Regular Sightseeing Course A Okinawa World/& War Memorial Sites

This is a bus tour to the southern part of the main island of Okinawa. We will visit the Gyokusendo Cave, which boasts the most beautiful in Asia, and enjoy a brave Eisa show. The Okinawa Peace Memorial Park, where you can see the inscriptions of those who died in the Battle of Okinawa, and the Himeyuri Monument stands on the shelter site where the Third Department of Surgery, Okinawa Army Hospital, was located at the end of the Battle of Okinawa. The monument is a memorial to the Himeyuri students. At the end of the tour, you can enjoy shopping at the largest shopping center in Japan, Iias Okinawa Toyosaki! Operating period: Every day of the year *The first Sunday in December is closed due to traffic restrictions for the NAHA Marathon. *No service on June 23 (Okinawa Memorial Day).

Highlights

  • Explore Okinawa World（Limestone Cave）& War Memorial Sites!

  • Duration

    7 hours and 30 minutes

  • Offered in

What is included

  • Admission ticket to Okinawa World

  • Meals at Yubido

  • Japanese guide

What is not included

  • Admission fee for DMM Kariyushi Aquarium is not included.

  • Admission fees to the Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Museum and Himeyuri Peace Museum are not included.

  • English Speaking Guide

ITINERARY

Meeting / Pickup Point

[Okinawa Bus regular sightseeing bus stop]
Address: 1-10-16 Izumizaki, Naha City, Okinawa 900-0021
Business hours: 8:00-16:00 (open all year round)
TEL：(098)861-0083　
No parking lot.

Access: 3 minutes walk from Asahibashi Station
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Start time

8:30 am

End point

Arrival at regular sightseeing bus stop

What To Expect

Explore Okinawa World（Limestone Cave）& War Memorial Sites.

Okinawa World（Limestone Cave）& War Memorial Sites

Schedule:
Depart from regular sightseeing bus stop 8:30 ➔ Okinawa World (Gyokusendo)➔Peace Memorial Park/Peace Cornerstone ➔ Himeyuri monument ➔ Yumi-do (lunch included) ➔ Iias Okinawa Toyosaki ➔ Naha Airport (get off at the airport is also OK) ➔ Umisora Tunnel (view from the car) ➔ Arrival at regular sightseeing bus stop around 16:00

Departure time: 8:30
◇Okinawa World (Duration of stay: about 120 minutes)
A tourist facility where you can fully experience Okinawa's nature, entertainment, and culture. Gyokusendo, a limestone cave, was said to have formed from a coral reef about 300,000 years ago; "Ryukyu Kingdom Castle Town" with a beautiful townscape designated National Tangible Cultural Property. There is also a hands-on crafts experience, "Habu Museum Park," with the theme of Habu, a poisonous snake that lives in Okinawa, and the "Super Eisa," filled with the charm of folk performing arts, is performed daily.
* There are no guided lectures at "Gyokusendo," "Tropical Fruit Garden," and "Ryukyu Kingdom Castle Town."

◇Okinawa Peace Memorial Park & Cornerstone of Peace (Duration of stay: about 60 minutes)
It was completed on Mabuni Hill in 1995, a memorial to the 50th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa to convey Okinawa's "spirit of peace" to the world. A row of stone monuments bears the names of all those who died in the Battle of Okinawa, regardless of nationality, military or non-military. However, it is not limited to those who died in Okinawa only but is dedicated to all those who have died in the war.

◇Himeyuri monument and Yubido (lunch) (Duration of stay: about 80 minutes)
The Himeyuri Students (Lily Princesses Student Corps) was mobilized by the Japanese Army in March 1945, consisting of 320 female students from the women's division of the regular school and assigned to the Haebaru Army Field Hospital as exceptional nurses. It is said that they continued to work as nurses in a narrow trench that was constantly soaked with groundwater, from cooking to burying corpses. Those 17~18-year-old students were working under challenging circumstances, hungry and exhausted. As the troops went south, casualties began to appear among them. The cave near the tower is where the Third Department of Surgery was located, and it was impossible to go out even one step. About 200 lives were lost in suicides and the poisonous gas attack by the US military. The Himeyuri monument enshrines 211 female students and 16 staff members whose lives were taken away and consoles the spirits of the dead.

◇ Iias Okinawa Toyosaki (Duration of stay: 80 minutes)
Japan's southernmost large-scale shopping center opened in June 2020. There are more than 130 stores, such as DMM Kariyushi Aquarium and an indoor miniature theme park, among other attractions.
*(Admission fee for DMM Kariyushi Aquarium is not included.)

Duration: about 7.5 hours
*Please note that the duration time may vary depending on traffic conditions.
Departure time: 8:30




















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  • Available Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

  • Capacity 1 ~ 10

  • Duration: about 7.5 hours *Please note that the duration time may vary depending on traffic conditions. Departure time: 8:30

  • We only have staffs who can speak Japanese and English, and the guides speak Japanese only.

  • One child (under 5 years old) can travel for free. *The second child needs to purchase a child ticket. *Meals and admission fees for young children will be charged at the actual cost. (Admission to Okinawa World is charged for children aged 4 to 5.)

  • Admission and meal fees to Okinawa World are included. However, admission fees to the Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Museum and Himeyuri Peace Museum are not included.

  • The admission fee to DMM Kariyushi Aquarium is not included.

  • Please collect your bus ticket at the regular sightseeing bus stop 15 minutes before departure.

  • Please participate in light and comfortable clothes and bring rain gear depending on the weather.

  • Please note that the duration of the tour may vary depending on traffic conditions.

  • Please note that the duration of the tour may vary depending on traffic conditions

  • [Disclaimer] In the following cases, we will not be liable for compensation. ・Injuries, illnesses, etc., due to negligence of customers at sightseeing spots ・Acts against public order and morals ・Damage caused by transportation or responsibility other than our company

  • Please note that the arrival time to each spot may be delayed due to road conditions. "Estimated time" and "return time" may vary depending on traffic conditions.

  • Customers using wheelchairs should be accompanied by a caretaker.

  • If you plan to take a plane after returning from this tour, please allow at least 2 hours to board. Please note that we are not responsible for any delays. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

  • The reception staffs speak Japanese and English only.

  • Please get in touch with us if you have more than ten people.

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