Ginowan

Worth seeing in and around Ginowan

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Shuri Castle

   Shuri Castle is a Ryukyuan gusuku castle in the historic Shuri district of Naha, the capital of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Between 1429 and 1879, it was the palace of the Ryukyu Kingdom, before becoming largely neglected.

   9.3 km · Ryukyuan gusuku castle · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Nakagusuku Castle

   Nakagusuku Castle is a Ryukyuan gusuku fortification located in the village of Kitanakagusuku, Okinawa, Japan. It is known for being the best-preserved of any gusuku ruins, and the six courtyards of this fortress with stacked stone walls make it a prime example of a gusuku.

   2.3 km · castle · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Tamaudun

   Tamaudun is one of the three royal mausoleums of the Second Shō Dynasty of kings of the Ryukyu Kingdom, along with Urasoe yōdore at Urasoe Castle and Izena Tamaudun near Izena Castle in Izena, Okinawa. The mausoleum is located in Shuri, Okinawa, and was built in 1501 by King Shō Shin, the third king, to bury his father, King Shō En a short distance from Shuri Castle.

   9.5 km · building in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Sonohyan-utaki

   Sonohyan-utaki is a sacred grove of trees and plants of the traditional indigenous Ryukyuan religion. It is located on the grounds of Shuri Castle in Naha, Okinawa, a few paces away from the Shureimon castle gate.

   9.3 km · Sacred grove at Shuri Castle, Okinawa · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Okinawa Athletic Stadium

   Okinawa Prefectural Comprehensive Park Athletic Stadium, a.k.a. Okinawa Athletic Park Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Okinawa, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.

   5.2 km · building in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Urasoe Art Museum

   Urasoe Art Museum opened in 1990 in Urasoe, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The collection has a particular focus upon Ryukyu lacquerware.

   6.8 km · museum in Urasoe, Okinawa, Japan · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Urasoe Castle

   Urasoe Castle is a Ryūkyūan gusuku fortification which served as the capital of the medieval Okinawan principality of Chūzan prior to the unification of the island into the Ryūkyū Kingdom, and the moving of the capital to Shuri. In the 14th century, Urasoe was the largest castle on the island, but today only ruins remain.

   6 km · building in Urasoe, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Okinawa Shrine

   Okinawa Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Established at the end of the Taishō period on the site of Shuri Castle, the main hall of which was reused as the haiden, the shrine buildings were destroyed in May 1945 during the Battle of Okinawa.

   8.6 km · Shinto shrine in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Chatan Castle

   Chatan Castle, or Chatan Gusuku is a Ryūkyūan gusuku located in Chatan, Okinawa. It was built on a Ryūkyū limestone hill topping at an altitude of 44.7 metres, and consists in five enclosures for a total area of 16,600 square metres.

   3.3 km · castle in Chatan, Okinawa, Japan · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Sakima Art Museum

    Sakima Art Museum is a private art museum that opened in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan in 1994. The collection includes The Battle of Okimawa by Iri and Toshi Maruki, and works by Käthe Kollwitz, Georges Rouault, Yayoi Kusama, and Ueno Makoto.

    500 m · museum in Japan · Wikipedia

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Getting to Ginowan

Airports

Naha (OKA), 17 km

Stations

Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, 3.3 km · Furujima Station, 9.4 km · Gibo Station, 8.7 km · Urasoe-Maeda Station, 6.2 km · Shuri Station, 8.7 km

• Kagoshima → Ginowan

  649 km · quickest by air, 5h 49m · ¥33,200–48,440
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• Miyazaki → Ginowan

  722 km · quickest by air, 6h 27m · ¥24,740–37,190
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• Nagasaki → Ginowan

  750 km · quickest by air, 5h 26m · ¥30,930–46,000
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