The avenue is very exciting, but you may need to plan for efficient tourism

3.5
旅行時期：2017/08（約8年前）

by Cyberさん（男性）

那覇クチコミ：22件

朝・昼・夜で印象がガラッと異なる、那覇市の名所です。昼と夜は観光客でごった返しますが、昼はお土産や市場の買い物客でごった返し、夜は食事を摂る客で賑わいます。打って変わって早朝は、同じ場所とは思えないくらいに静かです。
道幅は複数人がすれ違える程にはあるのですが、混雑すると観光客で道が塞がれて歩きに来るなることもしばしば。場合によっては脇道を使って迂回する方が早いかもしれません。車道も終日混雑している上に、歩行者信号の切り替えの感覚が長く、渡るのに待たされることもしばしば。土産の購入や食事後に休憩するベンチや喫茶店も、国際通り沿いは少なく、少し離れたところにあるため、休憩場所の確保に苦労するかもしれません。効率よく周遊するには、こういった事情も鑑みて計画する必要がありますが、それとは関係なく国際通りそのものの高揚感を楽しむというのもいいかもしれません。

The impression of Kokusai-dori avenue is quite different between morning, noon and night. It has crowded with tourists noon and night, by shoppers at noon, and by tourists for meals at night. Nonetheless, in the early morning, it is very quiet!
Although the road width for pedestrians is sufficient so that multiple people can pass each other, you may have trouble walking there since it has been crowded with tourists there every day. In some cases, it is better to bypass side streets. The roadway will also be congested throughout the day, and you may feel that switching of signals for pedestrians will be long time. Furthermore, there are few resting places such as benches and cafes along the avenue(some of them are scattered at some distance from the avenue). If you'd like to go to shops or restaurants along the avenue efficiently, you need to plan in consideration of those circumstances.
Apart from that, you may think that the vibrancy of the avenue is exciting and interesting!