Spots in Naha / Shuri Area

  • Kokusai-dori Street Yatai Mura
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Okinawa Pref. Nahashi Makishi 3-11-16, 17
    Kokusai-dori Street Yatai Mura is a facility that brings together a number of food stalls, located near the point where Kokusai Street joins Grand Orion Street (on the site of the former Grand Orion hotel). Besides the 20 food stalls, which include everything from traditional Okinawan cuisine to Sushi and Yakiniku, there is also the Rito-Marché, which visitors can purchase local specialty products, access tourist information, and arrange tours. A wide range of live concerts and shows, including Shima-uta (traditional Okinawan folk music) and other traditional performances are held on the stage in the plaza at the center of the facility.
  • Steak House 88 (Tsuji Main Restaurant)
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    3.5
    367 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Okinawa Pref. Nahashi Tsuji 2-8-21
    This steak house has roots from 1955 during US military rule. They have many popular menu items such as their non-fat and healthy red meat steaks, tacos and hearty-sized A lunch set, and also an extensive steak menu with things such as tenderloin, rib roast, sirloin and T-bone. They also offer soft drinks and alcoholic beverages such as Orion beer and awamori.

    Seriously, the worst steak I have ever been served in a restaurant. Inept service by slack-jawed, dead-eyed morons. Avoid this place at all costs.

  • Mikasa Matsuyama Branch
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Okinawa Pref. Nahashi Matsuyama 1-12-20
    A five-minute walk from Kencho-mae Station, this long-established dining hall was opened over fifty years ago. Okinawa-style set meals are offered at reasonable prices and with generous servings, making this a favorite spot among locals and tourists alike. It is open 24 hours a day year-round, with the exception of the first three days of the year and two days during the lunar calendar Bon Festival. In December 2016, the dining hall changed locations to a spot a one-minute walk away from its former location, so be careful not to go to the wrong address.
  • Steak House88 Kokusai-dori Street Branch
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    3.5
    209 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Okinawa Pref. Nahashi Makishi 3-1-6 Studydam Building 2F
    The long-standing “Steak House88” has its main location in Tsuji of Naha City. This is the Kokusai-dori Street branch. Besides American-style steak, there’s Ishigaki beef, Agu pork, carefully selected varieties of Japanese beef steak, and more. Its location near the center of Kokusai-dori Street makes it a convenient restaurant to drop by while you’re out sightseeing.

    Small flies flying around window side sheets, spotting on top of the sauce bins. Food quality and selection was good in 10 yeas ago, but its no longer valid. This will be definitely my final visit...

  • Ryukyu Suitenrou
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    3.0
    55 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Okinawa Pref. Nahashi Makishi 1-3-60
    This new-style Ryukyu restaurant is where you can get a sense of the Ryukyu Kingdom and its history. Each floor from the ground floor to the third has a different theme based on the Ryukyu Kingdom. You should make a reservation for the room you want. Their popular menu items include double-lined fusilier pickled plum perilla tempura, Okinawan black king fish sashimi, mini braised pork rice bowls and a set meal with Okinawa soba wheatnoodles.

    I’m so surprise why not much people to recommend this restaurant. Good taste, good location, and good environment.

  • Airport Restaurant
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    4.0
    1238 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Okinawa Pref. Nahashi Kagamizu 150 Naha Airport Building 1F
    The Airport Restaurant is located on the left-hand side of the first floor in the Arrivals building at Naha Airport. Although mainly intended for airport employees, non-employees are welcome to use the Restaurant, and many tourists eat there. Diners can enjoy classic Okinawa dishes such as Okinawa-style Soba Noodles, Chanpuru (a stir-fried dish), Champon (rice with fried vegetables, meat and eggs), etc. for very reasonable prices (around 600 yen).

    I had a transit flight for Ishigaki Island, I looked forward to trying this restaurant as I heard about positive feedback. Soki soba was good maybe because of super reasonable price. Other local...

  • Arakaki Chinsuko Hompo Kokusai-dori Makishi branch
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Okinawa Pref. Nahashi Makishi 1-3-68
    Aragaki Chinsuko Hompo is a long-established maker of traditional Okinawan Chinsuko biscuits; the Kokusai-dori Makishi branch is located on Kokusai-dori Street. Besides selling classic Chinsuko as developed by the Aragaki family (who were formerly chefs to the Ryukuan kings), the store also sells a wide variety of other traditional confectionery, including Jau Gok and Hanaboru, etc.
  • Sakurazaka g
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Okinawa Pref. Nahashi Makishi 3-9-272F
    This club as has been a favorite of local people since it first opened more than ten years ago. Patrons feel as if they're in an intimate hideaway as they enjoy a playlist centered on techno and the performances of the DJs. The bar serves not only conventional cocktails but also alcoholic beverages typical of Kyushu and Okinawa, such as awamori (distilled rice liquor) and imo-jochu (distilled sweet potato liquor).
  • on
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Okinawa Pref. Nahashi Makishi 1-20-13 SO Makishi Building 4F
    This music bar is proud of its fine sound system, and people of every nationality, age, and type come here to enjoy music. There is a permanent DJ booth in the bar, which holds DJ performances and live music events on weekends.
  • Club Clutch
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Okinawa Pref. Nahashi Asato 1-1-60
    This club's playlists emphasize hip hop, reggae, and R&B, and it is popular with patrons of every nationality. Weekends feature live performances by DJs and dancers, and discounts on drinks, and frequent events, such as Ladies' Day attract a large and lively crowd.
  • Red Room
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Okinawa Naha-shi Makishi 3-2-36-2F
  • Yogi Park
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Okinawa Pref. Nahashi Yorimiya 1-1-1
    The closest stations are Makishi Station and Asato Station on the Okinawa Monorail. This is one of Naha City's first 15 urban planning parks. On clear days, this spacious park bustles with large numbers of children, adults, and senior citizens. Many of the park's walkways are paved, ensuring ease of use for stroller and wheelchair users. Park facilities include playground equipment like a jungle gym and seesaw, as well as a red clay multipurpose sports ground and basketball court, and visitors can enjoy a full day of fun here. There's also a real decommissioned steam locomotive on the ground that visitors cannot enter but can view up close.
  • Okinawa Umibudo Kokusai-dori Street Shop
    Shopping
    Okinawa Naha-shi Makishi 3-9-11-101
    A sea grape specialty shop located a five-minute walk from Makishi Station on the Okinawa Monorail in Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture. The shop's sea grapes, grown and picked fresh in the morning in a farm in Nanjo City, are plump, fresh, and of even quality. In addition to raw sea grapes, the shop sells foods like novel sea grape ice cream combining the bubbly texture of sea grapes with cool ice cream, and chewy sea grape noodles made with sea grape flour. The shop also offers products like mozuku seaweed, and handmade miso-pickled Okinawan shallots miso pickles.
  • Handmade pottery studio Nchazeku
    Shopping
    Okinawa Pref. Nahashi Tsuboya 1
    This pottery studio is on Tsuboya-Yachimun-dori Street in Tsuboya, Naha and serves to showcase the products of the “Minduma Pottery Workshop” located in Nanjo City. The name “Nchazeku” means “clay work” in the Okinawan dialect. The shop offers small bowls, cups, rice bowls, teapots, and various other daily items, as well as flower vases, Tsuboya-ware, Okinawan lion statues, ceramic dolls, and many other ceramic works.
  • Suimui Utaki
    Travel / Tourism
    Okinawa Pref. Nahashi Shurikinjouchou 1-2 (within Shuri Castle Park)
    This place of worship is situated in front of the walls of Shuri Castle, and is one of 10 sacred sites within the castle. Existing since before the castle was erected, this holy site is said to have been around since the creation of the Ryukyu Kingdom, and its long history is evident in the several poems about Suimui Utaki present in the Omoro Soshi, the oldest compilation of Ryukyuan songs. The current structure was restored in December of 1997.
  • Naha City Traditional Arts & Craft Center Shop
    Travel / Tourism
    Okinawa Pref. Nahashi Makishi 3-2-10 Sturgeon Naha 2F
    On the second floor of the “Naha City Culture Tenbusu Building (Tenbusu Naha),” a facilities complex dedicated to spreading Okinawan culture, is the Naha City Traditional Arts & Craft Center, which houses a boutique designated by the Minister for Economy, Trade and Industry as being dedicated exclusively to traditional Okinawan crafts. From Bingata-dyed crafts to Ryukyuan lacquerware, Ryukyuan glass, Tsuboya ware, and much more, you’ll find a plethora of traditional handicrafts here.
  • Vita Smoothies
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    4.0
    21 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Okinawa Pref. Nahashi Makishi 2-17-17 Maki building 1F
    This smoothie shop is near Miebashi Station. The smoothies are made mostly from fruits and vegetables grown in Okinawa Prefecture, and in addition to the standard menu, limited-time smoothies using seasonal ingredients are available as well. You can even combine various tastes to make your very own drink by taking advantage of the “My Choice Smoothie” option.

    美栄橋駅の近くにあるスムージーやさんです。 味も美味しかったですが、味だけでなく見た目も綺麗で楽しむことができました。

  • tui tree
    Style / Fashion
    Okinawa Pref. Nahashi Makishi 1-3-21
    This shop is one street behind Kokusai-dori Street on Paradise Street. It offers various import goods from Asia and Europe as well as organic food products. Among the handicrafts and such available are Ryukyuan glass and Ryukyuan papier-mache items made by craftsmen living in Okinawa. It also offers tea, jams, and other products made with ingredients produced via natural Okinawan farming methods, which are popular as souvenirs.
  • Sennichi
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    4.5
    82 Reviews
    Shopping
    Okinawa Pref. Nahashi Kume 1-7-14
    This cafe, located in Kume in Naha City, specializes in Japanese sweets. It offers confections such as iced zenzai (red bean sweet), imagawayaki (muffin containing bean jam), and taiyaki (fish-shaped pancake filled with bean jam), as well as Okinawa soba noodles and other food items. The popular iced zenzai, which stands over 20 centimeters tall, is made with ice shavings light as powder that melt on the tongue and slightly sweet red kidney beans, creating a superb combination. You can enjoy your order at the cafe or get it to go.

    旭橋駅から徒歩10分ほどのところにある、沖縄ぜんざいのお店。各種沖縄ぜんざいのほか、たい焼き、今川焼き、沖縄そばもあります。カウンターで注文し、できたら呼ばれて受け取りテーブルへ。いちごミルク金時とたい焼きをいただきました。暑い中、これぞ沖縄ぜんざいというものをいただけました。

  • Kamany
    Travel / Tourism
    Okinawa Pref. Nahashi Tsuboya 1-22-37
    Located on Tsuboya Yachimun Street, this boutique that specializes in Tsuboya ware made by the “Ikutoen” pottery, which boasts a history of nearly 300 years. You’ll find products that blend traditional Tsuboya ware techniques with modern utility to color your lifestyle. You’ll find the main branch of the Ikutoen pottery along the same street.

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