Sunrise & Sunset Times in Okinawa (Naha)

This is a paid commercial tour run by the operator of Kunigami Forest Park (6,600 yen for adults). It lasts about 75 minutes, runs all year, and needs at least 2 people; bad weather may cancel it or switch it to an alternative programme. StarWindow has no tie to the operator and this card is not an advertisement. The information comes from public web pages; anyone interested should search for the operator and contact it themselves. The operator's pages give two different meeting points (check-in at the management building, assembly at the toy museum car park), so navigation is off. The pin is the park's position on the operator's website.

Sky: darker (satellite night-light estimate)

The VIIRS nighttime-light estimate puts this area much darker than central Naha. The operator says there is almost no artificial light in the park; this has not been confirmed on site.

Facilities: parking

Open horizon: overhead. The tour takes place at the park's stargazing platform, which has an observatory. Which directions are open has not been confirmed, so only overhead is listed.

Moon, planets, bright constellations, Milky Way, telescope observing

• Remote: a long one-way drive from the city — plan an overnight stay rather than a same-night return.
• A paid commercial tour. StarWindow has no connection with the operator and this is not an advertisement; the information comes from the web, so if you are interested, search for the operator and contact them yourself.

At night stay with the guide; the park is pitch dark, so bring your own light. The forest carries a risk of falling branches. Prefectural and village forest roads in Kunigami are restricted at night (the prefecture closes part of them daily from 19:00 to 07:00, and night use of the village roads needs a permit), so do not drive into forest roads yourself and go only to the meeting point the operator gives you. In typhoons and heavy rain, follow the operator's notices.

• 星空観望ツアー（国頭村森林公園） · 国頭村森林公園
• アクセス（国頭村森林公園） · 国頭村森林公園
• やんばる国立公園 星空ツアー（環境省） · 環境省
• 国頭村内林道夜間通行止め実証実験（沖縄県） · 沖縄県
• 令和８年度国頭村営林道夜間通行許可申請について（国頭村） · 国頭村
• VIIRS Nighttime Light (Annual VNL) · Earth Observation Group, Payne Institute

Reviewed 2026-10-12 · reviewed against official sources

Okinawa's official tourism website lists Cape Hedo as a stargazing spot. The cape's information centre is open from 10:00 to 17:00, which does not mean the cape itself is closed at night. Where you can park at night and where you can stand behind the railings has not been confirmed, so navigation is off. The pin is the cape's position in the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan data.

Sky: darker (satellite night-light estimate)

The VIIRS nighttime-light estimate puts this area much darker than central Naha. Lighting at the parking area and nearby tourist facilities has not been confirmed on site.

Facilities: parking

Open horizon: overhead. Okinawa's official tourism page describes an open view over the sea, but which directions the viewing area faces has not been confirmed, so only overhead is listed.

bright constellations, meteor showers, wide-field astrophotography

• Remote: a long one-way drive from the city — plan an overnight stay rather than a same-night return.

The cape has cliffs, and in heavy seas spray reaches the cliff top, so stay behind the railings. Do not go in strong wind, heavy rain or when a warning is in effect. Venomous habu snakes live in the grass, so keep out of it, and do not park on the roadside. Night traffic on National Route 58 and the lighting and noise rules of nearby tourist facilities have not been confirmed.

• 星空スポット（沖縄観光情報 おきなわストーリー） · 沖縄観光コンベンションビューロー
• 辺戸岬（沖縄観光情報 おきなわストーリー） · 沖縄観光コンベンションビューロー
• 辺戸岬 アクセス（辺戸岬案内所） · 辺戸岬案内所
• 国土地理院 地名検索（辺戸岬） · 国土地理院
• VIIRS Nighttime Light (Annual VNL) · Earth Observation Group, Payne Institute

Reviewed 2026-10-12 · reviewed against official sources