Aquarium
Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium
🇯🇵 Japan
🐠 Aquarium, Japan 152 spp. present
The Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium (沖縄美ら海水族館, Okinawa Churaumi Suizokukan), formerly known as the Okinawa Ocean Expo Aquarium, is a public aquarium located within the Ocean Expo Park in Okinawa, Japan. The aquarium's Kuroshio sea tank was the largest aquarium tank in the world until it was surpassed by the Georgia Aquarium in 2005. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
26.694° N 127.878° E
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
Paid
Tourism
High
Species present
152
speciesOpened
2002
Size
Small
Visit
Opening hours
Oct–Feb · Every day · 8:30–18:30Mar–Sep · Every day · 8:30–20:00
Getting there
- Phone
- +81 980483748
- Access
- Wheelchair accessible
What visitors say
🐠 Animals in captivity
Before you go
Where is Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium?
Japan
Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium is an aquarium in Japan. Its coordinates are 26.694° N, 127.878° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Taroko National Park, about 704 km away.
What animals can you see at Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium?
152 species
Citizen-science photos record 152 species at Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium, including Zebra Shark, Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin, Bottlenose Dolphin, Pink Whipray and Whitetip Reef Shark. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.
Where can you see the animals of Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium in the wild?
Zebra Shark: Ningaloo Marine Park
Some of the animals photographed at Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium also live in the parks and cities we cover: Zebra Shark (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Ningaloo Marine Park), Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin (about 20% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Noosa National Park) and Bottlenose Dolphin (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Bahía de Loreto National Park).
Does Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium charge an entrance fee?
Yes, it is paid
The open map data for Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium lists it as a paid-entry attraction. It does not include ticket prices or any change since it was last edited, so check the official website before you go.
When is Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium open?
Oct–Feb · Every day · 8:30–18:30
According to its open map listing, Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium is open Oct–Feb · Every day · 8:30–18:30; Mar–Sep · Every day · 8:30–20:00. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.
When did Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium open and how big is it?
Opened 2002, 1.0 ha
Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium, an aquarium in Japan, opened in 2002 and covers about 1.0 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 152 species are photographed there.
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Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)