 Most viewed - Naha Waterfront 那覇市海浜・波の上 |
Foot of Ryuchu dragon pillar in Naha, Okinawa.484 views
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White and red hibiscus346 views
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Red hibiscus, Naha.344 views
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Ryuchu dragon pillar in Naha, Okinawa.333 views
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Red hibiscus. Lots of flowers in this area.332 views
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Side view of Ryuchu dragon pillar in Naha, Okinawa.331 views
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Red hibiscus320 views
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Yellow hibiscus317 views
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Near Naha's beach, Naminoue Shrine (波上宮). Major Shinto shrine in Naha. Looks very Okinawan. http://naminouegu.jp/english.html261 views
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Naminoue Beach in central Naha is convenient for a quick swim or sunbathing. 波の上ビーチ254 views
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Naminoue Shrine roof.253 views
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Although this big bridge is right in front, most people don't seem to mind it.224 views
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The Commodore Perry Landing Monument is also in the Tomari International Cemetery, seen here toward the left.221 views
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Bleachers at Naminoue Beach.220 views
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Seesaa at Naminoue Shrine.218 views
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At Tomari Port, ticket window for Zamami island.217 views
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Yellow hibiscus216 views
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Naminoue beach, Naha214 views
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At Tomari Port, ticket window for Kumejima island.214 views
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At Tomari Port, ticket office for Tokashiki island.214 views
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Naminoue Beach in central Okinawa. A local favorite and convenient for Naha locals in summer.213 views
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William Board, a sailor from Commodore Perry's crew, is also buried here after he was caught assaulting a local female and was stoned by villagers in 1854. He was drunk and fell into the water and drowned.212 viewsThis occurred while Perry went to Uraga. He had left a few crew in Naha, to be picked up on his return trip. A trial was held for the men who stoned Board. They were punished by being exiled to remote islands including Yaeyama. There's a small gravestone for Board in the cemetery.
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Inside Tomarin (Tomari Port building). Boat/ferry ticket windows.212 views
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On Naha's waterfront, Commodore Perry Landing Monument. Perry first landed in Naha in May 1853 and was finally able to visit Shuri Castle on June 6, 1853 after insisting on it. Meanwhile, his crew explored the island and saw interesting things.209 views
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Naminoue Shrine torii. 波上宮 208 views
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Seesaa at Naminoue Shrine.208 views
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Commodore Perry Landing Monument is in the distance. The cemetery has locked gates so we can't enter it. Not really a tourist attraction, but it can be clearly viewed from outside the low fence.208 views
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Older photo of the monument when it looked more new. The lower plaque wasn't faded yet.208 views"Lew Chew" (Ru-chu ルーチュー), as spelled by Perry, is what the Ryukyu Kingdom called itself. There's also "Uchina" (ウチナー) which referred to the main island, but today, "uchina" usually refers to the entire prefecture of Okinawa.
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Naminoue Beach Park.206 views
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About a month later, he and his Black Ships shocked mainland Japan off Uraga in Kanagawa Prefecture. In the following year, after the U.S.-Japan Treaty of Peace and Amity was signed in Yokohama, 206 viewsPerry visited Naha again and signed the Ryukyu-U.S. Treaty of Amity on July 11, 1854. ペリー提督上陸記念碑
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Floor map of Tomarin.206 views
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Naminoue Beach Park.205 views
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Boat dock at Tomari Port , Naha.205 views
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Today's boat schedule. Check this to make sure your boat has not been canceled due to the weather, etc.203 views
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Map to the boat dock for Tokashiki island.203 views
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Near Naminoue Beach is this pair of Ryuchu dragon pillars on Wakasa-naka-dori road. 龍柱 202 views
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At Tomari Port, ticket office for Tokashiki island.202 views
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Dragon bridge across Tomari Port.202 views
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Map of Naminoue and Tomari areas.201 views
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About Captain Basil Hall.201 views
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Pure yellow hibiscus.201 views
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The Ryuchu dragon pillars are Naha-Fuzhou Friendship City Exchange Monuments.200 views
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Wash basin at Naminoue Shrine.200 views
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Poem by Emperor Showa at Naminoue Shrine.199 views
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Captain Basil Hall monument in Tomarin Park, Naha, Okinawa.199 views
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Tomari Port or Tomarin Port terminal building, Naha, Okinawa.199 views
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Naminoue Shrine office where you can buy charms or request prayer ceremonies.198 views
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Perry Monument marking the place where he landed on June 6, 1853. The monument is within the Foreigners' Cemetery in Naha, Okinawa.198 views
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Back of Perry Monument: This monument has been erected in honor of COMMODORE PERRY who on June 6, 1853 landed near this place.198 viewsThe lower plaque is inscribed with Perry's quote when he visited Shuri Castle:
PROSPERITY TO THE LEW CHEWANS, AND
MAY THEY AND THE AMERICANS ALWAYS BE
FRIENDS.
COMMODORE PERRY AT A RECEPTION IN
HIS HONOR (THE ROYAL GUEST
HOUSE) SHURI, OKINAWA, JUNE 6, 1853
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At Tomari Port, ticket window for Kumejima island.198 views
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Statue of ?? at Naminoue Shrine.197 views
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Naminoue Beach Park.193 views
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Okinawan-style restrooms at Naminoue Beach.192 views
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Dragon bridge across Tomari Port.192 views
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About Naminoue Shrine in English.191 views
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Naminoue Shrine's ema prayer tablet. (For the Year of the Mouse in 2020.)191 views
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Tomari Ohashi Bridge also has a pedestrian sidewalk. 泊大橋190 views
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About Naminoue Shrine.190 views
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Inside Naminoue Shrine's Haiden, a ceremony taking place.190 views
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Naminoue Shrine torii.189 views
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Wash basin closed as a Covid safety measure.189 views
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Boat dock at Tomari Port.188 views
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Near Tomari Port is the Tomari International Cemetery (泊外人墓地). First built in the early 19th century. Destroyed during WWII and restored in 1955. Numerous foreigners are buried here. 外国人墓地187 views
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Older photo of the monument when it looked more new.187 views
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SIgns at Tomari Port.187 views
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Map of the beaches in Naminoue area.186 views
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Tomari Ohashi Bridge goes over Tomari Port. f泊大橋186 views
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Pink hibiscus at the cemetery.186 views
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Ryuchu dragon pillar in Naha, Okinawa.185 views
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Tomari Port, Naha.185 views
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Naminoue Beach Park.181 views
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Naminoue Shrine's main hall. 波上宮 178 views
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Naminoue Shrine office.178 views
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Hibiscus178 views
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About the Naha-Fuzhou Friendship City Exchange Monuments (Ryuchu dragon pillars) in Naha, Okinawa.177 views
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Anatomy of Ryuchu dragon pillars.172 views
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Tomarin Park next to Tomari Port. 泊緑地 166 views
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