Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium

Do you know that sharks can smile?  Do you also know about deep waters?

We can give you a wonderful way to learn about them. Go and enjoy the Okinawa Churaumi  Aquarium!

The Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium is located in Ocean Expo Park, in the Motobu district. You can go there by car, bus, or taxi. Taxis are the most expensive, so we don’t recommend it. The best way is by bus. First go to the Nago bus station and take NO 65, 66, or 70 bus to the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium. It costs about 1500 Yen.

In the place where “Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium” is located, people can take a walk, enjoy beautiful views of the sea, and have fun! This place has a lot of facilities, such as a very good restaurant and places to buy souvenirs. It’s very enjoyable and pleasant to walk all over the place. 

The Aquarium has a lot of species of fish living on four different floors. They are the Great Sea, a Coral Reef, Kuroshio, and the Deep Sea.  There we can see the sea creatures in their natural environments. We can see and learn about the dangerous marine life living beyond coral reefs. Meanwhile, we can enter a mysterious world under a great depth of water reaching 200 meters or more.

The best attraction here is in Kuroshio. Located on the third floor of the “Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium,” the “Kuroshio Sea” is undoubtedly the best place, with one titanic fishtank that you will not be able to forget once you have seen it. This gigantic aquarium has a lot of uncommon and singular species. We can also see a whale shark and a good quantity of manta rays, swimming untiringly around the place. People can see it as if they were inside the sea.

 Look how big mouth his is. This guy is the biggest one in the aquarium.

                
Actually, in addition to the aquarium, there are a lot of fun things near here, like dolphin shows and an amazing beach. We hung out around the beach. There were some people playing volleyball, and some people were swimming. It was really interesting.

The last thing is that we bought our tickets from Family Mart. They are cheaper than tickets bought at the aquarium, just 1660 yen. If you buy them at the aquarium, it costs 1850 yen.

We spent the whole day there. It was an unforgettable day!

Members: Jose, Vanesa, Amanda, Phanipuk, Cammie