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    Iheya Island

    伊平屋島, Iheyajima

    27°03′N 127°59′E

    Iheya Island (Japanese: 伊平屋島; Okinawan: Ihyājima; Kunigami: Ippyā) is an island located in the Okinawa Islands of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.

    Beach of the southern Iheya Island, Iheya Village, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
    Beach of the southern Iheya Island, Iheya Village, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan

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    Terrain

    27°03′N 127°59′E

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    Overview

    Iheya Island (Japanese: 伊平屋島; Okinawan: Ihyājima; Kunigami: Ippyā) is an island located in the Okinawa Islands of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Its total population is 1,200, most of whom are ethnic Ryukyuans. To the southeast of Iheya is nearby Izena Island. According to historian George H. Kerr, local legends suggest that early settlers took refuge from storms and enemies in a hillside cave on the island called Kumaya Cave, and as such it "has been held in peculiar reverence in the folklore of Okinawa." For example, Kumaya Cave is associated with the legendary Amano-Iwato and the island is locally considered the place where Jimmu's Eastern Expedition began.

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