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title: Nago Municipal Market
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# Nago Municipal Market

Places we stopped along the way　/　Motobu, Okinawa

A market in the center of Nago, dating back to the Taisho era; the current building was completed in 2010. Fresh meat, fish and vegetable shops fill the first floor, with sundries, souvenir shops and eateries on the second.

1-4-11 Gusuku, Nago, Okinawa

## This moment in the journey: Nago's municipal market, and a cat

I stopped by the Nago Municipal Market in the center of town. Past the stone wall topped with shisa lion-dogs and the red sign, the market had a retro, easygoing air: bunches of bananas, vegetables and fruit, posters on the walls.

I met a cat stretched out in the sun. Many cats in Okinawa are friendly, probably because the islanders and the climate are warm. I left the market through an arcade with stained-glass windows.

![A stone wall topped with shisa and the red sign of the municipal market](https://karigurashijourney.com/img/okinawa-kominka/s41-1200.jpg)
- Sources: https://ryukyushimpo.jp/style/article/entry-870600.html
- Sources: https://tabelog.com/en/okinawa/A4702/A470201/47029919/

Read this scene in the full journey: https://karigurashijourney.com/en/episodes/okinawa-kominka/