Tomigusuku, Okinawa

City in Kyushu, Japan

Tomigusuku Flag Seal
Location of Tomigusuku in Okinawa Prefecture


Symbols

Flower	Bougainvillea
Tree	Ebony

Tomigusuku (豊見城市, Tomigusuku-shi, Okinawan: トゥミグシク, romanized: Tumigushiku^[1]) is a city located in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2020, the city has an estimated population of 64,612 and a population density of 3,297 persons per km².^[2] The total area is 19.25 km².

On April 1, 2002, the administrative status of Tomigusuku was changed from village (Japanese: 村; son) to city (Japanese: 市; shi). Until then it had been the largest village in Japan.

Climate

Climate data for Tomigusuku (2003−2020 normals, extremes 2003−present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	27.6 (81.7)	26.7 (80.1)	27.8 (82.0)	29.0 (84.2)	31.0 (87.8)	32.6 (90.7)	34.6 (94.3)	35.0 (95.0)	33.9 (93.0)	32.8 (91.0)	30.7 (87.3)	29.0 (84.2)	35.0 (95.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	20.1 (68.2)	20.9 (69.6)	22.1 (71.8)	24.4 (75.9)	27.1 (80.8)	29.7 (85.5)	31.9 (89.4)	32.0 (89.6)	31.1 (88.0)	28.7 (83.7)	25.6 (78.1)	21.9 (71.4)	26.3 (79.3)
Daily mean °C (°F)	17.5 (63.5)	18.2 (64.8)	19.3 (66.7)	21.6 (70.9)	24.5 (76.1)	27.3 (81.1)	29.3 (84.7)	29.3 (84.7)	28.4 (83.1)	25.9 (78.6)	23.0 (73.4)	19.3 (66.7)	23.6 (74.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	15.2 (59.4)	15.8 (60.4)	16.9 (62.4)	19.3 (66.7)	22.4 (72.3)	25.3 (77.5)	27.3 (81.1)	27.2 (81.0)	26.2 (79.2)	23.8 (74.8)	20.9 (69.6)	17.0 (62.6)	21.4 (70.6)
Record low °C (°F)	5.8 (42.4)	10.0 (50.0)	9.0 (48.2)	14.0 (57.2)	16.2 (61.2)	19.9 (67.8)	21.4 (70.5)	23.4 (74.1)	21.9 (71.4)	18.9 (66.0)	14.4 (57.9)	10.0 (50.0)	5.8 (42.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	79.7 (3.14)	92.9 (3.66)	107.2 (4.22)	134.5 (5.30)	222.0 (8.74)	292.3 (11.51)	150.6 (5.93)	227.5 (8.96)	177.7 (7.00)	162.3 (6.39)	110.4 (4.35)	98.1 (3.86)	1,855.1 (73.04)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	10.2	9.5	10.2	9.3	11.3	11.8	8.8	12.4	11.3	8.1	8.3	9.1	120.3
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency^[3]^[4]

Education

High Schools

Okinawa Prefectural Tomigusuku High School
Okinawa Prefectural Tomigusuku Minami High School
Okinawa Prefectural Nanbu Agricultural High School

Junior High Schools

Tomigusuku Municipal Tomigusuku Junior High School
Tomigusuku Municipal Nagamine Junior High School
Tomigusuku Municipal Iraha Junior High School

Elementary Schools

Tomigusuku Municipal Ueda Elementary School
Tomigusuku Municipal Tomigusuku Elementary School
Tomigusuku Municipal Nagamine Elementary School
Tomigusuku Municipal Zayasu Elementary School
Tomigusuku Municipal Iraha Elementary School
Tomigusuku Municipal Toyomi Elementary School
Tomigusuku Municipal Toyosaki Elementary School
Tomigusuku Municipal Yutaka Elementary School

Notable people

Kamejiro Senaga, politician
Hirokazu Nema, basketball coach
Takako Uehara, singer (Speed)
Toshimitsu Higa, baseball player
Mr Miyagi, fictional character , Karate Kid Movies

References

^ 滝原康盛 Takihara Yasumori. 沖縄語会話集日本語・沖縄語・ローマ字付き Okinawago Kaiwashū: Nihongo, Okinawago, Rōmaji-tsuki. (Okinawan Conversation Collection: Japanese, Okinawan, Romaji.) 那覇:沖縄芸能出版 Naha: Okinawa Geinō Shuppan. Heisei 6 (1994). p. 107. (in Japanese)
^ ひとのうごき [Population Trends] (in Japanese). City of Tomigusuku, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan: City of Tomigusuku. 2012. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
^ 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
^ 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved March 17, 2022.