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The long call · Naha

The southern day

Long calls — the Battle of Okinawa, the caves, and the coast. Timed from the gangway and back, with the hour before all-aboard already set aside.

~7.5h door to door7 stops8 hours or more ashore
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Photo: U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Eadan Avramidis / Public domain
Door to door
~7.5h
From the gangway and back
Best for
8 hours or more
Long calls — the Battle of Okinawa, the caves, and the coast
What it costs
~¥12,000–16,000 per couple by taxi, or book the guided version from US$425
Transport spend: ~¥12,000–16,000 per couple by taxi, or book the guided version from US$425.
Booking
Nothing
Every stop here takes walk-ups
The route

How the day runs

Times are from the moment you step off, not from the scheduled arrival. Everything shifts if your ship is late; the order does not.

  1. +0:00
    Car or tour south toward Itoman

    Around 45 minutes; this leg needs wheels, not buses

  2. +0:50
    Peace Memorial Park and the Cornerstone of Peace

    Every name from the 1945 battle, all sides, on stone

    What you will see here →Full guide: Peace Memorial Park →
  3. +2:20
    Himeyuri Monument nearby

    The student nurses’ memorial. Allow quiet time

    What you will see here →Full guide: Peace Memorial Park →
    Photo: CEphoto, Uwe Aranas / CC BY-SA 3.0
  4. +3:15
    Okinawa World: Gyokusendo cave and eisa drums

    Five kilometres of limestone, 800 m of it walkable

    What you will see here →
    Photo: FOX ^.ᆽ.^= ∫ / Pexels
  5. +5:00
    Drive back through the southern coast

    Cliffs, cane fields and turquoise water most of the way

    What you will see here →
    Photo: 663highland / CC BY 2.5
  6. +6:00
    Kokusai-dori or straight to the pierWhat you will see here →
    Photo: Aiwa Hu 艾蛙媽 VS. 達樂哥 / Pexels
  7. +6:45
    Back at the gangway

    ~60 min margin on an 8.5h call

The margin is not optional. This route ends an hour before all-aboard on purpose. If you are running late, drop the last stop, not the hour.
What the day looks like

Naha, along this route

Real photographs of the places above and the streets between them. Every one is credited.

Shuri Castle's vermilion main hall, photographed before the 2019 fire
Shuri Castle's vermilion main hall, photographed before the 2019 firePhoto: CEphoto, Uwe Aranas / CC BY-SA 3.0
A pottery shop on Tsuboya yachimun street in Naha
A pottery shop on Tsuboya yachimun street in NahaPhoto: NORTLAUKAU 26088 JP / CC0
Makishi Public Market
Makishi Public MarketPhoto: KQuhen / CC BY-SA 4.0
Buy downstairs, eat upstairs at Makishi
Buy downstairs, eat upstairs at MakishiPhoto: Naha Mama Pavilionz / CC0
Shikinaen royal garden
Shikinaen royal gardenPhoto: CEphoto, Uwe Aranas / CC BY-SA 3.0
Okinawa Hidden Gems: Private Morning Food & Culture Tour
Okinawa Hidden Gems: Private Morning Food & Culture Tour
Different hours, different day

The other routes in Naha

The market morning2–3 hours · ~2.5hShort calls — the island’s pantry and its main street, nothing rushedKingdom and market4–6 hours · ~5hThe Ryukyu story plus the food, in one arcThe rainy-day NahaA wet day · ~3.5hTyphoon fringes and downpours — Okinawa rains hard and briefly
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