Those looking for a one spot on Okinawa that offers dozens and dozens of activities need look no further than Okinawa Comprehensive Athletic Park in Okinawa City. The sprawling park includes the Okinawa Athletic Stadium, multiple fields and courts, a gymnasium and swimming pools one one side of Awase Bay Street. The other side of the park on the east side of the road has a cycling velodrome but is otherwise dedicated to recreation rather than sport. There are several kilometers of trails, roads and boardwalk like paths to explore as well as a large pond, a beach, a playground, adult exercise equipment, basketball courts, tennis courts, and many tables, pavilions and observation decks. Entrance to the park is free. Boating, camping, equipment rentals, sporting events and the water park require modest fees.
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Okinawa Comprehensive Athletic Park
A Sporting and Recreation Paradise

Community writer

Pretty asagao plants bloom in the dense vegetation along the walking and running trails

Relaxation is taking a break underneath an oyster shaped pavillion along the beach

There's lots of grassy areas separated by running trails

A walking and running path along the beach

These roads through the campground are blocked to all traffic except for service vehicles and campers

This monument recognizes the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II, the economic recovery of Okinawa, peace, and the longevity of the Okinawan people

This trail leads to a playground with dozens of kid-sized obstacles, tables and play equipment

A father and his sons catch secadas, known as semi to the Japanese

Yes! Okinawa Comprehensive Athletic Park has a water park

A man hunts for tiny crabs along the beach

There are two large ponds at Okinawa Comprehensive Athletic Park; this one is near the campground

I am a little crab with one big claw

There are 50 camp spaces
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Kim Bergström
2 years ago
Such an interestingly shaped pavillion!
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