Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum (Okimyu)

Interesting facts about the history of Ryukyu from ancient times to modern day, showcases the necessary events in the timeline. We didn't check out the art museum, but the museum itself took us about 1.5~2 hours to see everything slowly.

Really cool exhibits that have been thoughtfully curated. **Translation for Exhibits** The exhibits were in Japanese only. We found out at the entrance that there is an audio guide in various languages available through a downloadable app (free wifi available on premises). We didn’t want to play the audio out loud so I read everything quietly for my husband- it was exhausting! If you can, bring your own device and headphones, it would be a better experience.

A very interesting place to look at the history of Okinawa, from the wildlife, geography, to its original settlers. There is both English and Japanese descriptions underneath the different exhibits so there is no need to worry about not being able to read. If you are interested in the history of Okinawa or just like museums this is a nice place to visit.

Museum building is beautifully designed. Great display of Okinawa's history and culture. Very worth visiting.

The permanent exhibit offers an audio guided tour and the information cards are written in both Japanese and English. With several different galleries within the exhibit this is an amazing place to come learn about the natural history, indigenous culture, and political evolution of the prefecture, tracing the history from the dinosaurs to post war modern day. An absolute must for all visitors to the island, this museum will deepen your understanding of Okinawa and enhance your experience as you continue to explore the islands.

Odd choices of a show on vietnam during the white, interesting about the history and to think that was not that long ago. The permanent show on okinawa wild life was my favorite part, well done, all the insects, plants....

I learned some really interesting things about Okinawa at this place! Did you know they have their own Rosetta Stones? I wish I had visited this place at the start of my trip to get into the island’s culture faster.

Very well constructed and interesting museum, I got the all exhibit pass. You can also get an audio tour that is offered in many languages at the museum library. Also had lunch at the cafe the food was very good and the service was wonderful

Comprehensive Okinawan history and today. Art museum is ethereal Check out the delightful Hello Kitty exhibit going on now!

Wished we were more inform on which exhibits to go to and what to pay for. Me and a few friends bought the one-day admission for ¥1330, thinking it would give us a tour for the whole entire museum, but we were wrong. Each exhibit cost more and if not, some Yennies. So disappointed! We drove all the way from Kadena for an hr drive roughly. And saw online about this place that it'll cost ¥410, but we were wrong. Friends and I wanted to tour the one that has all the 3D effects of what we saw online, but ended up paying for seeing paintings and DIFFERENT COLORED OUTFITS OF THE SAME OUTFIT! Which was sorta interesting, but a bit boring! Something that we couldn't even take pictures at all, even with no flash! Ugh... And question is, will I be back... MAYBE! Hopefully I wont be ripped off for paying something that I DID NOT want to pay for. And paying for ¥1330 for a one-day admission totally wasn't worth it! And so was the drive... And I don't have enough YEN to pay for extra admission fees, since I came with a budget, and needed to go else where to spend money on food which requires YEN. #Priorities

We heard this place was good but usually were doing other things in Naha. Had some time to stop in and was glad we finally made it. The front has free parking and a display of a typical Okinawan house and kiln. Inside there's automatic ticket machines that allow you access to the museum, the special features and/or the art museum and special features. I chose to see the basic museum which encompasses history and plant life. The special art museum feature looked great for kids. They have a free audio guide which you get right behind the ticket counter available in 5 languages (Japanese, Mandarin, Korean, English and Spanish). It's comes with a clipboard map and you click the pen to the display number on the map to initiate the audio. I wouldn't recommend going in numeric order since they tend to be scattered through out. I would suggest instead to make two counterclockwise circles around the main lobby, the first being the history and the second, the outer exhibits for plants and nature. Looks to look at and read with plenty of security staff to answer questions. There's also a hands on room for kids, a gift shop with unique things, a cafe upstairs and a art museum wing.

We didn't venture into the art side of the building and just kept to the museum side. Very well put together and informative museum covering the history of Okinawa from prehistoric times to the present. There was also a section of the natural fauna and plants of the islands and a anthropological section. If you allot yourself about 1.5 hours, you should be able to see the bulk of the displays. Signs and explanations are available in English however, the explanations are not as elaborate as the Japanese signage.

If you have a couple hours to kill, this is the place to spend it if you want a little Okinawa history lesson. For 410 yen, you get admission to their permanent exhibit. They also have temporary exhibits. While I was there, they had a temporary anime exhibit. The temporary exhibit usually costs more money. You also get a free ipod audio guide for you to borrow along with your admission for just 410 yen.

They museum is great and has a lot of beautiful artwork. However, the cafe staff were rude and they were out of almost all of the types of food on their menu.

Intersting museum of local okinawa history. 410 yen admission for the permanent exhibit of Okinawa history & natural history includes ipod audio guide in english, Chinese, or Japanese. Also has visiting or temporary exhibits for additional admission. There was an anime con going on while I was there. Inside, there is a cafe, free wifi, a library, a/c, clean bathrooms & a gift shop. Worth a visit for 1 or 2 hours.

A terrible a complete waste of money. Each section of the museum was split off and monetized. We literally paid $30 for a 10 minute walk in the dinosaur exhibit. Don't waste your time or money with this place. You have to pay for each section of the museum. We did this for the kids and they didn't even enjoy themselves. I would give zero stars if I could.