Day 1 | Morning
Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum
Opening Hours: Open on Mon-Fri,8:30am-6:00pm
Ticket Price: 400 JPY
Recommended Length of Stay: 1-2 Hours
Location: 3-chōme-1-1 Omoromachi, Naha, Okinawa 900-0006, Japan
The Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum is located in the new district "Shintoshin" of Naha City. The architectural style of the entire museum is very modern. The white exterior walls and square lattice make people feel like a fortress. Here you can better understand the unique history and culture of Okinawa. The museum displays the nature, history and culture of Okinawa from two dimensions of "ocean" and "island". In addition, there are 5 exhibition rooms for natural history, archaeology, arts and crafts, and folk customs. The museum mainly exhibits works of various forms such as Okinawa and Okinawa-related art, photography, and installations. Exhibits are regularly updated with different themes. There are also various planned exhibitions on the 2nd floor, and tickets need to be purchased separately.
Reviews from Real Guests:
JT in Taiwan: Next to the AAA department store in Xinduxin, the beautiful building is just going to the Taiwan Special Exhibition on the same day. If you want to visit, you can buy a day ticket. The Art Museum and the Museum can visit it once.
wchisatow: I was surprised by the simple but high-sense design.
Day 1 | Afternoon
Now we come to another great highlight in the city: Fukushuen.
Fukushuen
Opening Hours: Open on Mon-Fri,Sun,9:00am-6:00pm
Ticket Price: 200 JPY
Recommended Length of Stay: 1-2 Hours
Location: 2-29 Kume, Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture
The Fuzhou Garden, built in 1992, is a Chinese-style garden built to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the friendship between Fuzhou City and Naha City in China. A scene, so beautiful. Here, you can see the traces of three mountains, two towers and one river in Fuzhou, and there is a kind of beauty of Jiangnan gardens. Fuzhou Garden has a pleasant scenery and a fresh environment.
Reviews from Real Guests:
Trip.com User: Very good, the landscape is beautiful, the pavilions are beautiful, poetic and painting.
Day 1 | Evening
If you want to explore other popular attractions later, Rihga Royal Gran Okinawa is a suitable place for you to stay and refresh.
Rihga Royal Gran Okinawa
Offering direct access from Asahibashi Monorail Station, Rihga Royal Gran Okinawa features spacious Western-style accommodations with free WiFi. Guests can ask for concierge services at the front desk.
All rooms are nonsmoking and feature air conditioning, a flat-screen satellite TV, safety deposit box and fridge. Guests can make green tea using the electric kettle and wear the provided sleepwear. The private bathroom comes with a hairdryer and toothbrush sets.Currency exchange and photocopying services are offered at the front desk. Laundry services are provided and on-site parking is available at an extra charge. The lobby is located on the 14th floor.
A breakfast buffet and Western a la carte dishes are served at Dining 19, which offers beautiful sunset views from the top floor.
Day 2 | Morning
Naha Municipal Tsuboya pottery Museum
Opening Hours: Open on Tue-Sun,10:00am-6:00pm
Ticket Price: 350 JPY
Recommended Length of Stay: 1-1 Hours
Location: 1-9-32 Tsuboya, Naha 902-0065, Okinawa Prefecture
Tsuboya is the hometown of Naha pottery, and the Tsuboya Museum houses more than 300 pieces of elegant traditional Okinawan pottery. Here, we can learn about the history of Okinawan pottery, the working conditions of people at that time, and the production process of traditional Tsuboya-yaki. The exhibition hall on the second floor also has an ancient kiln where pottery was made. You can buy authentic Tsuboya porcelain in the museum lobby.
Reviews from Real Guests:
wchisatow: It is a museum of Yakimono facing Tsuboya and Chimun.
Day 2 | Afternoon
Now we come to another great highlight in the city: Tamaudun.
Tamaudun
Opening Hours: Open from 9:00am-6:00pm
Ticket Price: 300 JPY
Recommended Length of Stay: 1-1 Hours
Location: Shurikinjocho, Naha 903-0815, Okinawa Prefecture
Walk for about 3 minutes to the west from Shureimon, and you will arrive at the Jade Tomb, a stone mausoleum also known as the Spiritual Palace. In the first year of Wengui (1501), King Shangzhen, known as the ancestor of the Ryukyu Dynasty, built this mausoleum to rebury the remains of his father, King Shangyuan. There are 2 layers of stone walls in the mausoleum. Pass through the atrium through the vestibule paved with coral reefs and come to the front of the tomb. Among the 3 house-shaped tombs side by side, the place where the remains are temporarily placed in the middle. On the left is the tomb of the king and queen, and on the right is the tomb of the prince and princess. The tomb is also constructed of coral, a magnificent building that embodies the ingenuity of skilled craftsmen. In the atrium there is also a jade mausoleum stele engraved with inscriptions on gold and stone. Yuling is designated as a national important cultural heritage.
Reviews from Real Guests:
wchisatow: You can find it by walking a little to the rail anri station from the Morimon gate.
Day 2 | Evening
After visiting the glorious Tamaudun, Hotel Collective nearby is the best place to stay.
Hotel Collective
A full-scaled city hotel is to be open. On Naha City Kokusai Dori. Bringing more inspiration to a hotel. HOTEL COLLECTIVE was born with this in mind.
* All reviews in the blog are machine-translated.
