Yonabaru
与那原町Yunabaru26°12′ N 127°45′ ETownPop. 19,429
Yonabaru is the smallest municipality on Okinawa Island, and its 5.18 km² on Nakagusuku Bay, about 9 km east of Naha, hold about 19,000 people and the junction where Route 329 meets the Route 331 coast road.
Yonabaru sits on the flat shore of Nakagusuku Bay between two wooded hills, Amagoi-mori at 133 m and Untama-mori at 158 m. Untama-mori is where the folk outlaw Untama Giru hid, a story widely known in Okinawa and the basis of the film Untamagiru.
Before the war Yonabaru was the terminus of the light railway and the horse tramway, and the restaurants around the station made it famous for Yonabaru soba, the first Okinawa soba named for a place. The railway was destroyed in the war and the old shops did not come back; today the name survives on a noodle maker's packets.
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Yonabaru light railway station museum与那原町立軽便与那原駅舎展示資料館museum
A town museum of the pre-war light railway that ended at Yonabaru.
FAQ
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What is Yonabaru soba?
Yonabaru soba was the Okinawa soba served around the pre-war Yonabaru railway terminus, the first soba named for a place. No shop carries on that pre-war tradition today.
What does the name Yonabaru mean?
Yonabaru comes from the local name Yunabaru, meaning coral-sand field: yona is the coral sand of the shore and baru is opened farmland. The Omoro Soshi song collection writes it yonaharu and yonahara. The name comes from Yonabaru village of the old Ozato district.
How do you get to Yonabaru?
Route 329 from Naha meets Route 331 at Yonabaru police station, the turn for Sashiki, Chinen and Azama port.
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