This place was huge and seemed to go on forever at points. There all sorts of side streets and continuing streets so bring your walking shoes. You have an outside street running north/south and then a few streets under semi cover for weather. Look for the fish market toward the middle of the main middle street. Very cool and you can buy your live lunch and have it cooked upstairs at one of the resturants. Quite an experience. Past that, shopping area.

Post renovation, it has become the cleanest public market I've been to. The place lacks character. You can purchase the fresh seafood on the first floor then bring it up to the second floor and one of the restaurants will cook the seafood for you. Considering the total price vs the environs, it isn't a great deal.

I've been to both the old and new market. I really like what they did with Makishi Public Market. It's clean, organized, and has a lot of variety. The first floor is all market and the second floor is full of restaurants. You can even pick what you want on the first floor and have them cook it upstairs. They have a lot of fresh seafood here. I really feel bad for the coconut crabs they have in tiny containers. They are beautiful and unique animals that don't deserve it. There are a lot of Okinawan specific things here whether it be food or souvenirs.

A fun market along with all other Japanese markets we have been to great to wander, lots of food to try and interesting to watch the people. We spent a couple of hours wandering the streets and trying different food. Picked up some t-shirts for $15 which is cheap.