Okinawa Prefecture Quiz

Capital city?

Independent kingdom that ruled Okinawa (1429-1879)?

Japanese domain, ruled by the Shimazu family, that made that Kingdom a vassal?

Foreign empire that kingdom was also a vassal of?

Martial art invented in Okinawa?

Unique type of castle or fortress of Okinawa, now UNESCO listed?

According to a 2007 Okinawa Times poll, the presence of this organisation in the prefecture was opposed by 85% of locals?

Okinawa has one of the world's highest ratios of these to general population of any place on Earth, a fact sometimes attributed to diet or the positive effects of moai social networks.

Despite Japanese government policy, this type of weapon was deployed to Okinawa during the Cold War.

Despite Okinawa being a Prefecture at the time of its establishment in 1890, Okinawans only gained the right to elect representatives to this legislative body in 1912.

What was the codename for the titanic operation to take Okinawa during the closing months of WWII?

Which US general was killed in that operation?

Island of Okinawa's area rank among the islands of Japan.

Which 1980s martial arts film, starring Ralph Macchio, prominently featured an Okinawan character?

Yonaguni Island, Japan's westernmost point, is much closer to this partially recognised island nation than it is to the Japanese Home Islands.