Make it a trip · Okinawa, Japan
What Okinawa costs
once you land
Real prices, from the airport ride to a room for the night, each with where we found it. Checked October 2026, around Naha, Kokusai Street.
Prices as the source quoted them.
Dorm bed, three cheap meals, getting around, a coffee, two beers and water.
Arriving
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Yui Rail monorail from the airport to Kencho-mae Many reports
About 13 minutes to central Naha.
Source: JeePe, Yui Rail Okinawa guide (2026)
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Visa free for 90 days Fixed
For AU, NZ, GB, US, CA, IE, NL, DE, FR, SG passports.
No visa or eTA yet. The JESTA travel authorisation is planned for 2028. A ¥3,000 departure tax has been in airfares since July 2026.
Sources: Wego, Japan JESTA (2026), Japan Tourism Agency, tourist tax (2026)
Free
Getting around
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Yui Rail ride, minimum fare Many reports
Source: JeePe, Yui Rail Okinawa guide (2026)
¥230 -
Yui Rail one day pass Many reports
Two days cost 1,800 JPY.
Source: JeePe, Yui Rail Okinawa guide (2026)
¥1,000
Eating and drinking
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Lunch menu at a cheap restaurant Many reports
Source: LivingCost, Naha (2026-06)
US$4.60 -
US$4.80
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Dinner for two at a restaurant Many reports
Source: LivingCost, Naha (2026-06)
US$30 -
Cappuccino Many reports
Source: LivingCost, Naha (2026-06)
US$2.90 -
Beer at a pub, half a litre Many reports
Source: LivingCost, Naha (2026-06)
US$2.80
At the supermarket
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Water, 1 litre Many reports
Source: LivingCost, Naha (2026-06)
US$0.50 -
Coca-Cola at a restaurant, half a litre Many reports
Source: LivingCost, Naha (2026-06)
US$1.30 -
Beer from a shop, half a litre Many reports
Source: LivingCost, Naha (2026-06)
US$1.80
Doing
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Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium Fixed
Adult general admission.
Source: Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium, fees (2026)
¥2,200 Book the tour
Sleeping, per night
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Hostel dorm bed Range
Middle half of 8 central hostels on Hostelworld, 30 Oct 2026. The cheapest bed was 1,600 JPY. Weekends and peak season cost more.
Source: Hostelworld, Okinawa hostels (2026-10)
¥2,200 to ¥3,000 Find a hostel
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