8-Hour Okinawa Tour: The Final Great Battle of World War II

Needle Rock at Hacksaw Ridge

Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Museum

Peace Memorial Park

Highlights

Hike to Hacksaw Ridge and gain insights into the Battle of Okinawa

Explore remnants crucial to the Battle of Okinawa

Pay respects at the monument honouring General Buckner's sacrifice during the Okinawa campaign

Visit the Tomori Stone Lions, symbols of Okinawa's resilience and survivors of the Battle of Okinawa

Okinawa

nature, trekking, historical

Private Tour

8 Hours

Medium

English

Description

Embark on an 8-hour tour exploring critical sites of the Battle of Okinawa! Visit Hacksaw Ridge, Former Japanese Navy Underground Headquarters, and memorials like Lieutenant General Buckner's Monument and the Himeyuri Student Nurse Monument. Then, explore the Okinawa Prefecture Peace Memorial Museum and Peace Memorial Park, gaining profound insights into this historic conflict. After that, Wear slip-resistant shoes for a short hike on Hacksaw Ridge. The tour wraps up as it provides a concise and impactful exploration of the Battle of Okinawa.

Itinerary

Okinawa: The Final Great Battle of World War II
- Meet your tour guide and depart from the port/airport/hotel.
- Embark on a short hike to Maeda Kochi (Hacksaw Ridge). Please be informed that you should wear sports or walking shoes with a slip-resistant outsole. Especially some parts of Hacksaw Ridge are Ryukyu limestone, which is slippery.
- Enter the Former Japanese Navy Underground Headquarters.
- Have lunch at a local cuisine restaurant.
- Visit the Memorial Monument of Lieutenant General Buckner, the commanding general of the U. S. 10th Army during the campaign on Okinawa, who was killed on this spot on June 18, 1945, at the Battle of Okinawa.
- Head to Tomori Stone Lions on the top of a hill, one of the Battle's best-known survivors.
- Visit the Himeyuri Student Nurse Monument, dedicated to female high school students who worked in field hospitals and perished their lives. Enter Okinawa Prefecture Peace Memorial Museum
- Walk around Okinawa Prefecture Peace Memorial Park to observe the Cornerstone of Peace and Flame of Peace.

What's Included

Guiding services

English maps

What's Excluded

600 yen per adult: Admission Fee for The Former Japanese Navy Underground Headquarters

450 yen per adult: Admission Fee for Himeyuri peace memorial museum

Lunch

Personal shopping

Transportation

Clean, spacious, comfortable Toyota Alfard with A/C (3 to 4 travellers):26,000 yen for 8 hours with a driver

Clean, spacious, comfortable TOYOTA Crown with A/C (1 to 2 travellers): 23,000 yen for 8 hours with a driver

Clean, spacious, comfortable TOYOTA Hi-Ace with A/C (5 to 8 travellers): 32,000 yen for 8 hours with a driver This is an additional service and the cost of the vehicle is not included in the tour price and needs to be paid in cash on the spot

Know Before You Go

Please be informed that you wear sports or walking shoes with a slip-resistant outsole. Especially some parts of Hacksaw Ridge are Ryukyu limestone, which is slippery.