An Exhibition of Six Okinawan Accessory Artists
- Area： Central area, Okinawa City
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Agena Bullring
1076 Agena, Uruma City
A former venue for the All-island Bullfighting Tournament, this bullring has only been hosting only one or two matches a year since a new bullring, the Ishikawa Multipurpose Dome, was opened in Uruma City.
- Area： Central area, Uruma City
Ishikawa Dome
2298-1 Ishikawa, Uruma City
This is the only domed bullring in Okinawa, which plays host to some 20 bullfighting events each year, including the All-Island Bullfighting Tournament -- the biggest such event on the island. Besides real bullfights, the Ishikawa Dome also hosts a wide variety of events, such as a unique entertainment show where a bullfight and an eisa performance take place alternately in the bullring.
- Area： Central area, Urasoe City
All-Okinawa Bullfighting Tournament in Spring
- Area： Central area, Uruma City
National Theatre Okinawa
4-14-1 Jicchaku, Urasoe City
Tel: 098-871-3311
*Show programs are subject to change. Ticket prices vary by show.
Here you can enjoy Okinawa's traditional performing arts, including kumi-odori (ensemble dance), regarded as an intangible cultural property of Japan. Ticket prices start at 1,500 yen.
- Area： Central area, Urasoe City
Have a fun-filled, interactive experience at the newly renovated Wonder Museum!
- Area： Central area, Okinawa City
Wonder Museum (Okinawa Zoo & Museum)
5-7-1 Goya, Okinawa City
Tel: 098-933-4190
A hands-on museum located on the premises of the Okinawa Zoo & Museum with 34 fun and interesting interactive exhibits for everyone to enjoy.
- Area： Central area, Okinawa City
Payao fresh seafood retail shop, Awase Fishing Port
1-11-34 Awase, Okinawa City
Tel: 098-938-5811
Hours: April-September 10:30-18:00; October-March 10:30-17:30
Open daily
The Payao fresh seafood retail shop in the Awase Fishing Port is said to be the liveliest fish market on Okinawa, and sometimes about 30 different types of fresh seafood are on offer. In addition, various marine products, tempura, ready-to-eat dishes and locally grown vegetables are available in the huge market. At the adjacent eatery you can enjoy Okinawa's typical seafood dishes for a reasonable price.
- Area： Central area, Urasoe City
Sunabe Baba Park
69 Sunabe, Chatan Town
Located in Chatan's Sunabe area, a few minutes’ walk from the popular Miyagi coast, Sunabe Baba Park boasts a variety of playground equipment designed for children of all ages. There is also a basketball court and skatepark that features a number of structures such as half-pipes and rails. Sunabe Baba Park is crowded with local and American families especially during the weekend.
- Area： Central area, Chatan Town
Hamby Night Market
Chatan, Chatan Town
Tel: 098-936-8997
Hours: 13:00-22:00 (Sat and Sun only)
The night flea market is open in Hamby every weekend. Vendors' booth rental fees start at 1,500 yen.
- Area： Central area, Chatan Town
Hamby
Kitamae/Chatan, Chatan Town
Popular with families and tourists for its park, beach, basketball court and its reconstruction of The Indian Oak, a British vessel that was shipwrecked here in 1840. The ship is constructed as a children’s adventure play area complete with slides, tubes and rigging. Out in the water you can ride a banana boat or try other marine sports, while back on land Araha Beach promises cafés, bars, and restaurants. There is also a nighttime flea market at the weekends and a large San-A supermarket selling food and clothing.
- Area： Central area, Chatan Town
Sunabe
Miyagi/Sunabe, Chatan Town
Sunabe, on the Miyagi coast, is popular with divers, who can be seen out in the water most days, and surfers, who are sure to be enjoying the good waves. When the sun sinks in the sky, you'll see locals out relaxing on the seafront embankment enjoying the sunset. Dotted along the waterfront are cafés, bars, restaurants and diving shops, and local residents can be seen year-round jogging or walking their dogs. In the summertime the Sunabe area is busy from dawn 'til dusk with tourists taking advantage of diving lessons.
- Area： Central area, Chatan Town
