Village Holidays

The Ocean Expo Park (including the aquarium) is closed on the first Wednesday and Thursday of December every year for maintenance work.

Park and Museum Hours of Operation

Park Hours

Period	Opening time	Closing time
Regular Season (Oct-Feb)	8:00	18:00
Summer Season (March-Sept)	8:00	19:30

Museum Hours

Period	Opening time	Closing time
Regular Season (Oct-Feb)	8:30	17:30
Summer Season (March-Sept)	8:30	19:00

* It is not possible to enter the museum within 30 minutes of closing time.

Admission Prices

	General	Group
Adult	170 yen	80 yen
Child	50 yen	30 yen
Under 6 years	Free	Free

* More than 20 people qualify as a group
** Over 15 years old qualifies as Adult / 6 to 15 years old qualifies as Child

Admission-Free Days

Date		Subject to
April 25 (Sun)	Spring City Greenery Promotion Period	All Visitors
May 4 (Tue)	Greenery Day	All Visitors
May 5 (Wed)	Children's Day	Elementary school students to JR High School Students (ages 6 to 15)
Sep 20 (Mon)	Respect for the Ages Day	Ages over 65
Oct 17 (Sun)	City Greenery Month	All Visitors
Oct 24 (Sun)	City Greenery Month	All Visitors

Theater and Planetarium Showtimes

	March-Nov	Dec-Feb
Yoisakuakane (15 minutes)	10:00～ 11:15～ 13:30～ 14:45～ 16:00～ 17:15～	10:00～ 11:15～ 13:30～ 14:45～ 16:00～
Planetarium (20 minutes)	10:30～ 12:45～ 14:00～ 15:15～ 16:30～	10:30～ 12:45～ 14:00～ 15:15～ 16:30～

Program Contents

	Content
Yoisakuakane	Fairytale production and slide show
Planetarium	March-May: Spring constellations June-August: Summer constellations Sept-Nov: Fall constellations Dec-Feb: Winter constellations

Facility Information

Access to the Ocean Expo Park

The Oceanic Culture Museum is located within the Ocean Expo Park in Motobu, Okinawa Prefecture.The main means of transportation between Naha and the Ocean Expo Park are by (1) car (including rentals) (2) bus (3) taxi For complete details on access to the Park, please see the Ocean Expo Park Access page.

Address: Okinawa Pref. Kunigami County Motobucho Ishikawa 424

* For information on parking, please click here.

• Museum Brochure (available in five languages)

  The Oceanic Culture Museum brochure is available in five different languages. You can find it at Haisai Plaza and at the entrance of the museum.

  

• PDA Audio Guide

  The PDA Audio Guide provides commentary on the main exhibits throughout the museum. The Audio Guide is available, free of charge, in Japanese, English, Korean, Mandarin and Taiwanese. Visit the reception desk to apply.

  

• Automated Audio Guide and Visual Aids (available in three languages)

  Some exhibits are equipped with an automated narrative booth, or a monitor to provide visual images.

  

• Guided Tour

  At the Oceanic Culture Museum, a guided tour by an experienced guide is available to make your visit much more worthwhile. The tour focuses on the most important exhibits.

  

• Quiz Rally & Gift

  Obtain a form for the Quiz Rally from the entrance, and answer each question to complete a key word. The correct answer will earn you a museum sticker.

  

Please note the following:

• Fires are strictly prohibited.
• Drinking, eating and smoking are prohibited on the premises.
• Cell phone use, drinking and eating, smoking, talking, and flash photography are prohibited in the theater.
• No pets are allowed on the premises (except for guide dogs or service dogs).