Naha · Covered arcade
A covered arcade 416 meters long that connects Kokusai-dori to Makishi Market, and around it two more arcades, Ichiba Hondori and Mutsumibashi-dori. Vegetables, tropical fruit, dried fish, sweets, souvenirs and clothes, and this is the part most visitors to the market miss because they go in and out through the same door. The walk is free, and it is worth pairing it with a meal on the second floor of the market.
Lunch · Naha, Okinawa
The public market was renovated in 2023, and it is closed on the fourth Sunday of the month, except in December.
Shuri · World Heritage
The palace of the Ryukyu kings in Chinese red, which burned down in October 2019. The red roof is already standing, and the interior opens to the public on 23 November 2026. The park is closed all day on 22 November and on the morning of 23 November. Until then you enter the work area and watch carpenters rebuild the hall by hand. ¥400 today, and from that date the price rises to ¥1,000. Entry to the main hall is by advance online booking for a set half-hour slot, and sales open on the 1st of the month, two months ahead, at 13:00.
Price checked November 2026
Photo: CEphoto, Uwe Aranas / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Central Naha · Free
1.6 km of Naha's main street, which rose from the ruins of the war and is therefore called 'the Miracle Mile': souvenirs, Okashi Goten (purple sweet potato cookies), and Blue Seal ice cream. Free. The arcades that branch off it are more local.
Price checked September 2026
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Central Naha · Market
The public market, renovated in 2023: blue fish, coconut crabs and Okinawan pork. You buy a fish downstairs (¥1,500) and the restaurants on floor 2 cook it for ¥500. Closed on Mondays and on the fourth Sunday of the month. Entry to the market is free, and ¥2,000 is an estimate of spending on a fish and having it cooked.
Photo: Naha Mama Pavilionz / Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
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