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Local tourist literature makes much of the international feel of
OKINAWA CITY , roughly 20km north of Naha. With the Kadena Base just up
the road, it's not surprising that the streets are full of American
adverts, chain restaurants and 24-hour shops. But it's all rather tacky
and, apart from its hotels and restaurants, the city doesn't really have
anything to offer the majority of tourists.
The city centre is the Goya crossroads , where Highway 330 and Kuko-dori
meet. There's a branch of Ryukyu Bank on its northwest corner. If you
need a place to stay, try one of the hotels just south on the highway.
Of these, the friendly Sunrise Hotel (tel 098/933-0171, fax 932-6221;
¥7000-10,000) offers the cheapest rooms, but is still comfortably
furnished with TV, fridge and large bathrooms. The next-door Hotel City
Plaza (tel 098/933-5599, fax 932-5944; ¥10,000-15,000), on the other
hand, is a more modern establishment that's only a touch pricier. Eating
options are more limited. Across the highway from the hotels, the
Nakanomachi nightlife district has a number of snack bars and steak
houses. There's more of the same on the city's main shopping street,
Chuo Park Avenue, to the left of Highway 330 a few blocks north from the
Goya crossing.
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