…Before World War II, it was a farming area, but it was the terminus of the prefectural Kadena Line, and had an agricultural and forestry school, a sugar factory, a police station, and other facilities, making it the cultural, economic, and educational center of the county. During the Battle of Okinawa, Naka Airfield, built by the Imperial Japanese Army, was occupied by the U.S. military in 1945 and expanded to become Kadena Air Base. The base covers an area of about 20 km2, spanning Kadena Town, Chatan Town, and Okinawa City, and is the central base of the U.S. Air Force's Pacific Air Command. … *Some of the terms mentioned in relation to Kadena Air Base are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…第2次世界大戦前は農村地域であったが,県営鉄道嘉手納線の終点で,農林学校,製糖工場,警察署などがあり,郡の文化・経済・教育の中心でもあった。沖縄戦の際,旧日本陸軍が建設した中(なか)飛行場は,1945年アメリカ軍に占領されて拡張され,嘉手納基地となった。基地は嘉手納町,北谷(ちやたん)町,沖縄市にまたがる約20km2を占め,アメリカ空軍太平洋航空軍団の中枢基地となっている。… ※「嘉手納基地」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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