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...or Ie Island, is a small island lying roughly 2 km northwest of the Motobu peninsula of [[Okinawa Island]]. It is perhaps most known for the terrible losses suf

...]] in the 14th century. Based at [[Nakijin gusuku|Nakijin]], on the Motobu Peninsula, it controlled the northern part of the island, its neighbors [[Chuzan|Chû ...gdoms. Nakijin Castle (城 ''gusuku'') stood on an outcropping of the Motobu Peninsula, with drops of varying steepness on every side; the ruins which remain toda

.... In 1876, however, Chôjô left for China from Unten Harbor on the [[Motobu Peninsula]], in the north of [[Okinawa Island]], claiming he was simply crossing over

...ss is located atop a rocky outcropping on the northern coast of the Motobu peninsula, facing out over the South China Sea. The castle is separated from the main mountain mass of Motobu on the east by a steep drop into a gorge with a stream at the bottom. Anoth

...ived a tour of the ship, and suggested Kenken (健堅), a port on the [[Motobu peninsula]], facing [[Sesoko Island]], as a port that could accommodate the ship. The

...fleet skipped [[Yoronto|Yorontô]] and landed at Unten Harbor on the Motobu Peninsula of [[Okinawa Island]] on 3/25.