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Okinawa Luxury Resorts Compared by Island and Coast

Okinawa’s 11 rated stays, sorted into six districts across the main island, the Miyako Islands and the Yaeyama Islands. District by district, see the sights first, then the stays.Photos from the Okinawa Convention & Visitors Bureau (VISIT OKINAWA JAPAN) and JNTO. Tap a photo to go to its district.

Cape ManzamoPhoto: Okinawa Convention & Visitors Bureau
Kouri BridgePhoto: JNTO
Kaichu-doro, UrumaPhoto: Okinawa Convention & Visitors Bureau
Sefa UtakiPhoto: Okinawa Convention & Visitors Bureau
Yonaha Maehama BeachPhoto: Okinawa Convention & Visitors Bureau
Taketomi villagePhoto: Okinawa Convention & Visitors Bureau

WHERE TO STAY

Choose the island and the coast, and the stays narrow down.

Of the 11 stays, 4 are in West Coast, Yomitan to Nago and 2 in Miyako & Irabu. The other 5 are split across Yaeyama: Ishigaki & Taketomi, Kouri Island & the Motobu Peninsula, Central main island, east coast (Ginoza), Southern Okinawa, Nanjo.

  1. 01West Coast, Yomitan to Nago西海岸(読谷〜名護)4
  2. 02Kouri Island & the Motobu Peninsula古宇利島・本部半島1
  3. 03Central main island, east coast (Ginoza)本島中部・東海岸(宜野座)1
  4. 04Southern Okinawa, Nanjo本島南部・南城1
  5. 05Miyako & Irabu宮古島・伊良部島2
  6. 06Yaeyama: Ishigaki & Taketomi八重山(石垣島・竹富島)2

Scroll down and the district chapters change in turn, while each district’s stays move along one at a time. Tap a small photo to enlarge it; tap the map beside a district’s heading to open it larger.

Cape ManzamoPhoto: Okinawa Convention & Visitors Bureau

01 / 06 WEST COAST, YOMITAN TO NAGO

West Coast, Yomitan to Nago4 stays

The East China Sea shore of the main island, from Yomitan north to Nago. By the stays’ own directions they are about 70 to 75 minutes by car from Naha Airport. Cape Manzamo and the Zakimi Castle ruins are on this stretch.

HIGHLIGHTSCape Manzamo・Zakimi Castle ruins (World Heritage)・Cape Maeda and the Blue Cave・Cape Zanpa・Busena Marine Park

Stays in this district

01 / 04
  1. Halekulani OkinawaPhoto: Halekulani Okinawa official site

    2MICHELIN Keys

    Halekulani Okinawa

    ハレクラニ沖縄

    360 roomsHotel

    From US$384 per room

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  2. HOSHINOYA OkinawaPhoto: HOSHINOYA Okinawa official site

    1MICHELIN Key

    HOSHINOYA Okinawa

    星のや沖縄

    100 roomsHotel

    From US$777 per room

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  3. The Ritz-Carlton, OkinawaPhoto: The Ritz-Carlton, Okinawa official site

    1MICHELIN Key

    The Ritz-Carlton, Okinawa

    ザ・リッツ・カールトン沖縄

    97 roomsHotel

    From US$480 per room

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  4. The Uza Terrace Beach Club VillasPhoto: The Uza Terrace Beach Club Villas official site

    Relais & Châteaux

    The Uza Terrace Beach Club Villas

    ジ・ウザテラス ビーチクラブヴィラズ

    48 roomsVilla

    Rates on the official site

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Kouri BridgePhoto: JNTO

02 / 06 KOURI ISLAND & THE MOTOBU PENINSULA

Kouri Island & the Motobu Peninsula1 stay

Kouri Island is reached by a bridge of about 2 km; the stay there is about 100 minutes by car from Naha Airport. The Churaumi Aquarium and the Nakijin Castle ruins are on the Motobu Peninsula, near Kouri.

HIGHLIGHTSKouri Bridge・The heart rocks at Tinu Beach・Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium・Nakijin Castle ruins (World Heritage)・The Yanbaru forest

Stays in this district

01 / 01
  1. One Suite THE GRANDPhoto: One Suite THE GRAND official site

    1MICHELIN Key

    One Suite THE GRAND

    ワンスイート ザ・グランド

    22 roomsAuberge

    From US$343 per personest.

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Kaichu-doro, UrumaPhoto: Okinawa Convention & Visitors Bureau

03 / 06 CENTRAL MAIN ISLAND, EAST COAST (GINOZA)

Central main island, east coast (Ginoza)1 stay

The Pacific side of the main island. The stay is about an hour by car from Naha Airport via the Okinawa Expressway (Ginoza IC); from the Ginoza IC stop of expressway bus No. 111 it offers free pick-up. Kaichu-doro and the Katsuren Castle ruins are further south on the same coast, in Uruma.

HIGHLIGHTSKaichu-doro・Katsuren Castle ruins

Stays in this district

01 / 01
  1. THE HIRAMATSU HOTELS & RESORTS GinozaPhoto: THE HIRAMATSU HOTELS & RESORTS Ginoza official site

    1MICHELIN Key

    THE HIRAMATSU HOTELS & RESORTS Ginoza

    THE HIRAMATSU HOTELS & RESORTS 宜野座

    19 roomsAuberge

    From US$263 per person

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Sefa UtakiPhoto: Okinawa Convention & Visitors Bureau

04 / 06 SOUTHERN OKINAWA, NANJO

Southern Okinawa, Nanjo1 stay

The south-east coast, about 35 minutes by car from Naha Airport. Sefa Utaki is in the same city, and Kudaka Island is 15 to 25 minutes by boat from Azama Port. Shurijo Castle Park is in Naha; its main hall burned in 2019 and is being rebuilt.

HIGHLIGHTSSefa Utaki (World Heritage)・Kudaka Island・Mibaru Beach・Shurijo Castle Park

Stays in this district

01 / 01
  1. Hyakuna GaranPhoto: Hyakuna Garan official site

    1MICHELIN Key

    Hyakuna Garan

    百名伽藍

    18 roomsResort

    From US$341 per person

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Yonaha Maehama BeachPhoto: Okinawa Convention & Visitors Bureau

05 / 06 MIYAKO & IRABU

Miyako & Irabu2 stays

About 45 minutes by air from Naha, with direct flights from Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya and Fukuoka. Irabu Bridge, 3,540 m long, joins Miyako to Irabu Island. One stay is about 20 minutes by car from Miyako Airport; the other is on Irabu, about 15 minutes from Shimojishima Airport.

HIGHLIGHTSYonaha Maehama Beach・Irabu Bridge・Cape Higashi-Hennazaki・Sawada-no-hama Beach, Irabu

Stays in this district

01 / 02
  1. Rosewood MiyakojimaPhoto: Rosewood Miyakojima official site

    2MICHELIN Keys

    Rosewood Miyakojima

    ローズウッド宮古島

    55 roomsHotel

    From US$1,280 per room

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  2. JIVANA MiyakojimaPhoto: JIVANA Miyakojima official site

    1MICHELIN Key

    JIVANA Miyakojima

    JIVANA宮古島

    7 roomsVilla

    From US$670 per room

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Taketomi villagePhoto: Okinawa Convention & Visitors Bureau

06 / 06 YAEYAMA: ISHIGAKI & TAKETOMI

Yaeyama: Ishigaki & Taketomi2 stays

About an hour by air from Naha; direct flights from Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya and Fukuoka take 2 to 3.5 hours. Taketomi is 10 minutes by boat from Ishigaki Port. Late-day boats are often cancelled by wind or waves, so the stay on Taketomi advises boarding by 17:00.

HIGHLIGHTSTaketomi village・Kabira Bay (glass-bottom boats; no swimming)・Shiraho reef・Kondoi Beach, Taketomi

Stays in this district

01 / 02
  1. JusandiPhoto: Jusandi official site

    2MICHELIN Keys

    Jusandi

    JUSANDI

    5 roomsVilla

    From US$712 per person

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  2. HOSHINOYA Taketomi IslandPhoto: HOSHINOYA Taketomi Island official site

    1MICHELIN Key

    HOSHINOYA Taketomi Island

    星のや竹富島

    48 roomsHotel

    From US$929 per room

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SEASONS

When to go

  • Spring

    SPRING

    March – May

    Many resort beaches open for swimming from March. Golden Week, from late April to early May, is a busy Japanese holiday — book early. The Japan Meteorological Agency’s normal start of the rainy season in Okinawa is around 10 May (1991–2020 average).

  • Summer

    SUMMER

    June – September

    By the Japan Meteorological Agency’s normals, Okinawa’s rainy season ends around 21 June. July and August are the hottest months, with daytime averages around 30 °C. On the agency’s 1991–2020 normals, 7.9 typhoons a year come within 300 km of Okinawa or Amami, most often in August (2.3) and September (2.0).

  • Autumn

    AUTUMN

    October – November

    The sea averages about 27 °C in October. Typhoons still come in October (1.1 a year on the Japan Meteorological Agency’s normals) and more rarely in November (0.3).

  • Winter

    WINTER

    December – February

    Humpback whale-watching tours from Naha and the Kerama Islands. Cherry blossom from mid-January to mid-February, opening first in the north of the main island. Daytime averages about 17–18 °C; some beaches close.

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ALL 11 STAYS

All 11 Okinawa stays

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  • Halekulani OkinawaPhoto: Halekulani Okinawa official site

    West Coast, Yomitan to Nago

    2MICHELIN Keys

    Halekulani Okinawa

    ハレクラニ沖縄

    360 roomsHotel

    From US$384 per room

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  • JusandiPhoto: Jusandi official site

    Yaeyama: Ishigaki & Taketomi

    2MICHELIN Keys

    Jusandi

    JUSANDI

    5 roomsVilla

    From US$712 per person

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  • Rosewood MiyakojimaPhoto: Rosewood Miyakojima official site

    Miyako & Irabu

    2MICHELIN Keys

    Rosewood Miyakojima

    ローズウッド宮古島

    55 roomsHotel

    From US$1,280 per room

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  • HOSHINOYA OkinawaPhoto: HOSHINOYA Okinawa official site

    West Coast, Yomitan to Nago

    1MICHELIN Key

    HOSHINOYA Okinawa

    星のや沖縄

    100 roomsHotel

    From US$777 per room

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  • HOSHINOYA Taketomi IslandPhoto: HOSHINOYA Taketomi Island official site

    Yaeyama: Ishigaki & Taketomi

    1MICHELIN Key

    HOSHINOYA Taketomi Island

    星のや竹富島

    48 roomsHotel

    From US$929 per room

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  • Hyakuna GaranPhoto: Hyakuna Garan official site

    Southern Okinawa, Nanjo

    1MICHELIN Key

    Hyakuna Garan

    百名伽藍

    18 roomsResort

    From US$341 per person

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  • JIVANA MiyakojimaPhoto: JIVANA Miyakojima official site

    Miyako & Irabu

    1MICHELIN Key

    JIVANA Miyakojima

    JIVANA宮古島

    7 roomsVilla

    From US$670 per room

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  • One Suite THE GRANDPhoto: One Suite THE GRAND official site

    Kouri Island & the Motobu Peninsula

    1MICHELIN Key

    One Suite THE GRAND

    ワンスイート ザ・グランド

    22 roomsAuberge

    From US$343 per personest.

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  • THE HIRAMATSU HOTELS & RESORTS GinozaPhoto: THE HIRAMATSU HOTELS & RESORTS Ginoza official site

    Central main island, east coast (Ginoza)

    1MICHELIN Key

    THE HIRAMATSU HOTELS & RESORTS Ginoza

    THE HIRAMATSU HOTELS & RESORTS 宜野座

    19 roomsAuberge

    From US$263 per person

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  • The Ritz-Carlton, OkinawaPhoto: The Ritz-Carlton, Okinawa official site

    West Coast, Yomitan to Nago

    1MICHELIN Key

    The Ritz-Carlton, Okinawa

    ザ・リッツ・カールトン沖縄

    97 roomsHotel

    From US$480 per room

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  • The Uza Terrace Beach Club VillasPhoto: The Uza Terrace Beach Club Villas official site

    West Coast, Yomitan to Nago

    Relais & Châteaux

    The Uza Terrace Beach Club Villas

    ジ・ウザテラス ビーチクラブヴィラズ

    48 roomsVilla

    Rates on the official site

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EDITOR’S CHOICE

Which to choose

For each kind of trip, a district and one stay.

  1. 01

    For several restaurants and pools on site, or travelling with children

    West Coast, Yomitan to NagoThe East China Sea shore of the main island, from Yomitan north to Nago. By the stays’ own directions they are about 70 to 75 minutes by car from Naha Airport. Cape Manzamo and the Zakimi Castle ruins are on this stretch.

    Halekulani Okinawa

    Four restaurants and a bar, among them House Without A Key, a restaurant long loved in Hawaii that has now come to Okinawa, and five pools. Children 12 and under stay free sharing a parent’s bed.

    Halekulani OkinawaPhoto: Halekulani Okinawa official site
  2. 02

    For a stay without young children

    Kouri Island & the Motobu PeninsulaKouri Island is reached by a bridge of about 2 km; the stay there is about 100 minutes by car from Naha Airport. The Churaumi Aquarium and the Nakijin Castle ruins are on the Motobu Peninsula, near Kouri.

    One Suite THE GRAND

    Twenty-two suites on Kouri Island; guests must be of junior-high-school age or older. A free shared shuttle runs once a day each way from Naha Airport.

    One Suite THE GRANDPhoto: One Suite THE GRAND official site
  3. 03

    For a French-course dinner on the east coast

    Central main island, east coast (Ginoza)The Pacific side of the main island. The stay is about an hour by car from Naha Airport via the Okinawa Expressway (Ginoza IC); from the Ginoza IC stop of expressway bus No. 111 it offers free pick-up. Kaichu-doro and the Katsuren Castle ruins are further south on the same coast, in Uruma.

    THE HIRAMATSU HOTELS & RESORTS Ginoza

    Nineteen rooms on a seaside slope — five villas and fourteen rooms in connected row buildings — with an infinity pool and a spa room. Dinner is a French course of Okinawan and imported ingredients; children can stay.

    THE HIRAMATSU HOTELS & RESORTS GinozaPhoto: THE HIRAMATSU HOTELS & RESORTS Ginoza official site
  4. 04

    To combine the stay with Sefa Utaki and Kudaka Island

    Southern Okinawa, NanjoThe south-east coast, about 35 minutes by car from Naha Airport. Sefa Utaki is in the same city, and Kudaka Island is 15 to 25 minutes by boat from Azama Port. Shurijo Castle Park is in Naha; its main hall burned in 2019 and is being rebuilt.

    Hyakuna Garan

    Eighteen rooms, about 35 minutes by car from Naha Airport, with Mibaru Beach a two-minute walk away.

    Hyakuna GaranPhoto: Hyakuna Garan official site
  5. 05

    For a short transfer from the airport

    Miyako & IrabuAbout 45 minutes by air from Naha, with direct flights from Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya and Fukuoka. Irabu Bridge, 3,540 m long, joins Miyako to Irabu Island. One stay is about 20 minutes by car from Miyako Airport; the other is on Irabu, about 15 minutes from Shimojishima Airport.

    Rosewood Miyakojima

    Fifty-five villas, about 20 minutes (10 km) by car from Miyako Airport. The two-bedroom Houses take up to five guests.

    Rosewood MiyakojimaPhoto: Rosewood Miyakojima official site
  6. 06

    To stay on a small island with a preserved village

    Yaeyama: Ishigaki & TaketomiAbout an hour by air from Naha; direct flights from Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya and Fukuoka take 2 to 3.5 hours. Taketomi is 10 minutes by boat from Ishigaki Port. Late-day boats are often cancelled by wind or waves, so the stay on Taketomi advises boarding by 17:00.

    HOSHINOYA Taketomi Island

    Forty-eight villas built to Taketomi’s architectural guidelines, with low stone walls and white coral-sand yards, on an island of about 350 people. On Ishigaki instead: JUSANDI, five pool villas.

    HOSHINOYA Taketomi IslandPhoto: HOSHINOYA Taketomi Island official site
Prices are the lowest rate per person; “est.” marks an estimate. Stay photographs are from each stay’s official site; sight photographs from the Okinawa Convention & Visitors Bureau (VISIT OKINAWA JAPAN) and JNTO (credited on each photo). The map uses GSI Japan’s aerial photographs and vector tiles, adjusted for brightness and colour. Stay positions use each stay’s recorded coordinates.
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A beachfront pool room at Rosewood Miyakojima

THE GUIDE

Okinawa is the catalogue's island region. Its 11 houses sit on subtropical islands: the main island, Miyako and Irabu, and Ishigaki and Taketomi in the Yaeyama group. Miyako is about 45 minutes by air from Naha, and Ishigaki about an hour.

The outer islands

Rosewood Miyakojima sits on a beach on Miyako, about 20 minutes by car from Miyako Airport, and Jusandi keeps just five villas on Ishigaki, each with its own pool. HOSHINOYA Taketomi Island is on Taketomi, ten minutes by boat from Ishigaki Port.

A villa with a private pool at Jusandi on Ishigaki

The main island

On the main island, which needs no flight from Naha, Halekulani Okinawa is on the Onna coast, with four restaurants and a bar, among them House Without A Key, named after the restaurant at the Waikiki original. Hyakuna Garan, in Nanjo in the south, has eighteen rooms beside Mibaru Beach, about 35 minutes by car from Naha Airport. Halekulani holds two Keys and Hyakuna Garan one. The grid below shows the region's other rated stays as well, on the main island, on Irabu island and on Taketomi.

The sea-facing Hyakuna Garan in southern Okinawa

Okinawa rated stays

Rosewood Miyakojima
Rosewood Miyakojima

Miyakojima, Okinawa

Rosewood Miyakojima

ローズウッド宮古島

2 MICHELIN Keys

US$1,280〜Per room / night

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Jusandi
Jusandi

Ishigaki, Okinawa

Jusandi

JUSANDI

2 MICHELIN Keys

US$712〜Per person · 2 meals

from US$1,420 for 2

Halekulani Okinawa
Halekulani Okinawa

Onna, Okinawa

Halekulani Okinawa

ハレクラニ沖縄

2 MICHELIN Keys
Hyakuna Garan
Hyakuna Garan

Nanjo, Okinawa

Hyakuna Garan

百名伽藍

One MICHELIN Key

US$341〜Per person · 2 meals

from US$683 for 2

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The Ritz-Carlton, Okinawa
The Ritz-Carlton, Okinawa

Nago, Okinawa

The Ritz-Carlton, Okinawa

ザ・リッツ・カールトン沖縄

One MICHELIN Key
One Suite THE GRAND
One Suite THE GRAND

Nakijin, Okinawa

One Suite THE GRAND

ワンスイート ザ・グランド

One MICHELIN Key

≈US$343〜Per person · 2 meals

from US$687 for 2

Check rates — One Suite THE GRAND
THE HIRAMATSU HOTELS & RESORTS Ginoza
THE HIRAMATSU HOTELS & RESORTS Ginoza

Ginoza, Okinawa

THE HIRAMATSU HOTELS & RESORTS Ginoza

THE HIRAMATSU HOTELS & RESORTS 宜野座

One MICHELIN Key

US$263〜Per person · 2 meals

from US$526 for 2

Check rates — THE HIRAMATSU HOTELS & RESORTS Ginoza
HOSHINOYA Okinawa
HOSHINOYA Okinawa

Yomitan, Okinawa

HOSHINOYA Okinawa

星のや沖縄

One MICHELIN Key

US$777〜Per room / night

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The Uza Terrace Beach Club Villas
The Uza Terrace Beach Club Villas

Yomitan, Okinawa

The Uza Terrace Beach Club Villas

ジ・ウザテラス ビーチクラブヴィラズ

Relais & Châteaux

No two-meal rate published · check live prices

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JIVANA Miyakojima
JIVANA Miyakojima

Miyakojima, Okinawa

JIVANA Miyakojima

JIVANA宮古島

One MICHELIN Key

US$670〜Per room / night

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HOSHINOYA Taketomi Island
HOSHINOYA Taketomi Island

Taketomi, Okinawa

HOSHINOYA Taketomi Island

星のや竹富島

One MICHELIN Key

Prices are in US dollars, converted from the yen the properties quote at the Oct 7, 2026 reference rate, and are indicative.

A price marked ≈ is itself an estimate: halved from a published two-person total, or rounded from an earlier figure. Totals for 2 assume two guests sharing one room.

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Do Okinawa stays have onsen?

Most list beaches, pools and spas rather than hot springs. One exception: the clifftop villas at Halekulani Okinawa have their own natural hot-spring baths. Check each stay’s page for its baths.

For coastal stays beyond Okinawa, compare Japan’s seaside and island hotels.

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