Tomigusuku, Okinawa

Tomigusuku (豊見城市) is a city located in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2020, the city has an estimated population of 64,612 and a population density of 3,297 persons per km2. The total area is 19.25 km2.

On April 1, 2002, the administrative status of Tomigusuku was changed from village (Japanese: 村; son) to city (Japanese: 市; shi). Until then it had been the largest village in Japan.

High Schools

 * Okinawa Prefectural Tomigusuku High School
 * Okinawa Prefectural Tomigusuku Minami High School
 * Okinawa Prefectural Nanbu Agricultural High School

Junior High Schools

 * Tomigusuku Municipal Tomigusuku Junior High School
 * Tomigusuku Municipal Nagamine Junior High School
 * Tomigusuku Municipal Iraha Junior High School

Elementary Schools

 * Tomigusuku Municipal Ueda Elementary School
 * Tomigusuku Municipal Tomigusuku Elementary School
 * Tomigusuku Municipal Nagamine Elementary School
 * Tomigusuku Municipal Zayasu Elementary School
 * Tomigusuku Municipal Iraha Elementary School
 * Tomigusuku Municipal Toyomi Elementary School
 * Tomigusuku Municipal Toyosaki Elementary School
 * Tomigusuku Municipal Yutaka Elementary School

Notable people

 * Kamejiro Senaga, politician
 * Hirokazu Nema, basketball coach
 * Takako Uehara, singer (Speed)
 * Toshimitsu Higa, baseball player
 * Mr Miyagi, fictional character, Karate Kid Movies