Things to Do in Naha, Okinawa - SAVOR JAPAN -Japanese Restaurant Guide-

Relaxed ambience of a Southeast Asian city; the center of Okinawa Prefecture.

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Naha City is the center of the Okinawa economy and also the hub for tourism. Kokusai-dori, a main street and the busiest street in Okinawa, is full of souvenir shops and is crowded with tourists. But you get sidetracked from Kokusai-dori and go deep into an arcaded shopping street, the air of the good old Okinawa remains intact. At the Makisi-Kousetsu-Ichiba, or the Makisi Public Market, a bustling market that gives you a familiar scene that the line of colorful fishes and chunks of pork are dangling from rooftops. In the Noren-Ichiba, or the Noren Central Market, a variety of Okinawa’s original vegetables are available. These food markets remind you of the atmosphere of many Southeast Asian cities. Okinawa doesn’t have a train system but the monorail will take you to anywhere you want to go including the airport, Kokusai-dori, and Shuri -- ancient capital of the Ryukyu Kingdom.