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26°12′ N 127°41′ E · 沖縄Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors · Elevation: AWS Terrain Tiles · Photos credited where they appear · © 2026 Ride Okinawa

Islands/Okinawa main island

Central Okinawa

中部

Chatan's seawall, Koza's music bars and the base towns along Route 58 show the American side of the island. Out east the Kaichu Doro sea road crosses the shallows to four islands that still farm and fish, and two of the finest castle walls in the kingdom stand on the ridges above.

5 islands12 towns6 beaches10 stays1 routes

TownsBeachesStaysContours every 20 m on land; depth lines at the drop-offs

Photo Kugel~commonswiki · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 and others, credited in the gallery

Bridges and ferries

Islands島

A mushroom-shaped rock crowned with green shrubs stands in shallow water off Hamahiga, and the long Hamahiga Bridge crosses the bay behind it under a blue sky

The concrete piers of the Hamahiga Bridge march across deep blue water toward the wooded ridge and white village of Hamahiga

A wide view from a lookout on Hamahiga takes in a calm blue bay, a curving seawall above village roofs, and the long green islands of Henza and Miyagi

A small rock topped with grass sits in clear green shallows below the Amamichu shore of Hamahiga, with the low line of the Hamahiga Bridge on the horizon

Hamahiga-jima

Central

Ryukyuan creation stories, slow afternoons

The concrete piers of the Hamahiga Bridge march across deep blue water toward the wooded ridge and white village of Hamahiga

A wide view from a lookout on Hamahiga takes in a calm blue bay, a curving seawall above village roofs, and the long green islands of Henza and Miyagi

From a lookout on Tsuken a sandy spit curls into the blue sea below green scrub, and the low islands of Henza and Hamahiga stretch across the horizon

Four lanes of the Kaichu Doro causeway run straight across the sea toward Henza, with palms along the shoulder and a long green island on the horizon

Henza-jima

Central

cycling the Kaichu Doro, island-hopping by road

Clear shallow water laps a sandy cove on Ikei, where a rocky green headland on the right faces the low harbour and houses across the bay

Dark jagged limestone meets a strip of sand on the east coast of Ikei, and small waves break over the reef in green and blue water

From the cliffs of Miyagi the view drops over village roofs and green hills to Ikei, its harbour and the pale reef edge of the open Pacific

The red steel arch of the Ikei Ohashi carries the road from Miyagi across a deep blue channel to the wooded cliffs of Ikei

Ikei-jima

Central

a turnaround point on the island ride, summer swimming

A small fishing boat floats in the narrow green channel between Miyagi and Henza, with seawalls on both banks and wooded hills under a summer sky

Houses of the Uehara and Miyagi districts spread across a green hilltop on Miyagi, with a sheltered lagoon and the reef line of the open sea beyond

A wide view from a lookout on Hamahiga takes in a calm blue bay, a curving seawall above village roofs, and the long green islands of Henza and Miyagi

From the cliffs of Miyagi the view drops over village roofs and green hills to Ikei, its harbour and the pale reef edge of the open Pacific

Miyagi-jima

Central

sea views from the cliffs, the salt-factory tour

From a lookout on Tsuken a sandy spit curls into the blue sea below green scrub, and the low islands of Henza and Hamahiga stretch across the horizon

Tsuken-jima

Central

a day trip by ferry, an easy bike loop

Routes

Ride it走る

Kaichu Doro and the four islands

Central

34.5 km · +272 m · 43% quiet roads

Where to base

Towns and neighbourhoods町

美浜アメリカンビレッジ・

American Village, Mihama and Sunabe

Central

Neighbourhood

Chatan

Central

Town

Ginowan

Central

City

Ginoza

Central

Village

A curving limestone wall of Katsuren Castle crosses the grassy hilltop, and beyond it the Kaichu Doro runs out across the bay toward Henza under a grey sky

Katsuren

Central

Neighbourhood

Kin

Central

Town

Kitanakagusuku

Central

Village

Koza

Central

Neighbourhood

In the water

Beaches and swims浜

安良波公園アラハビーチ

Araha Beach

Chatan · Central

Beach

Ikei Beach spreads below in a sandy cove with palms, picnic shelters and a surfboard sign, and green wooded headlands close the bay on both sides

Ikei Beach

Uruma · Ikei-jima

Beach

宮城海岸（砂辺）

Sunabe seawall (Miyagi coast)

American Village · Central

Dive

北谷公園サンセットビーチ

Chatan Park Sunset Beach

American Village · Central

Beach

トゥマイ浜

Tumai Beach

Uruma · Tsuken-jima

Beach

宇堅ビーチ

Uken Beach

Uruma · Central

Beach

Every price

Stay宿

伊計島温泉 AJリゾート

AJ Resort Island Ikeijima

Uruma · Ikei-jima

Resort¥¥

Arcade Resort Okinawa

Koza · Central

Guesthouse¥

ダブルツリーbyヒルトン

DoubleTree by Hilton Okinawa Chatan Resort

Chatan · Central

Resort¥¥¥

ヒルトン沖縄北谷リゾート

Hilton Okinawa Chatan Resort

Chatan · Central

Resort¥¥¥

ホテル浜比嘉島リゾート

Hotel Hamahigashima Resort

Uruma · Hamahiga-jima

Resort¥¥

レクー沖縄北谷スパ＆リゾ

Lequ Okinawa Chatan Spa & Resort

Chatan · Central

Hotel¥¥¥

沖縄プリンスホテルオー

Okinawa Prince Hotel Ocean View Ginowan

Ginowan · Central

Hotel¥¥¥

ザ・ビーチタワー沖縄

The Beach Tower Okinawa

American Village · Central

Hotel¥¥¥

Soba to awamori

Eat and drink食

A&W Makiminato

Urasoe · Central

Burger

海の駅あやはし館

Umino Eki Ayahashi-kan

Uruma · Central

Market

クラフトビアパブビアラ

Craft Beer Pub Beer Rize

American Village · Central

Bar

ブルーシール牧港本店

Blue Seal Makiminato

Urasoe · Central

Sweets

ブロンジェリーカフェ

Boulangerie Café Yamashita

Uruma · Henza-jima

Bakery

チャーリー多幸寿

Charlie's Tacos

Koza · Central

Taco rice

チャタンハーバーブルワ

Chatan Harbor Brewery & Restaurant

American Village · Central

Brewery

無化調沖縄そば帆掛き

Fukaki Soba

Uruma · Central

Soba

Sights

See見る

A mushroom-shaped rock crowned with green shrubs stands in shallow water off Hamahiga, and the long Hamahiga Bridge crosses the bay behind it under a blue sky

A small rock topped with grass sits in clear green shallows below the Amamichu shore of Hamahiga, with the low line of the Hamahiga Bridge on the horizon

Amamichu

Uruma · Hamahiga-jima

Island

美浜アメリカンビレッジ海

American Village seawall and the Sunabe walk

American Village · Central

Beach walk

ビオスの丘

Bios Hill

Uruma · Central

Garden

コザゲート通り

Koza Gate Street

Koza · Central

Street

果報バンタ

Kafu Banta

Uruma · Miyagi-jima

Viewpoint

Four lanes of the Kaichu Doro causeway run straight across the sea toward Henza, with palms along the shoulder and a long green island on the horizon

An aerial view over Kin Bay shows the Kaichu Doro causeway running out to Henza with its oil tanks, then Miyagi and Ikei in a chain, with reefs in pale green water

A curving limestone wall of Katsuren Castle crosses the grassy hilltop, and beyond it the Kaichu Doro runs out across the bay toward Henza under a grey sky

Kaichu Doro

Uruma · Central

Island road

嘉数高台公園

Kakazu Takadai Park

Ginowan · Central

Park

港川外国人住宅街（港川ス

Minatogawa Stateside Town

Urasoe · Central

Street

Kingdom, crafts and memory

Culture and history文化

嘉数高台公園

Kakazu Takadai Park

Ginowan · Central

Memorial

A curving limestone wall of Katsuren Castle crosses the grassy hilltop, and beyond it the Kaichu Doro runs out across the bay toward Henza under a grey sky

Katsuren Castle

Katsuren · Central

Gusuku

Nakagusuku Castle

Nakagusuku · Central

Gusuku

佐喜眞美術館

Sakima Art Museum

Ginowan · Central

Museum