Tourist attractions in Okinawa Prefecture: profiles, services and practical information.
West of Shuri Castle, Tamaudun preserves a quieter chapter than the gates and plazas of the former palace. King Shō Shin ordered the royal mausoleum built in 1501 for th…
View profile →Shuri was the political and ceremonial centre of the Ryukyu Kingdom, an island society with historic ties to Japan, China and other parts of Asia. The castle stands on a…
View profile →Kimi Shokudo is a family-run diner in Tonoshiro, east of central Ishigaki, used by residents as well as travellers. Its menu centres on Okinawa soba: wheat noodles in po…
View profile →Yaeyama soba is one of the meals that best explains Ishigaki’s distance from the cooking of Japan’s main islands: the noodles are made from wheat, not buckwheat, and are…
View profile →Kondoi is Taketomi’s best-known beach and a stop that changes the scale of a visit: after the village lanes, the coast opens into pale sand and shallow water. From the w…
View profile →Nitta Kanko is one of the operators that turns a walk through Taketomi village into a story about island life. Its carts move slowly along coral-sand lanes between stone…
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