Kokusai-dori
Kokusai Dori, The International Street Of Naha In Okinawa, About 1.6 Km Of Souvenir Shops, Okinawan Food Stalls, Bars And Live Music Bars, With A Covered Market Lane (Makishi Public Market) At Its Side. The Place For Dinner, Awamori And A Stroll. · Naha, Okinawa
Kokusai-dori, the International Street, is the main tourist and evening strip of Naha, the capital of Okinawa. It runs in a fairly straight line for roughly 1.6 km through the middle of the city, lined with souvenir shops, Okinawan restaurants, awamori bars, street snacks and live-music bars where a sanshin, the three-stringed local instrument, is played. It is often called the Miracle Mile, a postwar nickname for how fast it was rebuilt - confirm the story on a local sign. Covered arcades and the Makishi market district branch off both sides. It suits first-time visitors to Okinawa, food lovers and anyone who wants a night out without a car. It is busy, commercial and a little repetitive, and the shops sell much the same goods, so do not expect a hidden village. Allow two to three hours for a walk, dinner and shopping. It is worth a night in Naha and not worth a long detour on its own, since the best of Okinawa lies outside town.
Kokusai-dori, Makishi and Tsuboya, Naha, Okinawa, a straight road of about 1.6 km a short walk from Kencho-mae or Makishi on the Yui Rail monorail, Naha, Okinawa, Japan
The street is open all day and most of the night, with shops commonly opening from late morning and closing around 21:00-22:00, while restaurants and bars run later, some until after midnight - confirm any place you have set your heart on. On some Sundays in the afternoon, part of the road is closed to cars and turned into a pedestrian zone; confirm the days and hours locally, as this changes. Makishi Public Market, a covered market beside the street, has its own opening hours and closing days, and its location and opening have been affected by rebuilding work - confirm the current arrangement. The Yui Rail monorail has stations at Makishi, Miebashi and Kencho-mae, each a few minutes on foot; confirm station names on the map. No booking is needed for walking, but popular dinner places and music bars are best reserved on weekends. IC cards work on the monorail; many small stalls and bars want cash.