Park / Green Space Spots in Okinawa Area

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Category

Leisure / Hobbies

Leisure / Outdoors

Park / Green Space

Shurijo Castle Park (Shurijo Castle)

4.0

205 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Okinawa Pref. Nahashi Shurikinjouchou 1-2

Shuri Castle, built in the early 15th century, was the residence of the kings beginning with King Shobashi, who unified the Ryukyu Islands. Along with the restored buildings, some of the walls still retain the stone masonry from those days.

Beautiful castle, lucky to be still standing after multiple fires over the centuries. There were dancers/entertainment in the grounds when we were there. A couple of gift shops and a cafe...
Banna Park

4.0

496 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Okinawa Pref. Ishigakishi Ishigaki 961-15

This nature-rich park is in the center of Ishigaki Island and covers the entirety of Mt. Banna, 230 meters above sea level. It features open spaces that take advantage of the mountain topography as well as a walkway from which you can observe the subtropical wildlife—a hit with families. The “Emerald Sea Observation Deck” provides a sweeping view of the Yaeyama Islands, Taketomi Island, Iriomote Island, and the ocean itself.

I came here only because it was close to the cave. This huge park should have a higher rating. There are many lookouts and walking trails. It’s quite hilly so a bit challenging as a cyclist. However...
Okinawa Comprehensive Athletic Park

4.0

66 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Okinawa Pref. Okinawashi Hiyagon 5-3-1

This park covers a vast site of 70.4 hectares. It opened in 1987 as the main venue of the national sports festival Kaiho Kokutai, and is divided into a sport zone, a forest and water zone, and a beach zone with a greenery, ocean and sun theme. There are also six sports facilities in the north side of the park, and a bicycle center, paddle boating and an automobile campsite in the south side.

I live near the park and have been here numerous times. There are always people and cats here enjoying the park! There is a nice track here, athletic fields, courts, water activities, beach access...
Peace Memorial Park

Leisure / Hobbies

Okinawa Pref. Itomanshi Mabuni 444

Straddling the boundary between Itoman City and Yaese Town, Shimajiri District, the Peace Memorial Park is a Quasi-National Park that includes beautiful natural scenery and also historical sights commemorating the Battle of Okinawa in 1945. There is an observation platform with good views along the coast. The area within the Park saw some of the fiercest fighting during the Battle of Okinawa, and was the location of the Japanese Army’s last line of defense. Within the Park, the Peace Memorial Museum houses displays of photographs and relics relating to the Battle, as well as the National War Dead Peace Mausoleum, which records the names of all the people who died during the Battle, along with more than 100 individual memorial steles and cenotaphs. Besides being a place dedicated to the dream of global peace and which aims to send out a message of peace, the Park is also a place that many families visit on weekends and public holidays for picnics and recreation.
Lily Field Park

4.0

22 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Okinawa Pref. Kunigamigunieson Higashieue 3087

Lily Field Park is a park where a million Easter lilies, the flower which is the emblem of Ie Island, proudly bloom. Every year, the “Ie Island Lily Festival” is held to coincide with the flowering period, and many tourists turn out for it. The beautiful scenery weaved with white lilies and cobalt blue ocean can be enjoyed.

A must go-to if one is going to Ie Island - the Lily Festival is a must. Beautiful scenery by the coast amidst a sea of liies of all colors. One should visit the park in late April and early May...
Cape Chinen Park

Leisure / Hobbies

Okinawa Pref. Nanjoushi Chinen Kudeken

This park is in Cape Chinen near Sefa-utaki of Nanjo City, Okinawa Prefecture. Surrounded on three sides by the cobalt blue sea, you can enjoy a stunning view of the vast watery expanse. There’s a gazebo and walking path, not to mention a pleasant sea breeze. And don’t miss the fantastic views of nearby Mt. Kudaka and Komaka Island.
Chura Sun Beach

4.0

4 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Okinawa Tomigusuku-shi Toyosaki 5-1

This large beach has a BBQ area, an area where you can enjoy marine sports, beach soccer and volleyball, and a swimming beach. Besides showers and bathrooms, it has shops that sells items essential to swimming at the beach and other accessories. In addition, it is also highly recommended to go cycling in the park because there is a bicycle center.

かりゆし水族館の近くです。海の色が綺麗でした。商業施設も近いので、最終日に時間調整で遊ぶにはちょうどいいと思います。
Okinawa Commemorative National Government Park Ocean Expo Park

Leisure / Hobbies

Okinawa Pref. Kunigamigunmotobuchou Ishikawa 424

The Okinawa Commemorative National Government Park Ocean Expo Park is a government-run park established to commemorate ’Expo 75 (which was held in Okinawa in 1975) on the site where the Expo was held. The many attractions within the large Park include the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium, Emerald Beach, the Tropical Dream Center, etc. Electric buses link the attractions within the Park, which receives large numbers of visitors.
Yambaru National Park

Leisure / Hobbies

Okinawa Prefecture Kunigami-gun Kotohira Village, Ogimi village and Higashimura

This national park situated in the northern part of Okinawa Island is the 33rd national park in Japan. The park contains one of the largest subtropical evergreen forests in the country and the largest mangrove forests on the Okinawan mainland. The park is home to many unique species such as the Okinawan rail bird, the Ryukyu long-tailed giant rat and the Yambaru long-armed scarab beetle. Wildlife conservation awareness campaigns and exhibits on Yambaru’s culture and history are held at Ufugi Nature Hall in the Yambaru Wildlife Conservation Center located in the region. The center also provides multi-lingual brochures.
Onna Seaside Civil Park Nabee Beach

Leisure / Hobbies

Onna-son, Kunigami-gun, Okinawa Prefecture

This beach is not far from Manzamo. The white sands and cobalt blue sea are gorgeous, and visitors can enjoy banana boating, snorkeling, and other ocean activities. As the beach is within a harbor, the waves are gentle, making this location particularly suitable for children.
Ginowan Seaside Park

Leisure / Hobbies

Okinawa Pref. Ginowanshi Mashiki 4-2-1

This seaside park is located in Ginowan City. Located in Ginowan Seaside Park are a city gymnasium, baseball stadium, outdoor theater and a tropical beach, and there is also an open multipurpose lawn area that can accommodate thousands of people. You can comfortably go walking along the path around the grassy area. It is also used for events such as ground golf and excursions.
Higashi-son Fureai Hirugi Park

Leisure / Hobbies

Okinawa Pref. Kunigamigunhigashison Gesashi 54-1

This approximately 10-hectare park with Hirugi mangrove trees represents Okinawa’s main island. Besides the Yaeyama Hirugi mangrove trees that are a nationally designated Natural Monument, the forest also consists of Mehirugi (Kandelia obovata) and Ohirugi (Bruguiera gymnorrhiza) mangrove trees. Hirugi mangrove trees grow near estuaries where freshwater mixes with seawater in the tropical and subtropical zone, and there is a wooden path and observation deck where you can observe them from up close.
Keramashoto National Park

Leisure / Hobbies

Okinawa Prefecture Shimajiri gun Tokashiki village and Zamami village

This is Japan’s 31st national park located about 40 kilometers west of Naha City in Okinawa Prefecture, consisting of the Kerama islands and surrounding waters. The national park has been designated as a national Natural Monument, and is home to a variety of unique wildlife such as the Kerama deer, Ryukyu black-breasted leaf turtle, and the Ryukyu eyelid gecko. The sea area also known as “Kerama Blue” boasts the world’s highest level of transparency and beauty and is ideal for marine leisure such as diving, snorkeling and sea kayaking, and is tremendously popular with divers in particular.
Iriomote-Ishigaki National Park

Leisure / Hobbies

Ishigaki-shi, Okinawa Prefecture, Taketomi-cho Yaeyama-gun

It is the southernmost national park in Japan with a sea area incorporating the largest coral reef in Japan as well as many rare endemic plants and animals such as wild ginger, rhododendrons, and Iriomote Wild Cats, etc. It is a popular area offering marine leisure activities such as snorkeling, diving, glass bottom boats, also climbing Mt. Omotodake the highest mountain in Okinawa Prefecture, or kayaking and bird watching at Nagura-amparu the mangrove wetlands of approximately 160 hectares, as well as driving along the beautiful coastline, etc.
Yogi Park

Leisure / Hobbies

Okinawa Pref. Nahashi Yorimiya 1-1-1

The closest stations are Makishi Station and Asato Station on the Okinawa Monorail. This is one of Naha City's first 15 urban planning parks. On clear days, this spacious park bustles with large numbers of children, adults, and senior citizens. Many of the park's walkways are paved, ensuring ease of use for stroller and wheelchair users. Park facilities include playground equipment like a jungle gym and seesaw, as well as a red clay multipurpose sports ground and basketball court, and visitors can enjoy a full day of fun here. There's also a real decommissioned steam locomotive on the ground that visitors cannot enter but can view up close.
Yaedake Sakura-no-Mori Park

Leisure / Hobbies

Okinawa Pref. Kunigamigunmotobuchou Namizato 921

This park is in Namizato, Motobu Town, Kunigami County. It is filled with natural beauty, including the Ryukyu bellflower cherry, which blooms around January. There are about 7,000 cherry trees, and when they're in bloom the area has Japan's earliest sakura festival, the Motobu Yaedake Sakura Festival.
Historic Site Shimamuraya Sightseeing Park

Leisure / Hobbies

Okinawa Pref. Kunigamigunieson Nishieue 17

Historic Site Shimamuraya Sightseeing Park is a facility built on the site of the Shimamuraya where “Iejima Handuguwa”, one of the top three tragic stories in Okinawa, was set. It is a story about the tragic love of a beautiful girl, Handuguwa and her bronze statue standing inside the park is impressive. A folk museum inside the park exhibits farming and fishing tools to which islanders have applied innovation and continual improvements for their lives.
Urasoe Park

Travel / Tourism

Okinawa Pref. Urasoeshi Iso 115-1

This comprehensive park uses a hill where a natural forest largely remains. A large park that stretches through the Nakama, Iso and Toyama areas of Urasoe City, it is divided into three zones. The A zone has the Urasoe Castle ruins and Urasoe Yodore that is a prefecturally-designated cultural property, and is the zone with high historical and cultural value. The B and C zones can be enjoyed in various ways such as a space to relax, play with playground equipment, or go on picnics.
Cape Zanpa Park

Leisure / Hobbies

Okinawa Pref. Nakagamigunyomitanson Uza 1233

This park utilizes the natural scenery of Cape Zanpa and the coastal area. The cliff of Cape Zanpa is about 30 meters high and runs for approximately two kilometers with magnificent scenery, making it one of the most scenic spots in the prefecture. The north part of the cape is Kaigan Quasi-National Park. Wheelchairs and strollers can be safely used in the park because of the promenade.
Unarizaki Park

Leisure / Hobbies

Okinawa Yaeyama-gun Taketomicho

Okinawa

Okinawa Island (Southern) Naha / Shuri Okinawa Island (Central) Resort Area (West Coast) Nago / Motobu Peninsula Yanbaru Area Miyako Island Ishigaki Island Kerama Islands Yaeyama Islands Kumejima

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Okinawa Areas

Let go of your image of a busy, ordered Japan and replace it with crystal-clear waters, white sand beaches, and relaxing folk music: You’ve arrived in Okinawa. A world away from the high intensity of Tokyo, Okinawans appear to live a laid-back beach life on this paradisiacal tropical island that lies in the middle of the East China Sea almost 1,000 kilometers south of mainland Japan’s most southern tip. Home to a spattering of islands, prepare yourself to discover underwater caves, star-shaped sand, and an island culture sometimes unrecognizable from mainland Japan.