Yonabaru

Worth seeing in and around Yonabaru

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.

   4 km · Ryukyuan gusuku castle · Wikipedia
2. 02
   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.

   4.5 km · building in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia
3. 03
   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.

   4.3 km · Sacred grove at Shuri Castle, Okinawa · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Shikina-en

   The gardens of Shikina-en are located on a small hill to the south of Shuri Castle in Naha, Okinawa. The residence and its gardens are also known as Sichina-nu-udun or Nan'en, as opposed to the Tōen of Uchaya-udun, laid out on a small hill east of Shuri Castle in 1677.

   4 km · hilled gardens south of Shuri Castle in Naha, Okinawa · Wikipedia
5. 05
   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.

   3.1 km · Shinto shrine in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia
6. 06
   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.

   5.7 km · building in Urasoe, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Kinjo Dam

   The Kinjo Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Li River in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It is designated as a cultural property and is located 500 m south of Shuri Castle.

   4 km · dam in Naha, Okinawa · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Sashiki Castle

   Sashiki Castle is a Ryūkyūan gusuku fortification located in the city of Nanjō, Okinawa. It has been protected by the central government as a National Historic Site since 2013.

   5.4 km · castle/fortification in Okinawa · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Ryukyu University Museum (Fūjukan)

   Ryukyu University Museum ) is a university museum affiliated with the University of the Ryukyus in Nishihara, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Of the collection of 160,000 items, which includes zoological type specimens and cultural artefacts such as the remains of the sundial from Shuri Castle and examples of warazan, some fifteen hundred are included in the permanent exhibition.

   5.7 km · museum in Nishihara, Okinawa, Japan · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Enkaku-ji

    Enkaku-ji was a Buddhist temple located in the Shuritonokuracho neighborhood of the city of Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.

    4.1 km · Rinzai Buddhist temple and royal bodaiji in Okinawa, Japan · Wikipedia

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Getting to Yonabaru

Airports

Naha (OKA), 11 km

Stations

Gibo Station, 4.5 km · Shuri Station, 3.7 km · Urasoe-Maeda Station, 5.4 km · Naha City Hospital Station, 5.4 km

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  655 km · quickest by air, 5h 41m · ¥31,920–46,640
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  728 km · quickest by air, 6h 19m · ¥23,460–35,390
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• Nagasaki → Yonabaru

  756 km · quickest by air, 5h 18m · ¥29,650–44,200
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