Koza Ichibangai (Chuo Ichibangai)
A covered shopping street about 300 meters long in the Koza area of Okinawa City. In the mid-1970s it became the first street in Okinawa to get an arcade roof, and in the 1960s and 70s it was the busiest commercial district in central Okinawa. From the 1990s onward, closed shops became more and more noticeable, and today new businesses alternate with shuttered storefronts. The quiet under the long roof feels like an echo of its livelier days.
See photos and posts for this place on the LIMap map
Nearby liminal spaces
- Kaichu Road (Ayahashi-kan Sea Station) (13 km)
- Sunrise Naha Shopping Street (18 km)
- Naminoue Beach (18 km)
- Nago City Hall (33 km)
- Oceanic Culture Museum (Ocean Expo Park) (40 km)
LIMap is a map for finding and sharing liminal spaces: places emptied of people that feel eerie and nostalgic at the same time. Many of these places are private or off-limits, so please follow the notes above and view them only from where you are allowed.