Nakijin, Okinawa
# Nakijin, Okinawa

Nakijin (今帰仁村, Nakijin-son, Kunigami: Nachizin, Okinawan: Nachijin, Northern Ryukyuan: いまきじり Imakijiri) is a village located in Kunigami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the village has an estimated population of 9,529 and a population density of 239.00 persons per $km^2.$ The total area is 39.87 $km^2.$

## Education

The village operates its public elementary and junior high schools.

* Nakijin Junior High School (今帰仁中学校)
* Amesoko Elementary School (天底小学校)
* Kaneshi Elementary School (兼次小学校)
* Nakijin Elementary School (今帰仁小学校)

Okinawa Prefectural Board of Education operates Hokuzan High School [ja].

## Notable people

* Seiji Shimota, novelist
* Shun Medoruma, novelist
