Kadena town is located in the central part of the Okinawa Main island. It is about 23 kilometers north of Naha city. The town faces the East China Sea. 　The town is flatland; the soil formation consists of calcic coral soil and a layer of Kunigami rocky soil. The town is 15.12 square kilometers in area. It looks like the shape of a reversed "L" letter lying from north to south. 82 % of the land is for military use; the rest, which is only 2.6 square kilometers, is for residential use.

This emblem symbolizes the unity, development, and friendship of the town and its inhabitants. The design si comprises of the image of a flying bird and the initial of Kadena Town. The emblem was unveild May 17, 1973.