Syurei-Mon (Syurei Gate, Syuri Castle) Naha. The name Okinawa means rope in the open sea, a fairly apt description of this long stretch of islands between the four main islands of Japan and Taiwan. Consisting of 49 inhabited islands and 111 uninhabited islands, Okinawa has a subtropical/tropical climate.
Aluminium is used for aircraft, trains, overhead power cables, saucepans and cooking foil. Titanium is used for fighter aircraft, artificial hip joints and pipes in nuclear power stations.
Silvery, ductile, malleable and so very, very useful, aluminium is the most common metal in the Earthâs crust. But despite its importance (or perhaps because of it), there are fears that this metal causes everything from cancer to Alzheimerâs disease. From aircraft to tableware, aluminium forms an important and ubiquitous part of our lives.