southern islands26.50° N, 127.80° E
Okinawa Island
Okinawa Island is the largest of Japan's Southern Islands, about two and a half hours by air from Tokyo, and was the heart of the Ryukyu Kingdom, which ruled these islands for four and a half centuries.
Kouri Island from the Kouri Bridge
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the place
The castles of the Ryukyu kings, and a coast of coral and pale water.
The kingdom's castles, the gusuku, stand on their hills in curving walls of limestone, and with Shuri in Naha and the royal mausoleum of Tamaudun they are a World Heritage Site. North of the capital the coast turns to coral: the cliff of Cape Manzamo above the sea, the long bridge to Kouri over pale water, and on the Motobu Peninsula the castle ruins of Nakijin and the great tank of the Churaumi Aquarium.
We plan Okinawa Island as a Custom Tour of Japan, created around your party alone, with Naha and the Kerama Islands, or Miyakojima and Ishigakijima further south. If you would rather travel independently, the Expert Japan Itinerary plans the days for you.
what we do here
Okinawa Island, as we show it
Shuri
The castle of the Ryukyu kings above Naha, its gates and curving walls.
Nakijin
The ruined castle walls running along a hill above the northern sea.
The ramparts of Shuri Castle, Naha Cape Manzamo
A headland of raised coral above clear water on the west coast.
Kouri
The bridge across the shallows to a small island ringed by white sand.
A gate of Shuri Castle Churaumi
The aquarium on the Motobu Peninsula, and the whale sharks in its great tank.
nearby
Near Okinawa Island
questions
Questions about Okinawa Island
How do you reach Okinawa Island?
By air to Naha: about two and a half hours from Tokyo, or a little over two from Osaka.
Can Okinawa be combined with the other islands?
Yes. The Kerama Islands are a short boat from Naha, and Miyakojima and Ishigakijima about an hour by air. The Custom Tour of Japan can join them in one journey.
Can you plan a private journey to Okinawa?
Yes. We plan Okinawa as a Custom Tour of Japan, created around your party alone, on your dates. If you would rather travel independently, the Expert Japan Itinerary plans the days for you.
Okinawa Island, created for you alone.
The Custom Tour of Japan is created around your party alone, on your dates, and Okinawa Island can be any part of it. If you would rather travel independently, the Expert Japan Itinerary plans every day for you.