Experience Hall / Accommodation Experience (Training) Facility Spots in Okinawa Area

  • Murasaki Mura historical village
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    3.5
    224 Reviews
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    Okinawa Pref. Nakagamigunyomitanson Takashiho 1020-1
    Murasaki Mura is a large experience-oriented theme park located in Yomitan Village. Visitors can experience traditional crafts and culture, water activities, sports, cooking classes, etc.; more than 100 different experience activities are available in over 30 different workshops. There is also a buffet-style restaurant, and the Okinawan Soba Noodles restaurant (with its delicious noodle broth), is particularly popular. Accommodation is available adjacent to the park.

    I’ve visited this place several times while living here. There are a few make your own souvenir shop, which can be fun for visitors or kids. It’s pretty empty during the weekdays and I haven’t seen...

  • Gala Aoi Umi
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    4.0
    106 Reviews
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    Okinawa Pref. Nakagamigunyomitanson Takashiho 915
    Gala Aoi Umi is an interactive facility beside the sea in Takashiho, Yomitan Village. There is a salt processing factory, an atelier, a studio for Ryukyu glass and pottery, marine services, “coral field” for cultivating coral, and various kinds of production, snorkeling and coral seedlings can be experienced. It also has an ocean view restaurant which takes advantage of its position, a pizza shop as well as an ice cream shop where a salt ice cream using Okinawa’s sea salt can be enjoyed.

    We are visiting Okinawa after being gone for 8 years and decided to venture back by this place. It doesn’t seem like you can make the salt anymore but you can purchase it. We had a great time at the...

  • Dino Park Yanbaru Subtropical Forest
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    4.0
    87 Reviews
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    Okinawa Nago-shi Nakayama 1024-1
    A park located in a forest adjoining the Okashigoten Nago Shop in Nakayama, Nago City. Here visitors can go on an adventure in a subtropical virgin forest and encounter over 80 animatronic dinosaurs brought to life with stunning movement and roars. A fun destination for children and adults alike, there are walking paths in the park and at the end of the course is a children's area with dinosaurs and play equipment kids can ride, as well as a shop filled with dinosaur merchandise. Visitors can also use a tablet and view moving 3D dinosaurs and, depending on the season, charming seasonal flowers. Be sure not to miss the park's rare subtropical flowers.

    A great place for kids who love dinosaurs. This rainforest has lots of stairs and slopes where baby strollers are not allowed. The entire experience in the jungle with the dinosaurs (plus their...

  • Okinawa Kokuto, Inc.
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    3.5
    32 Reviews
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    Okinawa Pref. Nakagamigunyomitanson Zakimi 2822 - 3 (within Okiham Square)
    This brown sugar factory is located in Yomitan Village in Nakagami County and allows visitors to observe the process of turning sugar cane into brown sugar for free. The interior is barrier-free, so wheelchair users can move about with ease. Attached to the factory is a store that sells various brown sugar products. Ham, sausage, and other items produced in the prefecture are available for both sampling and purchase as well, and freshly made sata andagi (Okinawan sweet deep-fried bun) are available every day. Visitors can try their hand at making their own brown sugar, but advance reservations are required.

    工場見学ができると見たので行ってみました。 まさかの4工程!! たしかに工場見学ですが、どちらかというとお土産メインのようです。 体験もできる様でしたので、時間があればそっちに行くほうがいいかな-

  • Miyako Taiken Craft Village
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    4.0
    21 Reviews
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    Okinawa Pref. Miyakojimashi Hirara Higashinakasonezoe 1166-286
    Miyako Taiken Craft Village is located within the Miyakojima City Botanical Garden. Visitors can try their hand at one of nine different activities, including woodcarving, pottery-making, shell-work, making local cuisine, riding Miyako ponies, and making traditional Miyako-jima textiles, providing a rich and in-depth experience of Miyako-jima and other Okinawan handicrafts and traditions. Entrance to the Botanical Gardens is free; prices for Craft Village activities vary depending on the individual activity undertaken.

    沖縄旅行では、ジェルキャンドルを作るのがお決まりになっているのですが、ホテルになかったので調べてこちらへ訪問しました。 広い敷地内に、様々な工房が点在しています。ジェルキャンドルの体験では、優しいおばさまが6才の子にも分かりやすく、丁寧に教えてくださいました。 次の旅行でもまた伺いたいと思います。

  • Teidagagama
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    4.0
    19 Reviews
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    Okinawa Miyakojima-shi Ueno Shinzato 1214
    This pottery is located along Prefectural Route 235 across from Shigira Bay Country Club on southern Miyako Island. It is attached to the sundries shop Nangoku Zakka Tida, which sells original merchandise such as their Miyakojima Beach T-shirts, and to the cafe Shima Cafe Tonkaraya, which serves lunches featuring Miyako beef and pork. Its works, which are all made with local clay and local glazes, are an original take on arayachi (unglazed Tsuboya ware). They are best known for their cheerful smiling shisa figurines. Visitors can enjoy hands-on activities such as shisa making and candle making. All activities require a reservation made at least one day in advance.

    シーサーの絵付け体験 キッズスペースもあり子供づれもOK もちろん子供も絵付け体験できます!! 我が家は家族五人で絵付けしました。

  • Shisa Pottery Experience Workshop Ryukyu Kiln
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    4.0
    18 Reviews
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    Okinawa Kunigami-gun Nakijin Mura Imadomari 612-2
    At this workshop adjoining a cafe overlooking the deep blue ocean of Okinawa, you can learn about, make, and purchase shisa statues - local Okinawan house guardian deities and charms against bad luck. While taking in a view of the sea, you can have fun painting a shisa, making your own shisa from a ball of clay, or using an electric potter's wheel to make traditional Okinawan yachimun pottery, all without the need for a reservation!

    私が行ったときにはお客さんが4人ぐらいいたのに、スタッフは1人しかいませんでした。そして、手本を参考にして作るのですが、良いお手本がありませんでした。

  • Churakaji Okinawa Art Experience
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    4.0
    14 Reviews
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    Okinawa Pref. Nahashi Makishi 3-2-50
    Churakaji Okinawa Art Experience is a hands-on studio where you can experience making various Okinawan arts and crafts without booking. There are plenty of hands-on options such as making Ryukyu glass and glass beads, painting shisa (Okinawan lions) or making a decorated music box, and the price is reasonable. Work you have done can be taken home with you. Glasswork and the trendy “EM ice cream” are also sold. The barrier-free studio is accessible for wheelchairs or similar.

    旅行の醍醐味は、グルメや景観を楽しむだけではありません。地元の文化を体験することは、心に残るものです。こちらでは、沖縄シーサーの絵付けが体験できます。

  • Seasah Monogatari
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    4.5
    5 Reviews
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    Okinawa Miyakojima-shi Hirara Matsubara 1135-6
    This pottery shop located along National Route 390 about a 10-minute drive from Miyako Airport makes and sells pottery. As the name suggests, it primarily makes and sells earthenware shisa figurines. It uses materials that can be sourced on the island such as clay, wood, and coral. Their works are notable for a style that is not restricted by the conventional appearance of shisa. The shop even offers made-to-order items. It also offers popular shisa-making classes. We recommend making reservations during the busy season, as the classes are liable to fill up.

    自宅に飾るシーサーが欲しくて行きたかったところ!! 宮古島市体験工芸村でシーサー作りを教えてくれた方がいました!!びっくり

  • Toushingama Tsuboya pottery
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    4.0
    3 Reviews
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    Okinawa Pref. Nakagamigunyomitanson Zakimi 2898
    This pottery, which specializes in Okinawa’s representative Yachimun-style pottery, fires its creations in a traditional “Noborigama” ascending kiln, which is very rare nowadays. It fashions many different items using this traditional method, including sake jars for holding awamori (millet brandy). It also hosts pottery classes in its workshop to spread the appeal of Yachimun, allowing visitors the chance to make plates, cups, handmade shisa (Okinawan lions), and more. Visitors can also observe the creation process.

    工場見学や陶芸体験ができる他、やちむんカフェ群青が併設されていて食事も楽しむことができます。読谷のやちむんの里の側ですが少し距離があるので車で移動が必要。

  • Glass Island
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    4.5
    2 Reviews
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    Okinawa Ishigaki-shi Hirae 178
    This glasswork studio is located National Route 390 along in Hirae, Ishigaki City. It is possible to buy their works of Ryukyu glass at studio-direct prices at the studio's shop. The studio also offers glassblowing experiences in which participants can make their own work of blown glass (reservation required).

    一度本島でさらに作りを体験していて、今回はコップ?グラス?作りを体験 作れる色は日によって違います。 作ったままあまりというかほとんど手直しをせずに仕上げてくれるので慎重に行ったほうがいいです笑 私は歪んでいました…笑 予約必須です!!

  • Whole Earth Nature School Okinawa Branch School Gajumaru Nature School
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    3.5
    2 Reviews
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    Okinawa Nago-shi Makiya 845
    This facility for learning experiences is in Makiya, Nago City. They operate hands-on programs for connecting with the nature and culture of Okinawa. You can experience a variety of eco tours, from sea kayaking in the sea near Haneji Naikai (Inland Sea), trekking near rivers and in the forest, canoeing in which you can observe mangroves around Gesashi River and more.

    静岡に本校を持つホールアースの沖縄校。インストラクターの案内で親しみながら、自然や環境について学ぶことができます。

  • Teida Glass Studio
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    Okinawa Pref. Kunigamigunonnason Serakaki 1780-3
    This Ryukyu glass workshop is located in Onna Village, and does everything from production to sales. You can comfortably enjoy a blowing glass workshop to make tonbo dama (dragonfly balls) even in the middle of sightseeing. Because workshop staff are there, even children can safely participate. The workshop’s original products are perfect as souvenirs.
  • Glass Art Ai
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    Okinawa Pref. Nagoshi Nakayama 211-1
    A glass studio established in 1998 situated along National Route 84 in Nago City, Okinawa Prefecture. The studio displays pieces under the chic Dinnerstyle collection and the cutely colored Brunchtstyle collection, which make perfect gifts for women. The studio also offers Ryukyu glass classes such as glass blowing glasses, jewelry making using a burner, and colorful gel candle making created with your choice of gel sands and decorative touches.
  • Yukui Iriomote Island's dyeing and weaving遯カ遖ーands on art studio
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    Okinawa Pref. Yaeyamaguntaketomichou Haimi 201-53
    This workshop is located near Iriomotejima-Jungle Hotel Painumaya and offers visitors a chance to create their own dyed fabric. You can create dyed textiles using a combination of mangrove bark and seawater that never creates the same pattern twice, as well as straps, mini tapestries made using a loom, and many other handcrafted goods. You can also purchase handwoven coasters and T-shirts that use dyes created from island plants.
  • Onna Glass Studio
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    Okinawa Prefecture Onna village arrival 85
    While there are many facilities where you can enjoy Ryukyu glass-making experiences, this workshop is where staff always provide support, and you can experience the entire process from winding up the glass to coloring and shaping it yourself. The facilities are accessible, and final reception ends at 9:30 pm, making it very convenient. Make your own original Ryukyu glass from their rich lineup.
  • Ishigaki Island Canoeing Tour Lagoon
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    Okinawa Ishigaki-shi Miyara 1053-65
    This canoe tour service offers canoeing experiences that convey the appeals of Ishigaki Island including its nature, environment, and lifestyle. The company was started by someone who moved into a house on the banks of the Miyara River after falling in love with Ishigaki Island. They boast a well-equipped shop located right next to the starting point of each tour. It features a parking lot, restrooms, changing rooms, heated showers, and a waiting area. They pride themselves on the quality of their service, which offers guests peace of mind. They warmly welcome beginners, single travelers, and even infants to participate in their tours, which allow participants to thoroughly enjoy the clear blue sea as well as the mangrove jungles characteristic of this tropical island from the seat of a canoe.
  • Ryukyu Glass Studio Ruribotaru
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    Okinawa Shimajiri-gun Kumejimacho Nakadomari 944-11
    A glass workshop in Nakadomari, Kumejima Town, Shimajiri County. It creates new Okinawa glass items by reusing old Awamori liquor bottles and other glass. In addition to viewing and buying glass products in the gallery, visitors who make reservations ahead of time can try blowing glass themselves to make accessories or candlestands.
  • Koubou Churaumiya
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    Okinawa Naha-shi Makishi 3-2-45
    This crafts workshop is located in the shopping district on Heiwa-dori Avenue in Makishi 3-Chome, Naha City. They offer hands-on experience with a variety of items. You can try making candles, shisa statues, bingata-a traditional Okinawan craft, sand art, and sculptures.
  • Econet Chura
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    Okinawa Nago-shi Kayo 72
    "This tour company is in Kayo, Nago City. They operate the ""Jinbun Gakko,"" an eco tour on which you can experience cooking with a kamado (wood-burning stove), the lifestyle of old in the Yambaru region without electricity or natural gas, and enjoying freedom in the grandeur of nature. They have tours for individuals, as day-trips or overnight stays, as well as school field trip courses for groups."

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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.

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