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Itoman
City in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan

Itoman

Itoman is a city located in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.

Plan a trip to Itoman→From Kagoshima

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).

How locals move

Getting around Itoman the local way

  • 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.
  • Go nextAkajima - the smallest of the Kerama Islands and makes a great snorkeling day trip.

From Wikivoyage: Naha, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: CEphoto, Uwe Aranas (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.