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Okinawa Travel Guides

Okinawa is great for family and budget trips. These guides cover driving, the Yui Rail monorail, beaches, the aquarium, outlying islands and what to do in typhoon season.

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Okinawa Sightseeing

The Kuroshio Sea tank at Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium, with a whale shark and manta rays gliding in front of visitors

SightseeingOkinawa

Best Things to Do in Okinawa 2026: Churaumi Aquarium, Kouri Island, Shuri Castle's Main Hall and Beaches

Okinawa attractions: Churaumi Aquarium tickets and hours, Kouri Bridge, Shuri Castle main hall reopening Nov 23, 2026, Manzamo, Sefa Utaki and beach safety tips.

Updated 2026.10.19

Okinawa Food

A bowl of Okinawa soba, the island's signature dish, with simmered pork, fish cake and green onions in a clear pork-bone and bonito broth

FoodOkinawa

Okinawa Food Guide: Okinawa Soba, Taco Rice, Blue Seal Ice Cream, A&W and Local Diners

Okinawa food guide: Okinawa soba and how to eat it, taco rice's birthplace, Blue Seal's Makiminato flagship, A&W root beer, Makishi Public Market and Kokusai-dori eats.

Updated 2026.10.19

Okinawa Transport

The Kouri Bridge, a regular stop for drivers in Okinawa, spanning emerald water with Kouri Island and Ocean Tower in the distance

TransportOkinawa

Driving in Okinawa from Taiwan: Japanese Translation of Your Taiwan Licence, Car Rental, ETC and Road Rules

Driving in Okinawa on a Taiwan licence: get the Japanese translation same day at a Taiwan DMV office for NT$100, plus rental steps, ETC tolls, bus lanes and road rules.

Updated 2026.10.19

An Okinawa Yui Rail monorail train on the elevated track in Naha under a blue sky, the main way to get around Okinawa without a car

TransportOkinawa

Okinawa Without a Car: Monorail, Buses, Day Tours and a 4-Day Itinerary

Visit Okinawa without a car: Yui Rail monorail fares and 1-day pass, the 3-day local bus pass, buses to Churaumi Aquarium, day tours and a 4-day, 3-night plan.

Updated 2026.10.19