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Yaese Town
Okinawa Prefecture · Town
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Yaese Town stretches from inland southern Okinawa Island to its south coast, with Mt. Yaese in the center. The Tomori Shisa, said to be the oldest surviving shisa (lion-dog guardian statue), remains here. Fields cover the hilly plateaus, and the area was a site of fierce fighting in the Battle of Okinawa, where many residents died.
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.
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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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