American Village is beautiful to look at and you can’t help but feel excited when you first visit it. Shortly after the excitement wanes, perhaps because it is not as bustling as Naha’s Kokusai Street. Shop mix is not exciting. It reminds me a little of Las Vegas when it lights up at night but it’s a little too artificial for me.

I assume this would be a crowded and fun place in the summer with beautiful beachside restaurants and bars. The area is filled with restaurants and stores with, yes, some kind of American influence. Western clothing, burger joints, with music blasting on to the street making this a lively and touristy spot. Some in our group found good sales and enjoyed their time here.

We visited the American Village in January 2024, on a Saturday. We took a bus from Naha Bus Terminal, it was approx 1 hour to get there. The American Village was a nice and interesting place with several stores and eatiries, like a small piece of USA. We enjoyed walking aound and checking our some shops. It was more like laid back day for us. Going back to Naha, we took the bus and we really hit the Saturday night rush hour, it took almost 1.5 hrs to get back. All in all, it was worth visiting this place but do not expect too much!

We stayed nearby so every morning had nice walk to sunset beach. Great place to watch Sunset at 6:15pm. Shops mainly sells US/ Hawaiian style souvenirs, some Okinawa themed merchandise and v few arts and crafts. Good variety of local and western style cuisines. I found the Prices are a bit higher than other places obviously. Not many facilities for younger kids like playgrounds. More catered for adults

This is a large shopping/restaurant venue in Chatan. It is one of the closest group of takeout restaurants to Kaneda AFB and only a few minutes walk from several hotels along the beach. It seems like the Japanese caricature of what America would be like - very touristy. It is worth a visit but don't expect to be overwhelmed.