Itoman
Itoman is a city located in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
Itoman is a city located in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The city occupies the southern tip of Okinawa Island. As of 1 October 2020, the city has an estimated population of 61,007 and a population density of 1,308.32 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,388.5/sq mi). The total area is 46.63 km2 (18.00 sq mi).
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Worth seeing in and around Itoman
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.
- 01Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu
The Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu is a UNESCO World Heritage Site which consists of nine sites all located in the Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The heritage sites include two utaki, the Tamaudun mausoleum, one garden, and five gusuku castles sites, four of which are ruins and one of which is a reconstruction.
9.6 km · building in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia - 02gusuku
In the Ryukyu Islands, gusuku are castles and fortresses that feature stone walls. The origin of gusuku remain controversial.
9.6 km · castle or fortress in the Ryukyu Islands · Wikipedia - 03Lake Man
Lake Man is an area of wetlands in Okinawa that is located between the cities of Naha and Tomigusuku, and within Manko Park. Despite being called "Lake Man", it is in fact a wetland and not a lake.
8.3 km · lake in Japan · Wikipedia - 04Okinawa Senseki Quasi-National Park
Okinawa Senseki Quasi-National Park is a Quasi-National Park around the battlefields of south Okinawa, Japan. It was established as a Prefectural Park in 1965 and redesignated with the return of Okinawa to Japanese administration in 1972.
4.4 km · quasi-national park related to war memorial in Okinawa prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia - 05Cornerstone of Peace
The Cornerstone of Peace is a monument in Itoman commemorating the Battle of Okinawa and the role of Okinawa during World War II. The names of over two hundred and forty thousand people who lost their lives are inscribed on the memorial.
6.7 km · monument in the Okinawa island, Japan · Wikipedia - 06Himeyuri Peace Museum
Himeyuri Peace Museum opened in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan in 1989. Located within Okinawa Senseki Quasi-National Park, it is dedicated to the Himeyuri Student Corps during the Battle of Okinawa and to the ideal of Peace.
3.9 km · museum · Wikipedia - 07Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Museum
Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Museum is a museum in Itoman, Okinawa. It was established on June 11, 1975.
6.7 km · museum and memorial monument in Japan · Wikipedia - 08Okinawa Cellular Stadium
Okinawa Cellular Stadium, originally known as Naha City Ohnoyama Baseball Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Naha, Japan. It is currently used mostly for baseball matches.
8.9 km · baseball stadium in Japan · Wikipedia - 09Okinawa Prefectural Library
Okinawa Prefectural Library opened in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan in 1910. Iha Fuyū was the first director.
9.8 km · building in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia - 10Gushikawa Castle
Gushikawa Castle is a Ryukyuan gusuku fortification in the city of Itoman, Okinawa, Japan. The castle ruins were designated a National Historic Site on May 15, 1972.
4.8 km · castle in Itoman, Okinawa, Japan · Wikipedia
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Getting to Itoman
- Airports
- Naha (OKA), 8 km
- Stations
- Naha Airport, 8.3 km · Naha Airport Station, 9.4 km · Akamine Station, 7.8 km · Asahibashi Station, 9.9 km · Naha Air Base, 8.3 km
- Kagoshima → Itoman667 km · quickest by air, 5h 31m · ¥30,480–44,610
- Miyazaki → Itoman740 km · quickest by air, 6h 9m · ¥22,020–33,360
- Nagasaki → Itoman767 km · quickest by air, 5h 8m · ¥28,210–42,170
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Itoman
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Itoman. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inFerry services to Okinawa have been cut drastically, with Arimura Sangyo filing for bankruptcy and RKK Line stopping passenger services entirely.
- Get inAs of 2014, the only survivors are A-Line Ferry, aka Maru-A (マルエー), which runs twice a week from Kagoshima (25 hours, ¥16,000 2nd class one-way) and once a week from both Osaka/Kobe and Tokyo (44 hours, ¥28,000) to Naha, and Marix Line, which runs between Kagoshima and Naha only.
- Get inAll ferries call at various minor islands including Yoron and Amami Oshima along the way.
- Go nextSouthern Okinawa - Many WW2 historical sites Central Okinawa - US military bases, pottery villages, castle ruins Northern Okinawa - The wildest and remotest part of Okinawa Island Kerama Islands - Regular ferry connections are available between Naha harbor and this nearby group of islands.
- Go nextGreat for a day trip or a few days to experience a more isolated tropical experience.
From Wikivoyage: Naha, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Itoman
Itoman is 10 km from Naha, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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