Hello!
I will be travelling as a solo female to the main island for about 8 days, and I wanted to ask if you have any places that you would recommend to visit?
I personally prefer to visit also places that are not beaches (there are way too many), like shrines, museums, botanical gardens and so on.
Here are a few ideas I have had in mind:
**Naha for 3-4ish days:**
\- Makishi Public Market
\- Tsuboya Yachimun Street
\- Naminoue Shrine
\- Okinawa World
\- Shikina-en Royal Gardens
\- Shuri castle
\- Kumiodori Park
\- Kokusai Dori
\- Tsuboya Pottery Museum
\- Former Japanese Navy Underground Headquarters
**2 days for Yomitan-Chatan-Okinawa**
1. Take the bus in the morning to Murasaki Mura
2. Eat lunch, take walks near the sea
3. Go to my hotel, rent a bike and go by bike to Cape Zanpa Lighthouse
4. Go back to hotel
5. On next day, take a bus to American Village (is this recommended to visit?)
6. Walk along the sea to Araha Beach
7. Then Futenma Shrine and Sakima Art Museum?
8. Quick stop at AEON mall
9. Go back to Naha in the evening
I just saw a post on here to Zamami, and I am considering adding that to my list. Would just going in the morning and return on the same day be enough? Or should I go on a snorkeling experience that would take me to Kerama islands?
I am also considering adding Cape Chinen Park to the list, would that be a nice place to visit?
Also, I can’t rent a car or anything, so I will rely on buses to get around.
**FOOD:**
I have looked at a lot of options and I would love to try all kinds of cuisine that’s special to Okinawa (like Goya Chanpuru, Umibudou and Rafute), do you guys have any restaurant recommendations?
Thanks so much in advance!
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by hebilea