# Ryukyu Mura, Okinawa

> Ryukyu Mura is an open-air village in Onna gathering old Okinawan houses under red tiles, around a hundred years old. There's an Eisa dance parade, sanshin music and craft workshops. Entry is about ¥2,000. It opens 9:30–17:00, last entry 16:00. From Naha it's about 50 minutes by car.

Web page: https://yesgo.io/japan/okinawa/ryukyu-mura

- City: [Okinawa](https://yesgo.io/japan/okinawa), Japan
- YesGo score: 21/100 (Yes, if nearby)
- Time on site: 2 h
- With kids: Fine with kids
- Entry: About ¥2,000; ages 6–15 about ¥800
- Hours: 9:30–17:00, last entry 16:00
- Highlights: Old houses, Eisa parade, sanshin
- Crafts: Bingata, pottery, weaving
- Time needed: 1.5–2 hours
- Getting there: About 50 minutes by car from Naha, or bus 20/120
- Coordinates: 26.42947, 127.77526
- Facts checked: 09.11.2026

## Key facts

- **≈ 100 years** — old, the Okinawan houses moved to the village (source: travel guides)
- **Eisa** — a parade of drums and dancing through the village (source: travel guides)
- **Sanshin** — Okinawa's three-stringed lute — live music (source: travel guides)
- **Water buffalo** — turns an old sugarcane mill (source: travel guides)
- **Onna** — a resort village on the west coast (source: travel guides)
- **16:00** — last entry (source: book.ryukyumura.co.jp)
- **≈ ¥2,000** — adult entry (source: travel guides)
- **15 minutes** — by car from Cape Manzamo (source: travel guides)

## What is Ryukyu Mura?

**Ryukyu Mura**, 'Ryukyu village', is an open-air folk park in the resort village of **Onna** on Okinawa's west coast. Real **farmhouses** have been moved here from across the island — wooden, red-tiled, with stone walls and **shisa** lions on the roofs. Many are around a hundred years old.

The houses show how Okinawans lived before the 20th century, and between them village life goes on: **sanshin**, the three-stringed Okinawan lute, plays, a **water buffalo** turns an old sugarcane mill, and a parade of drums and **Eisa** dancers winds through the lanes.

> **The Eisa parade** Several times a day a parade of drummers, dancers and shisa lions passes through the village — the highlight of a visit. The schedule is posted at the entrance; arrive for the next one and follow it along. In the houses you can sit and listen to sanshin — sometimes you're invited to try playing.

## Tickets and hours

According to the official booking page, the village opens **9:30 to 17:00**, with last entry at **16:00**. According to guides, adult tickets are **about ¥2,000**, about ¥1,500 for high-schoolers and about ¥800 for ages 6–15. Tickets are sold on site and online.

For an extra fee you can try crafts: **bingata** cloth dyeing, pottery, weaving, or dress in Okinawan **ryuso** costume for photos by the old houses.

## What to see

- **Old houses** under red tiles.
- **The Eisa parade** with drums.
- **Live sanshin** in the houses.
- **The sugar mill** with its water buffalo.
- **Workshops** — bingata, pottery, weaving.
- **Ryuso costume** — photos in the village.

## How to get to Ryukyu Mura

1. **By car** — about 50 minutes from Naha, 30 km, via the Okinawa Expressway.
2. **Bus** — routes 20 or 120 to the Ryukyumura-mae stop.
3. **From Cape Manzamo** — about 15 minutes by car.
4. **Tour** — along the west coast with Manzamo and Churaumi.
5. **To Churaumi** — about an hour by car north.

## Ryukyu Mura or Okinawa World

|  | Ryukyu Mura | Okinawa World |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Where | Onna, the west | Nanjo, the south |
| Highlights | Old houses and the parade | A cave and Eisa show |
| Entry | ≈ ¥2,000 | ¥2,000 |
| Time | 1.5–2 hours | 2–3 hours |

## How long do you need?

Allow **1.5–2 hours** for the village: walk round the houses, watch the Eisa parade, listen to sanshin and look into the workshops. Ryukyu Mura fits neatly on the way north: the village in the morning, then **Cape Manzamo** and **Churaumi** Aquarium.

The village has a café serving Okinawan food — Okinawa soba, beni-imo sweet potato — and souvenir shops. It's hot in summer with little shade between the houses, so bring water and a hat.

The village is great for children: the buffalo at the mill, the drum parade and workshops showing how cane sugar was made. Adults will find the houses interesting — they show how Okinawans built to withstand the typhoon season: low roofs, heavy tiles and stone walls.

## Is Ryukyu Mura worth visiting?

Yes, if you want to see traditional Okinawa — houses, music and dance — in one place, and with children.

The YesGo take: the village is touristy, and the ticket isn't cheap for an hour and a half. If you've already been to Okinawa World, you can skip a second park of this kind. If not, choose one of the two: Ryukyu Mura if you're heading north, Okinawa World if you're heading south.

## Before you go: checklist

- [ ] About ¥2,000 for entry
- [ ] Eisa parade times
- [ ] Last entry 16:00
- [ ] Water and a hat
- [ ] Manzamo nearby

## History and culture: compare and choose

Historic places rated by YesGo.

- [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
- [Shikina-en Garden](https://yesgo.io/japan/okinawa/shikinaen) — YesGo score 35/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 45 min · ≈ ¥400
- [Sefa-utaki](https://yesgo.io/japan/okinawa/sefa-utaki) — YesGo score 24/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h · ¥300
- [Okinawa World](https://yesgo.io/japan/okinawa/okinawa-world) — YesGo score 22/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 2 h 30 min · ¥2,000
- [Ryukyu Mura](https://yesgo.io/japan/okinawa/ryukyu-mura) — YesGo score 21/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 2 h · ≈ ¥2,000

## The west coast in a day

Ryukyu Mura in the morning, Cape Manzamo at midday, and Churaumi Aquarium in the afternoon. Add them to your route — YesGo fits in the timing and transfers.

1. [Ryukyu Mura](https://yesgo.io/japan/okinawa/ryukyu-mura) — YesGo score 21/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 2 h · ≈ ¥2,000
2. [Cape Manzamo](https://yesgo.io/japan/okinawa/cape-manzamo) — YesGo score 25/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 30 min · ≈ ¥100
3. [Churaumi Aquarium](https://yesgo.io/japan/okinawa/churaumi-aquarium) — YesGo score 20/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 2 h 30 min · ¥2,180

## Good to know

Ryukyu Mura is the folk park in Onna, not the whole Ryukyu Kingdom or the Murasaki Mura park.

## Tips

- Catch the Eisa parade.
- Last entry 16:00.
- Try playing the sanshin.
- Bring water in summer.
- Nearby: [Cape Manzamo](https://yesgo.io/japan/okinawa/cape-manzamo).

## Questions

### How much is entry to Ryukyu Mura?

About ¥2,000 for adults, according to guides.

### What are the opening hours?

9:30–17:00, last entry 16:00.

### What is there to see?

Old Okinawan houses, the Eisa parade, sanshin and workshops.

### How do I get there?

About 50 minutes by car from Naha, or bus 20/120.

### How long do you need?

1.5–2 hours.

### Is it good for children?

Yes: the buffalo at the mill, the parade and workshops.

### What's nearby?

Cape Manzamo and Onna's beaches.

### How does it differ from Okinawa World?

No cave here, but more old houses.

## How we checked

Hours and last entry are from the official booking page. Prices, the parade, crafts and access are from guides and aggregators; prices are marked 'being checked'. Time needed is the YesGo estimate.

## Sources

- Official booking page (book.ryukyumura.co.jp) — hours and last entry (via search 09.11.2026)
- Travel guides and aggregators — prices, Eisa parade, crafts, access (unofficial; ryukyumura.co.jp didn't load)
- Wikidata Q25112734 — coordinates

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