Your day, step by step
08:30
Walk from the terminal to the Naminoue Shrine on its cliff above the beach. Mornings are quieter.
09:15
Walk on to Kencho-mae station and buy a monorail 1-day pass (¥800).
09:30
Monorail to Shuri, then walk about 15 minutes, or take bus 7 or 8, to Shuri Castle.
09:50
Shuri Castle paid area (¥400). Then walk the stone-paved Kinjo-cho street, about 19 minutes from Shuri station on foot.
12:00
Monorail back to Makishi. Lunch on the second floor of the Makishi Public Market: Okinawa soba or goya champloo.
13:30
Kokusai-dori and its side arcades, about a 2-minute walk from the market.
15:30
Optional swim or rest at Naminoue Beach (free, open 09:00–18:00 in season), near the terminal.
16:10
If you stayed on Kokusai-dori, start walking back to the Wakasa terminal now.
- Latest you can leave Kokusai-dori (ship at Wakasa)16:10
16:30
Back on board, 60 minutes before all-aboard.
Where to leave from, and when
on foot bus, train, boat taxiPins show when to leave each place. Lines: route back to your ship.
Going further? Leave by these times
- Kokusai-dori (ship at Wakasa)Walk, 15–20 min to the Naha Cruise Terminal16:10
- Kokusai-dori (ship at Shinko Wharf)Shuttle bus or taxi, 15–20 min by road16:00
- Shuri CastleTaxi, about 20 min16:00
- Makishi Public Market (ship at Wakasa)Walk via Kokusai-dori (2 min to the street, then up to 20 min), or taxi16:05
Where people get Naha wrong
Planning to walk from the Wakasa terminal when the ship is actually at the Shinko Wharf berth 5.6 km out.
Built from our Naha guide, checked against 16 official sources (October 2026). Nothing here is guessed. Read the full guide or see the sources.
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