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Kunigami Village
Okinawa Prefecture · Village
Official websiteOkinawa Prefecture page
Kunigami Village is at the northern tip of Okinawa Island, and the "Yanbaru forest" covers most of the village. Endemic species such as the Okinawa rail and the Okinawa woodpecker live there, and the forest is a World Natural Heritage Site. From Cape Hedo, Yoronjima Island can be seen on clear days.
Key facts
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
Live information
Current weather (observed)
Places to visit
CapeCape Hedocape in Okinawa Island,, Japan
IslandAdaga Islandisland of Japan- BridgeBenoki-bashi (Bridge)bridge in Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Yuiyui Kunigamiroadside station in Kunigami, Kunigami district, Okinawa prefecture, Japan- Historic siteUzahama Sitearchaeological site in Kunigami, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Yambaru Pineapple Hills Aharoadside station in Kunigami, Kunigami district, Okinawa prefecture, Japan
CapeCape Akamakucape in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
MuseumYambaru Forest Toy Museummuseum in Kunigami, Okinawa, Japan
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National parks in this village
Chosen by overlaying the park boundaries (Ministry of the Environment, Biodiversity Center of Japan, "National Park Areas" GIS data, updated April 28, 2025, combined and simplified by NIPPON ATLAS) with municipal boundaries (National Land Numerical Information, January 2021), keeping overlaps of about 0.5 km² or more (approximate). Areas are the land areas from the Ministry of the Environment, "Overview of National Parks" (April 10, 2026). All national parks
Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Okinawa Prefecture
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