Location: Naha
Top Things to do in Naha
The 10 Best Free Things to do in Naha, Kyushu-Okinawa
Go from the 13th century to the 21st in one day in Naha. Its ancient Ryukyu Kingdom centerpiece, Shuri Castle, has been restored and is the city's top tourist attraction. Meanwhile, on Kokusai-dori (International Boulevard), the pace never lets up as locals and tourists hop from restaurants to bars to nightclubs.
Restaurants in Naha
1. Makishi Public Market
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 2,306 reviews
Closed due to renovation. Public Market plans to open for business at a temporary building, from July 1, 2019 to March 31, 2022.
Reviewed By calittski - Singapore, Singapore
We had the best sashimi EVER! Super fresh, cut in front of your eyes, for a mere 1,000¥ The sellers are adorable, they will have you taste preserves and smile, even if you don’t speak English. If you’re famished, go upstairs for the Japanese food court.
2. Kokusaidori
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 2,719 reviews
Reviewed By hweeying - Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Easily to come here by Yui rail. We came here several time for shopping and food. It is a famous attraction in Naha city. So packed and crowded during night time. Visited on June 2019.
3. Ryutan Site
4. Ishiganto Stone
5. Heiwadori
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 305 reviews
Reviewed By ak1668
This is a treasure trove. We managed to find and do our shoppings here. Within here is the Makashi public market where there are some eateries.
6. Naminoue-gu Shrine
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 774 reviews
Reviewed By CaptainJWCourtney - Severn, United States
I first visited the Shrine back in 1966 and was taken by the simple, honesty in the Shinto religion practiced at this shrine. I had a favorite place nearby that I would go to watch the Okinawan dancers and listen to the native music. I returned in 1983 and saw how many improvements that had been made to the Shrine and It showed me the pride in the people that worshiped here. It was better painted, much wood work had been done and it was a secial place for me to visit when I was in the area and had time to stop and visit. I returned to Okinawa in 2001 and visited it only twice before I left with my wife in 2003. Once again it has changed a lot more but is still a beautiful, insprational place to visit. (The shrine is located at the top of a steep hill so please keep this in mind if visiting with elderly people or anyone with physical challenges like my wife and her breathing problems.) The shrine is has become a very beautiful shrine after all those years and continues to offer the usual charms to protect you and your driving and talismans for health, love, wealth harmony etc. I usually spend about 20 to 50 minutes here to walk around, let the memories come back, reabsorb the Okinawan culture and uniquely Okinawan architecture. I studied the Okinawan culture under Dr. Barbra Golden at the Maryland University in the mid 1980's and lived in Kosa (Okinawa City) at the time, shopped locally and went to all the old places that I used to go to back in the 1960's. Oh, and one more thing, this place has gotten much busier than it used to be, so go early to avoid the huge crowds of tourists from Mainland Japan and from China!!
7. Sueyoshi Park
8. Shrikinjocho Stone-Path Road
9. Sakaemachi Arcade
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 130 reviews
Reviewed By LetsEatBKK - Bangkok, Thailand
One of our most memorable times in Okinawa was the bar hopping at Asato Sakaemachi. You may find lots of small local food stands and drinking places serving alcohol (including the locally brewed rice wine called Awamori) and different types of local dishes such as shell specialty shop, oden, yakitori, etc. We had fun trying many different stores over an evening, and had some good chat with the friendly locals. Highly recommended to visit in the evenings.
10. Yachimun Street
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 822 reviews
Reviewed By BZimm08 - Iwakuni, Japan
My wife and I have wanted to buy a pair of Shisha's since moving to Okinawa and by doing our research we wanted to buy them here on Yachimun Street. We browsed every shop and they were all kind of the same. Although we found a nice pair at a shop which I can't recall the name. Expect most shops to sell similar items with the same price tags. The street was cute though, it was a cobblestone road lined with cute shops and beautiful plants! There is a free museum here where you can see a kiln and other structures from one of the families that resided here. I guarantee after strolling around this street that you will buy something. It is a lovely and quiet street that is well worth visiting.
