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Shikinaen
識名園

  • Historic Sites

Shikinaen is made as a villa of the Ryukyu kingdom in 1799, and is the garden

which was used to meet a messenger from China rest and to protect the royal families.

In addition to a Japanese style garden, it takes in the Chinese style including a hexagon temple

and the arched bridge of the Sinicism on the pond in Okinawa where there was much interchange with China.

Access and Getting Around

A 20-minute walk from Kinjocho.

By bus

From Kokusai-Dori to Shikinaenmae.

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 Shuri Castle

OKINAWA    [ Naha ]

-Historic Sites 

Shuri Castle is the biggest castle in Okinawa and has been restored from the destruction of World War II.Shuri ruins of ...

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 Tamaudoun

OKINAWA    [ Naha ]

-Historic Sites 

Tamaudoun is the Imperial mausoleum where kings of different generationsof the Ryukyu kingdom are buried.It is the remai...

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 Kinjocho Pavement with stone

OKINAWA    [ Naha ]

-Historic Sites 

This way built as a road reaching from Shuri Castle to the southern part is paved with a stone of the limestone,and it i...

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 Enkanchi/Ryutan

OKINAWA    [ Naha ]

-Specific Nature 

It is an artificial pond built in 1427 by the order of the King of the Ryukyu kingdom.It is to the north of Shuri Castle...

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 Okinawa Prefectural Museum

OKINAWA    [ Naha ]

-Culture 

It is a complex facility of museum function and art gallery function,and the exterior of the building is very impressive...

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 Museum of Ceramic Ware

OKINAWA    [ Naha ]

-Culture  -Shops 

Ceramic ware from all part of Okinawa are displayed and sold in the museum.The area is called Yachimun Street, where the...

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 Kokusai Dori

OKINAWA    [ Naha ]

-Othres 

Kokusai Dori of approximately 1.6km long is called "miraculous 1 mile"and is the symbol of the revival of Okinawa that b...

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 Naha Harri

OKINAWA    [ Naha ]

-Festivals 

Harri is a traditional event of Okinawa of the competition of a hand-rowing fishing boat with another fishing boat.This ...

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 Naha O-Tsunahiki Festival

OKINAWA    [ Naha ]

-Festivals 

The festival is held in three days of Saturday, Sunday and Monday of the middle of October every year.On the second day,...

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Accommodation around Naha

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