Naha, Okinawa
Naha is located on the west coast of Okinawa, near the southern tip of the island, and is the capital of Okinawa Prefecture. It was the site of a large United States Air Force base.
Persons who were born here[edit]
- Sohachi Aniya, NPB pitcher
- Nagisa Arakaki, NPB pitcher
- Kanehisa Arime, NPB pitcher
- Koya Chinen, CPBL pitcher
- Bobby Fenwick, infielder
- Craig House, pitcher
- Kazuhiko Ishimine, NPB outfielder
- Takumi Oshiro, NPB catcher
- Dave Roberts, outfielder; manager
- Masato Tomoyose, NPB umpire
- Hotaka Yamakawa, NPB infielder
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