Region · Japan
Where to stay in Okinawa Prefecture
This guide covers 10 destinations in Okinawa Prefecture, a first-level administrative division of Japan, with 157 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Naha, Okinawa and Uruma. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Naha International Airport (OKA).
- Destinations in this guide
- 10
- Places to stay
- 157
- Main airport
- OKANaha International Airport
- Currency
- JPYyen
- Time zone
- Asia/Tokyo
Destinations
Destinations in Okinawa Prefecture
Every destination in this guide in Okinawa Prefecture, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
| Destination | Population | Places to stay | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naha | 316,048 | 51 | OKA · 5 km |
| Nago | 63,060 | 29 | OKA · 56 km |
| Ishigaki | 48,258 | 25 | ISG · 8 km |
| Miyakojima | 52,390 | 15 | MMY · 1 km |
| Ginowan | 99,256 | 13 | OKA · 17 km |
| Okinawa | 142,094 | 11 | OKA · 23 km |
| Uruma | 122,371 | 4 | OKA · 30 km |
| Tomigusuku | 64,850 | 4 | OKA · 5 km |
| Urasoe | 115,855 | 3 | OKA · 10 km |
| Itoman | 60,903 | 2 | OKA · 8 km |
Where to stay
Places to stay in Okinawa Prefecture
5 places to stay in Okinawa Prefecture from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
Where to stay
More hotels in Okinawa Prefecture
152 hotels in Okinawa Prefecture recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed; the 30 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
| Hotel | Where | Opened |
|---|---|---|
| Nakagusuku Hotel ruins | Ginowan | |
| Hyatt Regency Naha Okinawa | Naha | 2015 |
| Laguna Garden Hotel | Ginowan | 1992 |
| Okinawa Marriott Resort & Spa | Nago | |
| The Busena Terrace | Nago | 1997 |
| ANA InterContinental Ishigaki Resort | Ishigaki | |
| Art Hotel Ishigakijima | Ishigaki | 1984 |
| Haimurubushi | Ishigaki | 1979 |
| Hoshino Resorts Risonare Kohamajima | Ishigaki | 2001 |
| Hoshinoya Okinawa | Okinawa | |
| Hotel Collective | Naha | 2020 |
| Hotel Gracery Naha | Naha | 2016 |
| Hotel JAL City Naha | Naha | 2006 |
| Hotel Rocore Naha | Naha | |
| Hotel Royal Orion | Naha | 1972 |
| Ishigaki Seaside Hotel | Ishigaki | |
| JR Kyushu Hotel Blossom Naha | Naha | |
| Miyakojima Tokyu Hotel & Resorts | Miyakojima | |
| Nagouraso | Nago | |
| Okuma Private Beach & Resort | Nago | 1978 |
| Renaissance Okinawa Resort | Uruma | 1988 |
| Rihga Royal Gran Okinawa | Naha | |
| Sheraton Okinawa Sunmarina Resort | Uruma | 1987 |
| The Naha Terrace | Naha | |
| The Ritz-Carlton, Okinawa | Nago | 2012 |
| Vessel Hotel Campana Okinawa | Ginowan | |
| 宮古島ユースホステル | Miyakojima | |
| 沖縄都ホテル | Naha | 1974 |
| Ala Mahaina Condo Hotel | Nago | |
| Alaise De Bale Ishigaki | Ishigaki |
When to go
Best time to visit Okinawa Prefecture
From the climate of 10 destinations in Okinawa Prefecture with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. No month is comfortable in any of them by this measure.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 of 10 | 20 °C | 107 mm |
| February | 0 of 10 | 20 °C | 123 mm |
| March | 0 of 10 | 22 °C | 150 mm |
| April | 0 of 10 | 24 °C | 160 mm |
| May | 0 of 10 | 27 °C | 248 mm |
| June | 0 of 10 | 30 °C | 274 mm |
| July | 0 of 10 | 32 °C | 189 mm |
| August | 0 of 10 | 32 °C | 245 mm |
| September | 0 of 10 | 31 °C | 224 mm |
| October | 0 of 10 | 28 °C | 167 mm |
| November | 0 of 10 | 25 °C | 125 mm |
| December | 0 of 10 | 22 °C | 116 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Airports serving Okinawa Prefecture
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Okinawa Prefecture name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
OKA · Naha International Airport
MMY · Miyako Airport
ISG · New Ishigaki Airport
RNJ · Yoron Airport
UEO · Kumejima Airport
SHI · Shimojishima Airport
TRA · Tarama Airport
OKE · Okinoerabu Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Okinawa Prefecture, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
Nationwide in Japan
Nearby
Regions near Okinawa Prefecture
Other regions of Japan with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay and guest scores from each operator's own public pages; further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.