Playing Okinawa until night! 8 recommended sightseeing spots

"Southeast Botanical Paradise" located in Okinawa City, central Okinawa Island. In the garden consisting of a botanical garden, water paradise, and restaurants and shops, you can see very valuable tropical and subtropical plants transplanted from Southeast Asia, Africa and South America. During the period from October 27, 2023 to May 31, 2012 (planned), illumination events will be held every day.

About 30 minutes by car from Naha Airport! Okinawa World, one of the largest tourist spots in the southern part of Okinawa Island, such as solutional cave, Gyokusen-dong and Hub Museum Park, is holding a night tour called "Uwger Jangle" walking in undeveloped areas. Scratch the grass with one hand of the light and peek into the dark world where creatures live. There is no doubt that children and adults will be excited!

"Senaga Island Umikaji Terrace", located on Senaga Island, about a 15-minute drive from Naha Airport, is a hot spot reminiscent of a foreign port town. In the white-walled building, there are restaurants where you can enjoy the Chisan menu using ingredients unique to Okinawa, and craft shops born in Okinawa are gathered. Above all, the sea turtle terraces at night, where the lights shine from the sunset, is romantic! Perfect for a walk or dinner.

"Mihama American Village" in Chatan-cho, central Okinawa Island is a very popular area with commercial facilities with an American atmosphere lined up on a vast site along the beach. Fashion shops and cafe restaurants are open one after another in a space with a sense of openness as if you have visited overseas beach resorts! There is a free parking lot at the entrance of the area that can accommodate more than 1,500 cars, so you can enjoy it slowly until night without worrying about time.

If you want to enjoy the powerful live performance and the unique sound of Okinawa at once, you can't remove the Karahai in Mihama, Chatan-cho. Karahai will have a wonderful live performance on weekends (irregular) night. On Saturday, the band "Rinken Band" led by Rinken Teruya, who is widely known as Okinawa's leading artist. Other female artists dressed in gorgeous red molds also attract the audience.

Snorkeling you want to experience it when you visit Okinawa. In Onna Village, a popular diving spot, night snorkeling is held to go to the sea in the evening. Watching the setting sun while floating in the sea, looking into the world of nocturnal creatures that are not normally seen in the sea at night when the moon shines, and a slightly different adventure is waiting.

Chrysanthemum is an illumination spot that attracts secretly popular among locals in Okinawa where chrysanthemum cultivation is thriving. Chrysanthemums, which reach the maximum shipment period from December to March, are illuminated at night to adjust the flowering time. Why don't you go out for a drive to see the romantic night view, Denshogiku, which you can hardly see in the city?

How was it? We introduced seven sightseeing spots that you should definitely keep down to play Okinawa until night, but there are plenty of other ways to enjoy Okinawa's night. Please come and visit in combination with daytime sightseeing to enjoy the blue sea and driving.

Post: December 5, 2019 (updatedated August 2023)