Hotel Ocean

Re: How to go to Shuri Castle

by globetrott

From my Naha-page:
http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/1ffe4/ed7f3/

Directely at the ships-dock there was a taxi-company with a person talking english and he had a list of some organized taxitours for prefixed prices, so this might be a good idea in case that you dont want to pay the mostly overpriced tours of your cruise-company.

prices are per car for a maximum of 4 passengers per taxi:
Shurijo Castle - 2 hours 6880 YEN
Former Jp. Navy Underground H.Q. - 3 hours : 10320 YEN
Himeyuri Monument - 4 hours : 13760 YEN
Ryukyu Glass Mura - 5 hours : 17200 YEN
To the city the taxifare is about 1400 YEN

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In case that you arrive in Naha by cruiseship you should be aware of the fact that the town of Naha is almost 7km from the cruiseport and it is the best to take a taxi in order to get to town.
Dont forget to take a piece of paper with you that has the ships adress for the taxidriver written also in japanese writing, we got that at the pursers office of our ship M/S Delphin Voyager. The drivers might be able to speak a bit english, but very often when you ask to be taken to the port, they think its the airport !

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The Monorail in Naha is almost brand-new as it was opened in 2003 and as a foreigner the only thing that might be a problem for you there is how to get a ticket from the machine without beeing able to read japanese.
The Monorail starts at the airport and has about 15 stops before it finally ends next to Shuri-castle, so it is the perfect way of transport for tourists and you also see some interesting parts of the town from the train, that is gliding high above the street-level through town.
The fare of the monorail for 5 stations was 230 YEN one way and trains were running every 10 minutes.


Website: http://www.yui-rail.co.jp/