Nearby Attractions

The former royal palace of the Ryukyu Kingdom and a UNESCO World Heritage site — the 2019 fire destroyed the main hall, and restoration (visible to visitors) is targeted to finish around November 2026.

Closed: Open daily; no fixed weekly closure

Fee is for the paid inner-court zone (Seiden area); the outer park grounds are free. High schoolers 300 yen, elementary/junior high 160 yen, under 6 free.

One of the largest aquariums in the world, inside Ocean Expo Park in Motobu — famous for its huge Kuroshio Tank with whale sharks and manta rays.

Closed: Open daily; occasional irregular maintenance closure (check official site)

Discounted after-4pm tickets available; check official site for seasonal price changes.

Naha's 1.6km main shopping street, lined with souvenir shops, eisa/karate performances, and Okinawan restaurants — runs between Kencho-mae and Makishi stations.

Closed: Open daily; individual shop hours vary

A dramatic 20m-high Ryukyu-limestone cliff on Okinawa's west coast, named for its elephant-trunk-shaped rock formation and famous as a sunset viewpoint.

Closed: Open daily (outdoor site)

100 yen environmental conservation fee for boardwalk access to the cliff viewpoint.

A US West-Coast-style waterfront entertainment complex in Chatan, built on the former Hamby Airfield site, with a Ferris wheel, beach, shops, and cafes.

Closed: Open daily; individual shop/facility hours vary

A theme park in Nanjo built around Gyokusendo, an 890m-long illuminated limestone cave with roughly a million stalactites, plus a Ryukyu-village crafts area and a habu snake museum.

Closed: Open daily, 9:00-17:30 (last admission 16:00)

Combo ticket covering the cave, Ryukyu-village crafts area, and habu museum. Children (ages 4-14) 1,000 yen.

A WWII underground tunnel bunker in Tomigusuku, dug by hand in 1944, where the Japanese Navy's Okinawa headquarters made its last stand — visitors can walk roughly 300m of the 450m tunnel network, including the room where the commander and staff died.

Closed: Open daily, 8:30-17:00

Elementary/junior high school students 300 yen; preschoolers free. Price updated 2024 (previously 420 yen).

Okinawa's most important Shinto shrine, perched on a cliff directly above Naha's only in-city beach — a compact, easy stop about 15 minutes' walk from Asahibashi or Kencho-mae stations.

Closed: Open daily