Okinawa Island Guide

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Okinawa Island Guide

Murasaki Mura Bullring

1020-1 Takashiho, Yomitan Village

This bullring is situated in Murasaki Mura, where you can experience the richness of Okinawan culture, including karate.

Kadena Arena

372-2 Kaneku, Kadena Town
Tel: 098-956-5500

Kadena Arena is the home of Ryukyu Dragon Pro-wrestling, established in 2013. Ryukyu Dragon Pro-wrestling features Okinawan-themed wrestlers, each of them representing something that the island is well known for, such as gurukun (fusilier fish in the Okinawan dialect) and typhoons. This pro-wrestling group entertains people of all ages with its very serious yet sometimes quite humorous performances. Pro-Wrestling shows and the other events are regularly enjoyed at this arena.

嘉手納アリーナ

Kadena Arena

372-2 Kaneku, Kadena Town
Tel: 098-956-5500
Kadena Arena is the home of Ryukyu Dragon Pro-wrestling, established in 2013. Ryukyu Dragon Pro-wrestling features Okinawan-themed wrestlers, each of them representing something that the island is well known for, such as gurukun (fusilier fish in the Okinawan dialect) and typhoons. This pro-wrestling group entertains people of all ages with its very serious yet sometimes quite humorous performances. Pro-Wrestling shows and the other events are regularly enjoyed at this arena.

安慶名闘牛場

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.

本部町多目的広場

Motobu Town Multipurpose Event Space

Urasaki, Motobu Town

The newest bullring in Okinawa, the Motobu Town Multipurpose Event Space, is nestled in a natural setting and is well equipped with facilities such as parking. The unique surroundings make for a most memorable bullfight.

沖縄市営闘牛場

Okinawa City Bullring

1-16 Yamauchi, Okinawa City

A long-established bullring in Okinawa, the Okinawa City Bullring used to be the venue for the All-island Bullfighting Tournament. Tournaments are normally scheduled for Sundays.

石川多目的ドーム

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.

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.

ハンビー

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.

備瀬フクギ並木

Fukugi tree-lined streets in Bise

Bise is a picturesque village famous for its fukugi trees, located near the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium. There are nearly 230 houses in the village area, which is divided like a chessboard, with most of them surrounded by a dense cover of fukugi, scenery once commonly seen in most Okinawan communities. It is one of the few places on the island where you can ride in a buffalo-drawn cart, an experience normally found only on Taketomi Island. You can enjoy a tranquil moment while traveling leisurely along unpaved white-sand streets with the gentle sun filtering down through the fukugi trees.

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シギラ黄金温泉

Shigira Ougon Onsen (natural hot spring)

1405-223 Shinzato, Ueno, Miyakojima City (Miyako Island)
Tel: 0980-74-7340
Hours: April-September: 12:00-22:00; October-March 14:00-22:00 (Last entry 21:30)
Open daily
Outside visitors: Allowed
Admission: 2,000 yen for adults, 1,000 yen for ages 4-11, free for under 3.

This is the southernmost and westernmost natural hot spring in Japan, featuring an open-air bath, a bath with panoramic views and a large jungle pool.

沖縄県総合運動公園

Okinawa Comprehensive Athletic Park


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