The 10 Best History Museums in Okinawa Prefecture, Okinawa Prefecture

October 11, 2021 Janette Largent

Discover the best top things to do in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan including Himeyuri Peace Museum, Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Museum, Okinawa Prefectural Archives, Ishigaki Yaima Village, Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum, Native Okinawan Villege, Ginoza Museum, Yutanza Museum, Furusato Minzoku Gakushukan, Okinawa Post-War Cultural Material Museum Histreet.
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1. Himeyuri Peace Museum

671-1 Ihara, Itoman 901-0344 Okinawa Prefecture +81 98-997-2100 [email protected] http://www.himeyuri.or.jp/
Excellent
64%
Good
26%
Satisfactory
10%
Poor
1%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 348 reviews

Himeyuri Peace Museum

Reviewed By MartinaQdo - Lund, Sweden

Was really touched by a visit to this museum. They really managed to give an insight into the lifes of the people (focused on female high school students) of okinawa during the war time. Would definitely recommend it to anyone visiting the island!

2. Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Museum

614-1 Mabuni, Itoman 901-0333 Okinawa Prefecture +81 98-997-3844 [email protected] http://www.peace-museum.pref.okinawa.jp/index.html
Excellent
60%
Good
31%
Satisfactory
8%
Poor
1%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 122 reviews

Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Museum

Reviewed By RKTH - Singapore, Singapore

If you want to know what happened to Okinawa and it’s people during World War II, this is the place. It tells you about the atrocities committed on its people and their suffering during that period from the US invasion as well as Imperial Japan army. The museum closes at 5pm but the park is open 24 hours. The park is huge with a great view of the Pacific Ocean. See pictures. There’s also a Korean memorial monument paying tribute to ten of thousands of Korean who were brought to Okinawa during the war by the Imperial army and were either killed or died in Okinawa. I think this place is a must for first time visitors to Okinawa

3. Okinawa Prefectural Archives

148-3 Arakawa, Haebaru-cho, Shimajiri-gun 901-1105 Okinawa Prefecture http://www.archives.pref.okinawa.jp/
Excellent
33%
Good
67%
Satisfactory
0%
Poor
0%
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Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 3 reviews

Okinawa Prefectural Archives

4. Ishigaki Yaima Village

967-1 Motonagura, Ishigaki 907-0021 Okinawa Prefecture +81 980-82-8798 http://www.yaimamura.com/
Excellent
28%
Good
49%
Satisfactory
20%
Poor
2%
Terrible
1%
Overall Ratings

4.0 based on 479 reviews

Ishigaki Yaima Village

Reviewed By geelongexpat - Chatan-cho, Japan

Entrance is only 1000 JPY. For that you can see a local cultural show, monkeys and century-old houses. You can also wander around the mangroves. There is a cafe with tasty soba and adequate toilet facilities. Best accessible by car but there is a bus stop nearby.

5. Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum

3-1-1 Omoromachi, Naha 900-0006 Okinawa Prefecture +81 98-941-8200 http://okimu.jp/
Excellent
38%
Good
47%
Satisfactory
14%
Poor
1%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.0 based on 703 reviews

Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum

It is unusual to find a facility that contains both a museum of culture, history, and science (hereinafter referred to as “museum”) and an art museum. A facility which contains a “museum” (hakubutsukan) and an “art museum” (bijutsukan) is rare. One of its predecessors was the Higashi Onna Museum , established in 1946 immediately following the Battle of Okinawa, and therefore, 2016 marked the facility’s 70th anniversary. The museum exhibits materials and information related to the fields of geology, biology, anthropology, archeology, history, folklore, and arts and crafts, and it holds various relevant events. The art museum shows mainly, but is not limited to, modern and contemporary works of art that were nurtured by Okinawan culture, including oil and watercolor paintings, sculptures, prints, photographs, and videos. Take your time exploring the nature, history, culture, and art of Okinawa at both museums.

Reviewed By Konrad_444 - Ustka, Poland

I loved the animal and nature part of the exhibition. The staff is really helpful and friendly, althought they miss some of English descriptions about the exhibits. I fancied some parts of the art exhibition but most of them I found quite cheap.

6. Native Okinawan Villege

424 Ishikawa Okinawa Memorial Park Ocean Expo Park, Motobu-cho, Kunigami-gun 905-0206 Okinawa Prefecture http://oki-park.jp/kaiyohaku/inst/72
Excellent
29%
Good
46%
Satisfactory
19%
Poor
1%
Terrible
5%
Overall Ratings

4.0 based on 93 reviews

Native Okinawan Villege

7. Ginoza Museum

232 Ginoza, Ginoza-son, Kunigami-gun 904-1302 Okinawa Prefecture +81 98-968-4378 http://www.vill.ginoza.okinawa.jp/facilities/museum
Excellent
25%
Good
42%
Satisfactory
25%
Poor
0%
Terrible
8%
Overall Ratings

4.0 based on 12 reviews

Ginoza Museum

8. Yutanza Museum

708-6 Zakimi, Yomitan-son, Nakagami-gun 904-0301 Okinawa Prefecture +81 98-958-3141 http://www.yuntanza-museum.jp/
Excellent
23%
Good
47%
Satisfactory
27%
Poor
3%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.0 based on 30 reviews

Yutanza Museum

9. Furusato Minzoku Gakushukan

1098-1, NakasujI, Tarama-son, Miyako-gun Okinawa Prefecture +81 980-79-2223 http://www.vill.tarama.okinawa.jp/?cat=110
Excellent
50%
Good
20%
Satisfactory
30%
Poor
0%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.0 based on 10 reviews

Furusato Minzoku Gakushukan

10. Okinawa Post-War Cultural Material Museum Histreet

2-2-1 Chuo Tasato Bldg. 1F・2F, Okinawa City 904-0004 Okinawa Prefecture +81 98-929-2922 http://www.city.okinawa.okinawa.jp/sp/about/130/233
Excellent
29%
Good
38%
Satisfactory
33%
Poor
0%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.0 based on 21 reviews

Okinawa Post-War Cultural Material Museum Histreet

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