Getting to Okinawa: By ship

Ferry services to Okinawa have been cut drastically in the last few years, with Arimura Sangyo filing for bankruptcy and RKK Line stopping passenger services entirely. With long travel times, bumpy seas, frequent cancellations in the fall typhoon season and prices that aren't any cheaper than flying, it's easy to see why this isn't too popular anymore. Read More »

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Getting to Okinawa: By ship is based on Okinawa by Greg Martin, Claus Hansen, A.J. van Werven, Jani Patokallio, D. Guillaime, Paul Hildebrandt, Kambayashi, iGuide and others. Travel guides are available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. See background image credits.