Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum

So, you have the museum which is basically a bit of everything concerning the island. The local fauna, the story, the art and really all that concern okinawa. Not much as e flush here, but some stuff is interactive, and it's not to hard to understand anyway. There is also a temporary exposition. The one we went was not really that good.. There was English which is always welcome but most of the room felt empty, a lot of the space was unused, probably cause there was not much to display. Anyway, the ticket is cheap, so you can visit both, it will take you a couple of hours maximum

Although it is not my first language, I'm writing this in English to recommend the museum to the worldwide visitors. This museum is really a nice place if you want to know history and culture of Okinawa. The visitors circulation is well designed and the audio guide (multilingual support and may be free as I remember) provides detailed explanations about every single display. If you have a plan to visit Okinawa, please don't miss the place.

It’s the best place for you to learn about Okinawa history. It’s lucky that there is a volunteer guide introduced me a lot things that doesn’t wrote in the book. I spent 3 hours here and I wished I have more time.

The permanent exhibition is cheap and worth it, if you're into history. It tells how Okinawa was from the paleolithic ages until current era. The titles and important information are also provided in English in the explanation of items, though longer and elaborate explanation are only in Japanese. Therefore, if you want to know deeper details, I recommend to ask for audio guide at the counter.

When there at 9am and bought the one day pass unfortunately i did not know that there are a number of exhibits that are not open in the morning. Some even open from 2pm, so you might want to consider visiting here in the afternoon if you plan on checking everything. The one day pass cost 1280 yen that comes with a 200 yen coupon you can use from the souvenir shop. Photos not allowed inside the exhibits.