okinawa is a neighborhood in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, where the Tomari Terminal of the port of Naha is located. The terminal is used for ferries and passenger vessels which connect Naha and neighboring islands. http://www. nahaport. jp/pro_us/p02_01. htm Before the modern city of Naha was established, Tomari was a magiri, a type of municipality.
Naminoue Shrine
Naminoue Shrine, literally "Above the Waves Shrine", is a Shinto shrine in Naha, Okinawa, Japan, the primary shrine in the prefecture. It sits atop a high bluff, overlooking Naminoue Beach and the ocean. Originally a sacred space of the native Ryukyuan religion, due to its location and natural beauty, it was dedicated to nirai kanai, the mythical source of all life, and to the sea.
Sōgen-ji
Sōgen-ji was a Buddhist temple and royal mausoleum of the Ryūkyū Kingdom, located in Naha, Okinawa. It was erected during the reign of King Shō Shin (r. 1477-1526), and destroyed in the 1945 battle of Okinawa. In 1496, memorial tablets representing the kings of the Ryūkyū Kingdom were installed in the temple, establishing it as a royal mausoleum. Anyone entering the temple grounds, including the king himself, had to dismount and enter the temple on foot out of respect for the prior sovereigns.
Omoromachi Station
Omoromachi Station is a railway station on the Okinawa Monorail located in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. In the original plans, this station was to be called Makabi Station, after the neighboring district, but opened as Omoromachi Station on August 10, 2003.
Fukushūen
Fukushūen is a Chinese garden in the Kume area of Naha, Okinawa. The garden was constructed in 1992, in celebration of the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the sister city relationship between Naha and Fuzhou in China.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Kowan.
Naha: Tomarin Harbour, Naha (source)
大嶺: Naha − 沖縄県那覇市, 大嶺 (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Kuwan, Kowan, 小湾
