# Kokusai-dori, Okinawa > Kokusai-dori, 'International Street', is Naha's main shopping street, about 1.6 km long: souvenirs, Okinawan restaurants and izakaya. Two minutes away is Makishi Market, where you buy fish downstairs and have it cooked upstairs. Walking is free. On Sundays from 12:00 to 18:00 the street is car-free. It's 15 minutes by monorail from the airport. Web page: https://yesgo.io/japan/okinawa/kokusai-street - City: [Okinawa](https://yesgo.io/japan/okinawa), Japan - YesGo score: 43/100 (Yes, if nearby) - Time on site: 1 h 30 min - Opening hours: The street is always open; shops usually from 10:00 to evening; Sundays 12:00–18:00 car-free - With kids: Fine with kids - Entry: Free - Length: About 1.6 km - Pedestrian zone: Sundays 12:00–18:00, cancelled in rain - Makishi Market: Fish downstairs, cooked upstairs - Food: Okinawa soba, taco rice, seafood - Getting there: Yui Rail to Kencho-mae or Makishi - Coordinates: 26.21597, 127.68728 - Facts checked: 09.11.2026 ## Key facts - **≈ 1.6 km** — length of the street (source: naha-kokusaidori.okinawa) - **'Miracle Mile'** — the street's nickname (source: naha-kokusaidori.okinawa) - **Sunday** — the street is car-free 12:00–18:00 (source: naha-kokusaidori.okinawa) - **≈ 1.3 km** — closed to cars on Sundays (source: naha-kokusaidori.okinawa) - **2023** — Makishi Market opened in a new building (source: travel guides) - **2 minutes** — from the street to the market by covered arcade (source: travel guides) - **15 minutes** — by monorail from the airport (source: travel guides) - **Free** — to walk the street (source: travel guides) ## What is Kokusai-dori? **Kokusai-dori**, 'International Street', is the main street of **Naha**, Okinawa's capital. It runs about **1.6 km** between the Kencho-mae and Makishi monorail stations to the Asato area and is nicknamed the **'Miracle Mile'**. Both sides are lined with palms, souvenir shops, Okinawan restaurants, izakaya with live music and cafés. **Covered shopping arcades** branch off the street — Ichiba-dori, Heiwa-dori — selling fruit, sweets and local produce. Along one of them you reach **Makishi Market**, Naha's main market, in a couple of minutes, and beyond it begins the **Tsuboya** potters' quarter. > **Makishi Market: buy it, eat it** The ground floor of Makishi Market sells fresh fish, seafood, pork and fruit. Pick a fish or lobster at a stall, and a café on the first floor will cook it for a small fee — fried, grilled or as sashimi. Check prices with the seller before you buy. The market opened in a new building in 2023. ## When to go The street is always open, and shops usually run from 10:00 until late evening; izakaya stay open into the night. According to the street's official site, every **Sunday from 12:00 to 18:00** a stretch of about 1.3 km is closed to cars — the 'Transit Mall', with musicians and Eisa dancers; it's cancelled in rain. Makishi Market opens in the morning and its upstairs cafés run until evening; the market has closing days during the month, so check the schedule before you go. The market is best around lunchtime, and the street in the evening, when the signs light up. ## What to see - **Souvenir shops** — shisa, Ryukyu glass, beni-imo crisps. - **Makishi Market** — fish downstairs, cafés upstairs. - **The covered arcades** of Ichiba-dori and Heiwa-dori. - **Tsuboya pottery street** — yachimun workshops. - **Izakaya with live** sanshin music. - **The Sunday pedestrian mile** with Eisa. ## How to get to Kokusai-dori 1. **Yui Rail monorail** — to Kencho-mae (west end) or Makishi (east end), about 15 minutes from the airport. 2. **Miebashi station** — closer to the middle of the street. 3. **To Makishi Market** — via the Ichiba-dori arcade, about 2 minutes from the street. 4. **To Shuri Castle** — monorail from Makishi, about 15 minutes. 5. **To Naminoue Shrine** — about 15–20 minutes on foot. ## Kokusai-dori or Kuromon Market in Osaka | | Kokusai-dori | Kuromon | | --- | --- | --- | | Format | A street with a market beside it | A covered market | | Highlights | Souvenirs and Okinawan food | Seafood and wagyu | | Evenings | Lively | Closed | | Entry | Free | Free | ## How long do you need? Allow **1.5 hours** to walk the street and market, or the whole evening with dinner. Kokusai-dori is the natural place to come back to after trips round the island: it's handy for dinner and souvenirs. Try Okinawan cuisine: **Okinawa soba** with braised pork, **taco rice**, **goya champuru** with bitter melon, rafute — pork in sauce — and sweet **sata andagi** doughnuts. For dessert, Blue Seal ice cream in local flavours such as beni-imo. For crafts, turn into the **Tsuboya** quarter a few minutes' walk away: yachimun pottery has been made here since the 17th century, and small shops sell bowls, plates and shisa figures straight from the workshops. ## Is Kokusai-dori worth visiting? Yes: it's the heart of Naha and the best place for souvenirs, Okinawan food and an evening stroll. The YesGo take: the street itself has many identical tourist shops, and prices are higher than in supermarkets. The most interesting bits are the side arcades, Makishi Market and the Tsuboya quarter. And on Sundays come for the pedestrian mile — that's when the street really comes alive. ## Before you go: checklist - [ ] Monorail to Makishi or Kencho-mae - [ ] Lunch at Makishi Market - [ ] Sunday — the pedestrian mile - [ ] The Tsuboya quarter nearby - [ ] Passport — for tax-free ## Markets and shopping streets: compare and choose Markets and shopping streets rated by YesGo. - [Kokusai-dori](https://yesgo.io/japan/okinawa/kokusai-street) — YesGo score 43/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h 30 min · free ## Naha in a day Shuri Castle and the Ukejo rite in the morning, the royal Shikina-en garden at midday, and Kokusai-dori and Makishi Market in the evening. Add them to your route — YesGo fits in the timing and transfers. 1. [Shuri Castle](https://yesgo.io/japan/okinawa/shuri-castle) — YesGo score 42/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 2 h · ¥400; from 23.11.2026 ¥1,000 2. [Shikina-en Garden](https://yesgo.io/japan/okinawa/shikinaen) — YesGo score 35/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 45 min · ≈ ¥400 3. [Kokusai-dori](https://yesgo.io/japan/okinawa/kokusai-street) — YesGo score 43/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h 30 min · free ## Good to know Kokusai-dori is a street in Naha, not the Kokusai company or streets of the same name in other cities. ## Tips - Lunch at Makishi Market. - On Sundays the street is car-free. - Explore the side arcades. - The Tsuboya pottery quarter is nearby. - In the morning: [Shuri Castle](https://yesgo.io/japan/okinawa/shuri-castle). ## Questions ### What is Kokusai-dori? Naha's main shopping street, about 1.6 km long. ### Does it cost anything? No, walking is free. ### When is it pedestrianised? On Sundays from 12:00 to 18:00, except in rain. ### What is Makishi Market? Naha's main market: buy fish downstairs and have it cooked upstairs. ### How do I get there? Yui Rail to Kencho-mae or Makishi, 15 minutes from the airport. ### What should I eat? Okinawa soba, taco rice, goya champuru and sata andagi. ### How long do you need? About 1.5 hours; an evening with dinner. ### What's nearby? The Tsuboya quarter, Naminoue Shrine and Shuri Castle. ## How we checked The street's length and Sunday pedestrian mile are from the street's official site. Makishi Market, the arcades, Tsuboya and the food are from guides; market hours are marked 'being checked'. Time needed is the YesGo estimate. ## Sources - Street official site (naha-kokusaidori.okinawa) — length, nickname, the Sunday pedestrian mile (via search 09.11.2026) - Travel guides — Makishi Market and its new building, arcades, Tsuboya, food, access (unofficial) - Wikidata Q4616917 — coordinates --- This is the Markdown version of a YesGo page for AI assistants. Quote the web page link above, not this file.