Town in Okinawa, Japan
Yonabaru
Yonabaru is a town in Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
It is located at the southern end of Okinawa Island, on the east coast, overlooking Nakagusuku Bay.
How locals move
Getting around Yonabaru 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.
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