Okinawa Prefecture is one of Japan’s prefectures, located in the southwesternmost part of Japan, and its prefectural capital is Naha City. Its name comes from the Okinawan people’s self-designation for the main island, and in 1879 it was reorganized from Ryukyu Domain into Okinawa Prefecture. The entire area has a subtropical climate, with warm temperatures and abundant rainfall throughout the year; the average temperature in July is 28.2°C, the average temperature in January is 17.6°C, the average monthly rainfall in June is 215.4 mm, and the annual rainfall is 1753.3 mm.
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