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features a row of mountains spanning from the northwest to the southeast of the island, with generally flat, arable land covering the remainder. The island has several sandy beaches and designated camping areas with bathroom facilities. The view of Izena's rocky southern coastline is well known as
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Izena Island hosts an annual triathlon, the Izena 88 (2 km swim + 66 km bike + 20 km run) in the Autumn, participation of which (in 2007) was numbered at around 830. There is also a kids' triathlon for island residents on the day preceding the main race.
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After graduating from junior high school, students must move to mainland Okinawa if they wish to attend high school. In the sense that they no longer live together, the island's youth become independent from their parents at 15 years old.
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resulted in approximately 50 civilian deaths. When American Marines landed on Izena during the night of June 23, 1945, they encountered no hostile defenses or enemy combatants and left shortly thereafter.
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on Okinawa's main island. The ferry trip takes approximately one hour. Izena also has an airfield, though daily service to the island by airplane was halted in 2007.
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Commerce on the island is limited to a small grocery store, gas station, farmer's market, and building supply store that are operated by Japan's
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There are a kindergarten, junior high school and elementary school, all located near the center of the island and serving all five villages.
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Izena is one of only a handful of places in Okinawa that was not ravaged by American and Japanese military forces during
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one of Japan's best, with the rock formations 'Umi Gitara' and 'Agi Gitara' dramatically rising from the land and sea.
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The island is accessible by a ferry that makes two daily round trips between Nakada Port and Unten Port in
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of 86 persons per square kilometer. The total area is 15.42 km (5.95 sq mi).
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distillery in Izena Village that produces several varieties of the beverage.
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Izena's primary claim to fame is that it was the birthplace of King
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Climate data for Izena (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1977−present)
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As of 2010, the average size of each grade is 20 students.
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operates senior high schools elsewhere in the prefecture.
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1203 Aza Nakada, Izena-son, Shimajiri-gun, Okinawa-ken
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Izena's main crops are sugar and the edible seaweed
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26°56′42″N 127°56′28″E / 26.94500°N 127.94111°E / 26.94500; 127.94111
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