Okinawa 2019: Driving in Okinawa
After spending 2 nights in Naha it was time to see other parts of Okinawa. To do this I’d be using a rental car and…
After spending 2 nights in Naha it was time to see other parts of Okinawa. To do this I’d be using a rental car and…
At night I returned to Kokusaidori Street to walk around and burn off some of the calories from the dinner I had just eaten. Kokusaidori’s…
Continue reading → Naha 2019: Kokusaidori Street (国際通り) at night
While I was watching the parade for the Tug-of-War Festival go by I pulled out my phone and took a short video of one of…
Continue reading → Naha 2019: Video from the Tug-of-War Parade
In the late afternoon I came back to central Naha and got off the monorail near the west end of Kokusaidori Street. Little did I…
Around mid-afternoon I paid a visit to the Okinawa Prefectural Museum. There are actually two museums inside the building—a history museum and an art museum—and…
Continue reading → Naha 2019: Okinawa Prefectural Museum (沖縄県立博物館)
If you visit Naha, or just about anywhere on Okinawa, you’re bound to see small statues of guardian lions. These lions are called Shisa and…
Before leaving the area near Shuri Castle I walked along the Kinjo Stone Road. This is an ancient cobblestone road that was built back around…
Just west of Shuri Castle is the Tamaudun Mausoleum where Okinawa’s royal families were buried. Like Shuri Castle, the mausoleum was badly damaged during the…
To start off my sightseeing in Naha I visited Shuri Castle, which might be the city’s biggest historical attraction. I took the monorail to the…
For my sightseeing around Naha I would be making extensive use of the Okinawa Urban Monorail, which is also known as the Yui Rail. The…
Continue reading → Naha 2019: Okinawa Urban Monorail (Yui Rail)