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OkinawaHistoric DistrictsNaha
Kokusai Street
One point six kilometres. Its recovery from the burnt ground of the war was called the miracle mile.
OkinawaHistoric DistrictsOkinawa
T Galleria Okinawa
The only shop in Japan where you can buy duty-free while travelling domestically.
Outlying Islands
Akiba Chiteiko
An underground lake formed by groundwater in a limestone cave on Minamidaitojima, beneath the sugarcane fields.
OkinawaHistoric DistrictsOutlying Islands
Baribari-iwa
Minamidaitojima is said to move about seven centimetres northwest each year. These fissures were opened by that movement.
Kume Island
Uezu Family Residence
The house of a samurai family held to descend from the lords of Gushikawa Castle on Kumejima, ringed by stone walls and old fukugi trees.
OkinawaHistoric DistrictsMiyako Islands
Irabu Ohashi Bridge
A 3,540-metre bridge joining Miyakojima with Irabujima. Opened in 2015, it is the longest toll-free bridge in Japan.
OkinawaHistoric DistrictsOkinawa
Nirai Bridge and Kanai Bridge
A bridge 660 metres long and 80 metres high, named after Nirai Kanai, the paradise beyond the sea.
Okinawa
Chura Yashi Park Okinawa and Southeast Botanical Gardens
Opened in 1968. One of the largest outdoor botanical gardens in Japan, with over 50,000 plants of some 1,300 tropical and subtropical species.
OkinawaHistoric DistrictsYaeyama Islands
Euglena Mall
An arcade with over a hundred souvenir shops and restaurants, holding the Ishigaki municipal market.
Miyako Islands
Yukishio Museum
A salt works on Miyakojima. Its Yukishio salt won a Monde Selection gold medal in 2012.
OkinawaHistoric DistrictsOkinawa
CAVE OKINAWA
A limestone cave in the centre of the main island, with formations tens of thousands of years old, marked by red and white stalactites.
OkinawaHistoric DistrictsOkinawa
Gangala Valley
A valley formed when a limestone cave collapsed. Walk it with a guide to see the great banyan Ufushu Gajumaru.
Outlying Islands
Mekaru Family Residence
The house of a family descended from a cousin of King Sho En, who served for generations as district stewards. It survived the war.
Kerama Islands
Takara Residence
An old house on Gerumajima, home of a family that served as captains of the official ships to China late in the Ryukyu kingdom.
OkinawaHistoric DistrictsKume Island
Shinri Beach
On the west of Kumejima, with sand and reef together; at low tide you can walk out near the atoll.
OkinawaHistoric DistrictsYaeyama Islands
Nishi Beach
A beach on Haterumajima, known for the contrast of blue and green called Haterumu blue. Nishi means north in the local speech.
OkinawaHistoric DistrictsKerama Islands
Aka Bridge
A bridge joining Gerumajima with Akajima, looking down on Kerama-blue water.
Okinawa
Nuchimasu Tourist Salt Factory
On Miyagijima. Its instant air-crystallisation salt process can be toured with a free guide.
Kume Island
Mifuga (the Female Rock)
A strange rock at Yamatodomari on Kumejima, worn by wind and sea, to which people pray for children.
Okinawa
Ryukyu Glass Village
Ryukyu Glass Village in Itoman. Visitors can watch the process of blowing recycled glass and can also try it.