Condo and hotel-building frenzy heats up in Japan's Okinawa

Resort lodging attracts money from wealthy but oversupply is a challenge

Okinawa Hotel Top 2025-08

Rihga Royal Resort Okinawa Chatan, shown in this rendering, will open in April 2026. (Royal Hotel)

AKIHIRO SANO

NAHA, Japan -- A hotel construction frenzy has gripped Japan's subtropical Okinawa island chain, which welcomes 10 million tourists annually, domestic and foreign.

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