Okinawa
Yonabaru Marina, Naha Port and the Kerama Islands. Jobs, entry and clearance rules, and when to come.
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boats fit at Yonabaru Marina, 68 afloat and 128 ashore (Okinawa Prefecture, January 2025)
length of vessels berthed at Yonabaru Marina, reported to the prefectural assembly in August 2025
visiting boats received at Yonabaru Marina since April 2024, reported in August 2025
average yearly rain at Naha, 1991 to 2020
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Marina, beach and town on Nakagusuku Bay
Yonabaru Marina is on the east side of Okinawa island. Nishihara Kirakira Beach is to the north and Yonabaru Town Office is to the south-west.
Best months and weather
WMO climate normals 1991 to 2020, Naha station (47936), about 8 km west of Yonabaru Marina, mean monthly rainfall and mean daily maximum. Season bands are our own estimate.
Sources. Checked 8 November 2026.
- Okinawa Prefectural Assembly: Civil Engineering and Environment Committee inspection report, 22 August 2025
- Okinawa Prefecture Port Division: Review of Yonabaru Marina fees, 24 January 2025
- Ryukyu Shimpo: Superyacht quay to be built at Yonabaru Marina, 12 January 2022
- Ryukyu Shimpo: Superyacht quay plan, hopes for wealthy-visitor spending, 12 January 2022
- Japan Customs: Customs procedures for superyachts, December 2021
- MLIT Maritime Bureau: Special permission for foreign pleasure boats at closed ports
- Immigration Services Agency: Multiple Landing Permit for Foreign Crew Members
- Naha Airport Passenger Terminal Building
- Ministry of the Environment: Kerama Shoto National Park
- Ministry of the Environment: Kerama Islands data page
- WMO climate normals 1991 to 2020: Naha 47936
- UKSA superyacht salary guide
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