Okinawa City Shopping

There is an area just south of the American Village on the west coast of Okinawa that is known as the Hamby Town night market. It is unique in that except for the Chibana flea market (which I will describe later) it is one of the few places on Okinawa where one can haggle over the prices of goods. Most of the items here are used items that people are selling themselves or are resellers of overstock and discontinued items from local merchants. Some really good bargains can be had here. Plus it is kind of a carnival-like atmosphere with sidewalk food stands and all kinds of music and people milling about.

What to buy: You can find almost anything here. I even saw an old 8-track tape player here once. Clothes are the real bargain though. Example are a man's polo shirt costing about a dollar and a decent woman's summer sun dress for about $10. There are various used electronic items and Japanese kitchen appliances as well. The resellers seem to specialize in one thing or another and have actual permanent structure to sell from. The personal sellers rent stalls by the day (just like a US flea market) on a first come basis. Once all the stalls are rented, too bad.

What to pay: Whatever you are will to pay.