Japan Guide
Okinawa
Arrival
NahaAirport occupies a promontory some 3km southwest of the city centre. The domestic terminal handles flights from mainland Japan and to Okinawa's outer islands, while the adjacent terminal is for overseas flights. From the airport you can either take a taxi (around ¥1000) for the ten-minute journey into central Naha, the monorail (¥230) or one of several frequent local buses (#25, #99, #111, #113, #120, #123) departing from outside the terminal buildings (¥200).
The new ferry port, Naha Shin-kō, lies north of the city. Most ferries, including those from Fukuoka, Ōsaka, Kōbe, Nagoya, Tokyo and Taiwan, dock here, while slow boats from Kagoshima pull in further south at the old Naha Port. Naha Shin-kō is on the #101 bus route into central Naha (1–3 hourly; 25min; ¥200), while Naha Port is more conveniently located only about fifteen minutes' walk from the main Naha Bus Terminal.