Naha International Street
Kokusai-dori is the prefectural capital of Okinawa and is adjacent to a business district where prefectural and city government offices and private companies are located.
The street is lined with about 600 stores and other businesses, and is bustling with department stores, restaurants, service stores, general stores, hotels, souvenir shops, and many other stores aimed at tourists.
Ryukyu Glass Village
Ryukyu Glass Village is the largest handmade glass workshop in the prefecture, located in Itoman City, the southernmost part of Okinawa Island. There are plenty of indoor tourist facilities that you can enjoy even on rainy days! Admission is free and there is a parking lot.
Tamaudun
Tamaudun was built in 1501 by King Sho Shin to rebury the remains of his father, King Sho En, and later became the mausoleum of the Second Sho Dynasty. The tomb is divided into three chambers, with the middle chamber being used to place the remains before their bones are washed. When it was first built, the eastern chamber was used to bury the king and queen after their bones were washed, and the western chamber was used to bury a limited number of family members who are inscribed on the Tamaudun Monument in the garden in front of the tomb. It was heavily damaged during the Battle of Okinawa, but restoration work began in 1974 and took more than three years, returning it to its former appearance and remaining as it is today.
Naha City Fukushuen
The Fushu-en Garden was completed in 1992 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the friendship agreement between Naha City and Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, China, and the 70th anniversary of Naha City’s municipalization. The garden was built with the image of China’s magnificent nature and the famous places of Fuzhou in mind, and is full of exotic atmosphere. Kume, Naha City, where the Fushu-en Garden is located, is where people who immigrated from Fujian Province began to live about 600 years ago, and is a place with deep ties to China.
Naminoue Shrine
Naminoue Shrine is a shrine located in Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture. Under the modern shrine ranking system, it is ranked as a Kanpei Shosha (minor shrine) and is currently designated as a beppyo shrine by the Association of Shinto Shrines. Located on a hill overlooking Naha Port, it has been affectionately known as “Nanmin-san” or “Nanmin.” It is one of the eight Ryukyu shrines, and has been recognized as the new Ichinomiya of the Ryukyu Kingdom by the National Ichinomiya Association.
Okinawa World
Okinawa World is one of Okinawa’s top tourist spots, where all the charms of Okinawa are gathered in one place. You can enjoy all that Okinawa has to offer, including Gyokusendo Cave, a 5km-long limestone cave that took approximately 300,000 years to build; the world’s only snake museum park where you can learn the unknown secrets of the snake; craft experiences in the Ryukyu Kingdom castle town, which has been relocated from an old house over 100 years ago to recreate the townscape of the Ryukyu Dynasty; and Nanto Brewery, which produces and sells snake liquor and Okinawan craft beer.
Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum (Okimyu)
The Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum is a prefectural cultural facility located in Omoromachi, Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture. Nicknamed “OkiMu,” OkiMu is a comprehensive museum and art museum located in Omoromachi, Naha City. Discover “your Okinawa” through Okinawa’s history, archaeology, nature, folklore, arts and crafts, and art.