Museum sights in Naha

1. Naha Folkcraft Museum

   • Naha, Japan
   • Sights › Museum

   The Naha Folkcraft Museum houses a detailed collection of traditional Okinawan crafts. Staff members are on hand to demonstrate glass-blowing, weaving and pottery-making in the workshops. Located a three-minute walk from Akamine monorail station (follow the English signs).

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   Tsuboya Pottery Museum

   • Naha, Japan
   • Sights › Museum

   In Tsuboya, you will find the excellent Tsuboya Pottery Museum, which contains some fine examples of traditional Okinawan pottery. Here you can also inspect potters' wheels and inspect arayachi (unglazed) and jōyachi (glazed) pieces.

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3. Okinawa Prefectural Museum

   • Naha, Japan
   • Sights › Museum

   The modest Okinawa Prefectural Museum on the grounds of Shurijō-kōen has a number of interesting displays on Okinawan lifestyle, history, culture and natural environment.

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4. Okinawa Prefectural Museum

   • Naha, Japan
   • Sights › Museum

   Opened in 2007, this museum of Okinawa's history, culture and natural history is easily one of the best museums in Japan. Displays are well laid out, easy to understand and attractively presented. The art museum section holds interesting special exhibits with an emphasis on local artists. It's about 15 minutes' walk northwest of the Omuromachi monorail station.

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