Naha, Okinawa
From BR Bullpen
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
- 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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