Attractions

Category： Shopping
パレットくもじ

Palette Kumoji

Palette Kumoji
1-1-1 Kumoji, Naha City
Tel:098-867-1171
Hours: 10:00-21:00
*Each tenant has different hours of operation and closed days.

This shopping complex consists of a variety of fashion boutiques selling international and domestic brands, sweet shops, miscellaneous stores such as MUJI, and a bookstore as well as restaurants, a civic theater, an art gallery and a museum. Palette Kumoji is directly connected to the Kencho-mae monorail station.

In the reopened food market on the first basement floor, visitors can enjoy high-end grocery shopping along with a tempting selection of deli items.

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沖縄科学技術大学院大学

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST)

1919-1 Tancha, Onna Village
Tel: 098-966-8711

The Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST; Jonathan Dorfan, president) opened its doors in September 2012 after 11 years of planning to establish a graduate university of science and technology in Okinawa that conducts research and provides education of “best in the world” quality. President Dorfan said at a ceremony welcoming him to the school that “there is no other graduate school in the world that consists of students who have such a diverse scientific and cultural background as far as I know.” With approximately 50 professors, 260 researchers and 170 administrative and support staff in addition to the student body, OIST actively hosts events such as Open Campus and also sends its academics to lecture at local schools. It is expected that OIST will contribute to the development of Onna Village as a place of academic endeavor combined with a wealth of resorts and abundant natural beauty.

Category： Parks & nature attractions

Blue Cave

Maeda, Onna Village

The Blue Cave has been one of the most popular diving spots on island in recent years. The place offers the extraordinary sight of the entire cave naturally illuminated in blue. The sunlight streaming in from the entrance hits the bottom of the cave through clear seawater, and the reflected light from the water provides a natural illumination to make the cave blue. The cave is located at the base of Cape Maeda, and unaccompanied swimming is dangerous. Most visitors go on a tour guided by a local diving shop or are accompanied by a local guide with knowledge of the geography of the area. Half of the cave is under water, so you must snorkel to enter it.

Tatami Ishi

Known as Kume Island’s signature feature, Tatami Ishi is an artistic natural creation of polygonal rocks one to two meters in diameter that look like tatami on white sand. These rocks were created by a unique natural phenomenon in which lava slowly cooled and hardened into rock with regularly shaped cracks.

Category： Scenic sites & unique streets
安波のタナガーグムイの植物群落

Tanagagumui in Aha

Aha, Kunigami Village, Kunigami

The plant community around the Tanagagumui area is designated as a protected species area. There are many rare plants such as koke-tanpopo (a kind of dandelion), yakushima-sumire (a type of violet) and Ryukyuasebi, which is a tree with pretty white, bell-shaped flowers. To reach Tanagagumui, be prepared to do some trekking, making it advisable to wear sturdy shoes and casual clothes. Visitors must hike down a narrow trail with a rope to get to the final destination. Despite all the hiking, this is a trip worth doing as breathtaking views await the visitors who make it there.

Category： Shopping
T ギャラリア沖縄 by DFS

T Galleria Okinawa by DFS

Tel: 0120-782-460 (toll free)
Hours: Mon-Thu 9:00-21:00; Fri, Sat, Sun and holidays 9:00-22:00 *Hours vary by store and season.
Open daily

The only off-airport duty free shop in Japan, T Galleria Okinawa by DFS is connected to Omoromachi Station in Naha's Shintoshin area. More than 130 internationally renowned fashion and merchandise brands are available at duty free prices, including clothing, jewelry, cosmetics and much more.

Category： Parks & nature attractions, Scenic sites & unique streets
億首川のマングローブ林

Mangroves on the Okukubi River

Kin, Kin Town
This is the only place on the main island of Okinawa where four different types of mangroves can be observed growing together. The area is also known as a good spot for bird watching as the natural surroundings attract quite a large number of birds.

Category： Recreation & relaxation
バーデハウス久米島

Bade Haus Kume Island

170-1 Ou, Kumejima Town (Kume Island)
Tel: 098-985-8600
Hours: 10:00-21:00
Open daily
Admission to the pool facilities: 2,000 yen for adults, 1,000 yen for children

The world’s first deep-sea-water facility combining German hot bath therapeutic methods. With a superb view of blue waters, you can relax in a pool and take aqua therapy and various types of aesthetic treatment.

Category： Scenic sites & unique streets
新開地

Shinkaichi district

Shinkaichi, Kin Town

Since its appearance in films and photo magazines, the Shinkaichi district has come into the limelight as a new sightseeing spot. Shinkaichi, located right across from the main gate of Camp Hansen, is Kin's entertainment center with numerous bars and restaurants with unique food choices including taco rice. The walls of the area are covered in impressive graffiti.

Category： Scenic sites & unique streets
金武大川

Kin Ukkaga

640 Kin, Kin Town

One of Okinawa's most important spring water sources, also known as the ''fountain of longevity.''

Category： Scenic sites & unique streets
金武鍾乳洞

Kin Shonyudo

222 Kin, Kin Town
Tel: 098-968-8581
Hours: 9:00-16:45 (Kannon Chaya)
Open daily
Admission: 400 yen

With ideal conditions for aging awamori, this cave on the Kin Kannon Temple grounds offers an awamori storage service in which 10,000 bottles are currently stored.

Category： Scenic sites & unique streets
金武観音寺

Kin Kannon Temple

222 Kin, Kin Town

This is a traditional wooden temple built about 480 years ago. Kin Kannon Temple did not suffer direct war damage, and even today it retains its old architecture.