Things to see in Naha
Naha is a city in Japan, with an urban population of about 905 thousand. Below are 20 notable places within about 8 km of the centre, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
1Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu History
The Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu is a UNESCO World Heritage Site which consists of nine sites all located in the Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
2Shuri Castle Museum
Shuri Castle is a Ryukyuan gusuku castle in the historic Shuri district of Naha, the capital of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Between 1429 and 1879, it was the palace of the Ryukyu Kingdom, before becoming largely neglected.
3Lake Man Nature
Lake Man is an area of wetlands in Okinawa that is located between the cities of Naha and Tomigusuku, and within Manko Park. Despite being called "Lake Man", it is in fact a wetland and not a lake.
4Tamaudun History
Tamaudun is one of the three royal mausoleums of the Second Shō Dynasty of kings of the Ryukyu Kingdom, along with Urasoe yōdore at Urasoe Castle and Izena Tamaudun near Izena Castle in Izena, Okinawa.
5Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum Art
The Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum, or Okimu for short, is a museum in the most southern prefecture of Japan. The museum complex in the Omoro-machi area of Naha, the capital city of Okinawa Prefecture.
6Shikina-en Park
The gardens of Shikina-en are located on a small hill to the south of Shuri Castle in Naha, Okinawa. The residence and its gardens are also known as Sichina-nu-udun or Nan'en, as opposed to the Tōen of Uchaya-udun, laid out on a small hill east of Shuri Castle in 1677.
7Sonohyan-utaki Place of worship
Sonohyan-utaki is a sacred grove of trees and plants (utaki) of the traditional indigenous Ryukyuan religion. It is located on the grounds of Shuri Castle in Naha, Okinawa, a few paces away from the Shureimon castle gate.
8Naminoue Shrine Place of worship
Naminoue Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, the ichinomiya (primary shrine) of the prefecture. It sits atop a high bluff, overlooking Naminoue Beach and the ocean.
9Naha City Museum of History Museum
Naha City Museum of History opened in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, in 2006. The collection includes the National Treasure Materials relating to the Shō Family of Ryūkyū Kings.
10Fukushūen Park
Fukushūen is a traditional Chinese garden in the Kume area of Naha, Okinawa.
11Shiseibyō Place of worship
The Shiseibyō is a Confucian temple in the Wakasa district of Naha, Okinawa. It served for centuries as a major center of Chinese learning for the Ryūkyū Kingdom, and contains within its precincts the Meirindō, first public school in Okinawa.
12Gokoku-ji Temple Place of worship
Gokoku-ji is a Shingon Buddhist temple in Naha, Okinawa. Established in 1367, the temple served as a major national temple for the Okinawan kingdom of Chūzan and the unified Ryūkyū Kingdom which would follow.
13Urasoe Art Museum Art
Urasoe Art Museum opened in 1990 in Urasoe, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The collection has a particular focus upon Ryukyu lacquerware.
14Tsushima-maru Memorial Museum Museum
Tsushima Maru was a Japanese passenger/cargo ship that was sunk by the submarine USS Bowfin during World War II, while carrying hundreds of schoolchildren from Okinawa to Nagasaki.
15Urasoe yōdore History
Urasoe yōdore is one of the three royal mausoleums of the Ryukyu Kingdom, along with Tamaudun at Shuri Castle and Izena Tamaudun near Izena Castle in Izena, Okinawa.
16Okinawa Shrine Place of worship
Okinawa Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Established at the end of the Taishō period on the site of Shuri Castle, the main hall of which was reused as the haiden (hall of worship), the shrine buildings were destroyed in May 1945 during the Battle of Okinawa.
17Sueyoshi-gū Place of worship
Sueyoshi Shrine is a Shinto shrine in the Shuri-Sueyoshi neighborhood of the city of Naha in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Its grounds were designated a National Historic Site in 1972.
18Urasoe Castle History
Urasoe Castle is a Ryūkyūan gusuku fortification which served as the capital of the medieval Okinawan principality of Chūzan prior to the unification of the island into the Ryūkyū Kingdom, and the moving of the capital to Shuri.
19Heiwa-dōri Shopping
Heiwa Dōri is a covered shopping arcade and tourist attraction in Naha, Okinawa. The entrance to the arcade is on Kokusai Street, opposite Mitsubishi department store.
20Naha Municipal Tsuboya Pottery Museum Museum
Naha Municipal Tsuboya Pottery Museum is a ceramics museum that opened in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan in 1998. The collection focuses on Ryukyuan pottery, in particular Tsuboya ware.
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