Makishi Public Market
Makishi Public Market is Naha's main fresh food market, with a ground floor of stalls selling colorful tropical fish and seafood, Okinawan pork products, and local produce, and an upstairs food court area where several stalls will cook fish you've bought downstairs for a small fee. It's a hands-on, sensory introduction to Okinawan ingredients distinct from mainland Japanese cuisine.
The market has undergone renovation in recent years, with a modernized building, but retains its role as a genuine working food market alongside its popularity with visitors.
Makishi Public Market FAQs
Yes, a common system lets you buy fresh fish or seafood on the ground floor and have it cooked at an upstairs eatery for an additional cooking fee.
No, it's a free public market; you pay only for what you buy.
Look for tropical reef fish, Okinawan pork products (used in dishes like rafute), and goya (bitter melon), all more typical of Okinawan cuisine than mainland Japanese food.
Yes, it's reached via the Heiwa-dori covered arcade just off the main shopping street.
About 45 minutes to an hour, more if having a full meal upstairs.
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