Arrival and Departure Information
The
Naha International Airport is relative small compared to the Domestic Airport.
It usually takes only minutes to go through immigration and customs.
Try to have your accommodation and dojo details handy, preferable in Japanese
as the immigration officer may not speak much English.
Also make sure to discard any prohibited food items and plant materials,
Okinawa is very strict about disease and insect control.
It is also recommend to get a few Okinawa brochures with maps in English
at the Information desk prior to going through passport control, as some
of them are available only at the airport.
See Sightseeing for more information about
brochures, maps and information material.
Once you have passed immigration and customs make your way to the exit and
catch a Taxi, Bus or Monorail to Naha.
See Transport for
more information about transport in Okinawa.
If you are planning to catch the Monorail or visit the Domestic Airport
turn to the right once you exit the International Airport. It is about a
3 to 5 minute walk to both of them.
If you are travelling on your own it is much cheaper to take the Monorail
than a Taxi, and it stops right at Asato station where the
Apartments mention on this site are.
The Domestic Airport is much larger and has many shops and eating places. It is certainly worth a visit prior to your departure, as the International Airport duty free shopping is very limited and in fact only has one shop in the entry hall and another in the departure lounge.