Which country or map area contains Okinawa?
Okinawa is shown within Japan in the atlas dataset.
- Country or map area
- Japan
- Region name
- Okinawa
- Approximate latitude
- 26.5° north
- Approximate longitude
- 128.0° east
- Country capital
- Tokyo
- Country currency
- Japanese yen
- World region
- Eastern Asia
Quick answers about Okinawa
What kind of place is Okinawa?
It is shown in this atlas as a first-level state, province or administrative region.
Where is Okinawa on the globe?
Its approximate map centre is 26.5° north latitude and 128.0° east longitude.
What is the capital of Japan?
The country capital is Tokyo.
Sources and review
Facts were last reviewed on 13 September 2026. Boundaries and state/province names use Natural Earth. Country reference fields use the Countries dataset. India boundary presentation follows the project’s stated Survey of India reference.