Okinawa — Sights
Windows down, heading north along a turquoise coast.
- Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium — Stand in front of a tank where whale sharks glide overhead
- Kokusai-dori — Souvenirs, Orion beer and market alleys on one long strip
- Daiichi Makishi Public Market — Buy fish downstairs, have it cooked upstairs
- Shuri Castle — The burned main hall stands red again, open from 23 Nov
- Naminoue Shrine & Beach — A cliff-top shrine above Naha's only city beach
- Tsuboya Yachimun Street — A quiet old kiln quarter of stone lanes and pottery shops
- Cape Manzamo — A clifftop over deep blue water and an elephant-trunk rock
- American Village — Sunset over a pastel, West-Coast-style harbourfront
- Kouri Island & Kouri Bridge — Drive a 2 km bridge over emerald water to a tiny island
- Cape Maeda Blue Cave Snorkelling — Snorkel into a sea cave where the water glows electric blue
- Sesoko Beach — Some of the clearest water off the main island, facing Minna Island
- Umikaji Terrace — White terraced shops under the airport flight path
- Okinawa World & Gyokusendo Cave — Walk a stalactite cave, come out to Eisa drums
- Sefa-utaki — A forest sacred site where a rock cleft frames the island of the gods
- Bise Fukugi Tree Road — Cycle sandy lanes through tunnels of fukugi trees
- Nakijin Castle Ruins (Nakijin Gusuku) — Walk long stone walls above the sea
- Tamaudun Royal Mausoleum — A hushed stone tomb complex for Ryukyu kings
- Shikinaen Garden — A Ryukyu royal villa garden of ponds and pavilions
- Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum — Ryukyu history, nature and art under one roof
- Okinawa Peace Memorial Park (Peace Prayer Park) — A cliffside park remembering the Battle of Okinawa
- Zakimi Castle Ruins — Curving stone walls with the sea below
- Hiji Otaki Falls — A forest walk to the main island’s biggest fall
- Nago Pineapple Park — A ride through pineapple fields, then tasting
- Gangala Valley — A collapsed-cave jungle, walked with a guide
- Orion Happy Park — Brewery tour, then up to two tastings