Where to stay in Naha
Main station: Kencho-mae Station (Yui Rail). You can pick Naha as the city you stay in on this site.
Areas to stay
- Naha Airport / Asahibashi
- Kencho-mae / Kokusai-dori
- Omoromachi
Day trips from Naha
Okinawa Churaumi AquariumOkinawa · 20–60 kmWhale sharks and manta rays swim in one of the world's largest tanks.
Kokusai-dori StreetOkinawa · within 20 kmNaha's main street, about 1.6 km of souvenir shops and Okinawan restaurants, with market alleys branching off it.
Makishi Public Market (Naha)Okinawa · within 20 kmNaha's covered food market off Kokusai-dori: buy fish or meat downstairs and have it cooked at the restaurants upstairs.
Tamaudun Royal MausoleumOkinawa · within 20 kmThe mausoleum of the kings of the Second Sho dynasty of Ryukyu, built around 1501. Three burial chambers stand side by side in a walled enclosure.
Shuri Kinjo-cho Stone PathOkinawa · within 20 kmA roughly 300 m stretch of Ryukyu limestone paving going down a slope, part of the Madama-michi, the main road built in the 16th century to link Shuri with Naha Port and southern Okinawa. Red-tiled houses line the path.
Shikinaen GardenOkinawa · within 20 kmA second residence of the Ryukyu royal family, with a stroll garden where the view changes as you walk around the pond.
Sonohyan Utaki Ishimon GateOkinawa · within 20 kmA limestone gate beside Shureimon where the Ryukyuan king prayed for a safe journey before leaving the castle. It is a place of worship, not a passage. Built in 1519, it was partly destroyed in the Battle of Okinawa and restored in 1957.
Shuri CastleOkinawa · within 20 kmThe red palace of the Ryukyu Kingdom. Rebuilt after the 2019 fire, the main hall reopens on November 23, 2026.
Distance is a straight line from the station, not travel time.
From the airport
- Naha Airport (OKA): Yui Rail monorail, about 15 min to Kencho-mae Station (Yui Rail).
Getting around
- Kagoshima 1 h 25 min · flight OKA → KOJ
- Fukuoka 1 h 45 min · flight OKA → FUK
- Osaka 2 h 5 min · flight OKA → ITM
- Tokyo 2 h 35 min · flight OKA → HND
Fastest regular service on the official timetable. A flight time is the scheduled time between the airports; add the trip to the airport.
Next city
- Naha → Osaka (flight OKA → ITM, 2 h 5 min) → Kyoto (15 min) → Kanazawa (1 h 45 min)
- Naha → Tokyo (flight OKA → HND, 2 h 35 min) → Nagoya (1 h 35 min) → Kyoto (35 min)
Example routes along these connections; the time of each leg is in brackets.