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Kokusai-dori Street

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Kokusai-dori Street photo
Photo — Flickr user: jetalone / Hajime NAKANO Tokyo, Japan https://www.flickr.com/people/jetalone/ · CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

Kokusai-dori Street is the easiest place in central Naha to get a feel for shopping, dining, and performance energy. It's useful as a route for getting oriented on your first day or sorting out souvenirs on your last day.

Because it's a long street, you'll get less tired if you choose a starting point and where you'll enter the market lanes instead of walking without a destination.

Visitor information

Hours The street is open to traffic at all times; see official information for each shop.
Admission Free
Address Around Makishi 3-2-10, Naha, Okinawa
Getting there Accessible from Yui Rail Kencho-mae, Miebashi, or Makishi stations.

Opening hours and prices may change. Please check the official channel before visiting when an item says to check the official notice.

Useful tips

  • If you plan to see the market lanes too, set a route that turns off from the middle of Kokusai-dori Street into Heiwa-dori and Ichiba-hondori.
  • Traffic operations, including Sunday pedestrian-only hours, can change, so check local notices.
  • When planning your schedule, you may wonder whether to walk from end to end. Since JNTO lists the street as 1.6 km long, it's less tiring to choose your starting point between Kencho-mae Station and Makishi Station and turn into the market lanes midway.
  • JNTO's guide mentions Sunday vehicle restrictions and the nighttime atmosphere, but actual traffic operations can change. Check local signs for each date before deciding where to cross.

Frequently asked questions

How long is Kokusai-dori Street?

The Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) describes Kokusai-dori Street as a 1.6 km road stretching through central Naha. Think of it as an urban walking route where you can take in shopping, dining, Okinawan crafts, and a folk-music atmosphere all at once.

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