Aguni, Okinawa

Aguni (粟国村, Aguni-son) is a village located in Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.

Aguni appears in the earliest written record as Awaguni, and was placed under the administration of Kume Island.

Aguni was home to merchants and mariners in the sailing period of the Ryukyu Kingdom.

After the end of the Ryukyu Kingdom, and the abolition of the han system in Japan in 1879, Aguni became part of Okinawa Prefecture.

The municipality of Aguni is administered by a mayor, a vice-mayor and five administrative divisions:[6] The current mayor is Kazuhiro Uehara (上原 一宏) (elected July 2024),[7] the current vice-mayor is Yoshiyuki Yamashiro (山城 義之) (designated September 2024).

They are currently led by chairperson Yoshiyuki Yonashiro (与那城 義幸) and vice-chairperson Satoshi Kohashigawa (小橋川 聡).

[1][3][10] Aguni Village hosts five designated or registered tangible cultural properties and monuments, at the prefectural or municipal level.

Interior of Aguni Island