Yambaru Wildlife Conservation Center / Ufugi Nature Museum
263-1 Hiji, Kunigami Village
Tel: 0980-50-1025
Hours: 10:00-16:30
Closed: Mon, holidays (Except for May 4, 5)
Admission: Free
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Activities & attractions
Hiji Falls
781-1 Hiji, Kunigami Village
Tel: 0980-41-3636
Hours: 9:00-18:00 *Last entry 16:00; Nov-Mar until 17:30 *Last entry 15:00
Admission: Adults ¥500, ages 6-15 ¥300
Okuma Private Beach & Resort
Tel: 0980-41-2222
Kunigami Village Forest Park
1094 Hentona, Kunigami Village
Tel: 0980-50-1022
Yanbaru Discovery Forest
1301-7 Aha, Kunigami Village
Tel: 0980-41-7979
Canoe up a river on a subtropical jungle tour: Departure: 1st: 9:30-13:00 / 2nd: 13:30-17:00
Price: Adults ¥6,800 / ages 4-12 ¥4,500
Admission: Adults ¥300, ages 6-12 ¥200, ages 4-5 ¥100
Mount Yonaha trail
Altitude: 310 meters / Height differential 70 meters
Emerald Beach
424 Ishikawa, Motobu Town
Tel: 098-048-2741
Swimming season: April-October
Cape Hedo
Hedo, Kunigami Village
Tel: 0980-41-2101 (Kunigami Village Office)
Hours: 24 hours
Open daily
Admission: Free
Cape Hedo is the northernmost point of Okinawa’s main island. From here you can enjoy one of the most breathtaking views on island. You’ll see both the Pacific and the East China Sea in one glance from the 230-foot-high cliff.
The Former Japanese Navy Underground Headquarters
236 Tomigusuku, Tomigusuku City
Tel: 098-850-4055
Hours: 9:00-17:00 (Last admission 16:30)
Open daily
Admission: Adults ¥600, ages 6-15 ¥300
Oceanic Culture Museum (Planetarium)
424 Ishikawa, Motobu-cho
Tel: 0980-48-2741
*Free audio guide is available for certain programs in English, Korean and Chinese at the reception desk.
Barrier-free access
NEO Park
4607-41 Nago, Nago City
Tel: 0980-52-6348
Hours: 9:00-17:30 (Last entry 17:00)
Open daily
Admission: Adults ¥660, ages 13-18 ¥330, ages 4-12 ¥220
Barrier-free accessibility
Be at one with nature in this environmental oasis. The park is home to 87 species of birds, 30 species of fish and 20 species of mammals. Feed some birds, and you may get a flock to gather around you.
Himeyuri Monument / Himeyuri Peace Museum
671-1 Ihara, Itoman City
Tel: 098-997-2100
Hours: 9:00-17:25 *Last entry 17:00
Open daily
Admission to the museum: Adults ¥310, ages 16-18 ¥210, ages 6-15 ¥110
The Himeyuri Monument was constructed here in memory of the young girls and teachers who served as nurses for the Japanese Army and who lost their lives during the Battle of Okinawa. The Himeyuri Peace Museum displays a full-size replica of a bomb shelter, books of testimonials and portraits of the victims.
