Camp Foster, Ginowan

Name: Camp Foster
Address: Ginowan, Japan

#4 among attractions in Ginowan

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Camp Foster, formerly known as Camp Zukeran, is a United States Marine Corps camp located in Ginowan City with portions overlapping into Okinawa City, Chatan town and Kitanakagusuku village in the Japanese prefecture of Okinawa Island. It is part of the Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler complex. ()

Local name: キャンプ・フォスター Coordinates: 26°18'5"N, 127°46'48"E

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Day trips

Camp Foster – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Nakagusuku Castle, Urasoe Art Museum, Urasoe yōdore, Urasoe Castle.

1.8 miSE
UNESCO-listed 14th-century castle ruins
Nakagusuku Castle, Okinawa Island
46 min walk • Nakagusuku Castle is a gusuku in the village of Kitanakagusuku, Okinawa, Japan. It is one of a number of castles built on the island of Okinawa by the Ryukyu Kingdom now in ruins.
5.2 miSW
Museum, Art museum
Urasoe Art Museum, Naha
132 min walk • Urasoe Art Museum opened in 1990 in Urasoe, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The collection has a particular focus upon Ryukyu lacquerware.
4.8 miSW
Mausoleum
Urasoe yōdore, Naha
122 min walk • Urasoe yōdore is one of the three royal mausoleums of the Ryukyu Kingdom, along with Tamaudun at Shuri Castle and Izena Tamaudun near Izena Castle in Izena, Okinawa. It is located in Urasoe, Okinawa, in a cave on a cliff to the northeast of Urasoe Castle.
4.8 miSW
Forts and castles, Historical place
Urasoe Castle, Naha
123 min walk • Urasoe Castle is a Ryukyuan gusuku which served as the capital of the medieval Okinawan principality of Chūzan prior to the unification of the island into the Ryukyu Kingdom, and the moving of the capital to Shuri.
4.7 miNE
Forts and castles
Chibana Castle, Okinawa City
119 min walk • Chibana Castle, also known as Goeku Castle was a Ryukyuan gusuku on Okinawa Island. In the Chibana district of Okinawa City, the castle site sits on a hill and is surrounded by jungle.
5.2 miSW
City, Area
Urasoe, Naha
134 min walk • Urasoe is a city located in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The neighboring municipalities are Naha to the south, Ginowan to the north, and Nishihara to the east.
5.2 miS
Town, Area
Nishihara, Naha
134 min walk • Nishihara is a town located in Nakagami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. In the Okinawan language, nishi means "north", as Nishihara was north of the historical Ryukyuan capital of Shuri.
3.3 miSW
Music and shows, Theater, Nightlife
Okinawa Convention Center, Ginowan
84 min walk • The Okinawa Convention Center is a multi-purpose convention center in the city of Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. They opened in 1987. It has a capacity of 5,000. It is the former home arena of the Ryukyu Golden Kings basketball team.
2.9 miNW
Locality
Ryukyu Islands, Okinawa Island
74 min walk • The Ryukyu Islands are, depending on definitions, the whole or part of a chain of Japanese islands that stretch southwest from Kyushu to Taiwan.
3.3 miSW
26°16'51"N • 127°43'55"E
Tropical beach Ginowan, Ginowan
85 min walk • Beach, Park, Outdoor activities
2.2 miN
Sport, Sport venue, Arenas and stadiums
Okinawa City Stadium, Okinawa City
58 min walk • Okinawa City Stadium is an athletic stadium in Okinawa, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the home stadium of football club FC Ryukyu. It has a seating capacity of 13,400.