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Okinawa main island

A coastal resort in Okinawa prefecture holding 5 upper-tier properties.

Accommodation

PropertyTownLevelKeysOperator
Halekulani Okinawa ハレクラニ沖縄Onna2 Keys360Mitsui Fudosan Hotel Management
The Ritz-Carlton Okinawa ザ・リッツ・カールトン沖縄Nago1 Key97Marriott International
The Busena Terrace ザ・ブセナテラスNagoRecorded408Terrace Hotels
Hyatt Regency Seragaki Island Okinawa ハイアット リージェンシー 瀬良垣アイランド沖縄OnnaRecorded344Hyatt
Hilton Okinawa Sesoko Resort ヒルトン沖縄瀬底リゾートMotobuRecorded298Hilton

Attractions

SiteKindVisitors/year
Churaumi Aquariummuseum3 000 000 (estimate)

Getting there

PointModeTypeScale
Naha OKAAirportHub20 000 000 pax/yr
Ishigaki ISGAirportIsland2 800 000 pax/yr
Miyako MMYAirportIsland1 700 000 pax/yr
Kumejima UEOAirportIsland300 000 pax/yr

Naha is a compulsory transit: the outer islands have almost no direct international service, Ishigaki excepted. Naha–Ishigaki is about an hour, Naha–Miyako 45 minutes, and that hop is a separate line in the client's budget, not a transfer detail. Ferry links are seasonal and typhoon-dependent.

The prefecture

The second-largest resort market after Hokkaido and the fastest-growing: +8.3% in a year with the international segment up 33%. Island logistics make Naha a compulsory transit and the outer-island hop a separate line in the client's budget.

Nearby

Naha · Shuri (City), Onna Coast (Coast), Miyakojima (Island), Ishigaki · Taketomi (Island), Iriomote (UNESCO nature), Churaumi Aquarium (Nature), Kerama Islands (Island).

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Source: MICHELIN Keys Japan 2025, announced 8 October 2025; Japan Tourism Agency confirmed annual series, published 6 July 2026. · Verified 31 August 2026 · Figures are dated; estimates are marked.