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Opening hours, free admission day
Segment | Summer period (Mar. - Sept.) | Normal period (Oct. - Feb.) |
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Ocean Expo Park (excluding the areas below) |
8:00am - 7:30pm | 8:00am - 6:00pm |
Segment | Off season | Peak season |
Ocean Expo Park (aquarium related areas) |
8:00am - 8:30pm | 8:00am - 7:00pm |
Segment | Summer period (Mar. - Sept.) | Normal period (Oct. - Feb.) |
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Tropical Dream Center Tropical & Subtropical Arboretum Oceanic Culture Museum Native Okinawan Village |
8:30am - 7:00pm (last admission 6:30pm) |
8:30am - 5:30pm (last admission 5:00pm) |
Segment | Off season | Peak season |
Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium Churaumi Plaza |
8:30am - 6:30pm (last admission 5:30pm) |
8:30am - 8:00pm (last admission 7:00pm) |
Okichan Theater,Dolphin Lagoon,Sea Turtle Pool,Manatee Pool | 8:30am - 5:30pm | 8:30am - 7:00pm |
*Last admission for Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium is 1 hour before closure, for other facilities it is 30 minutes before closure.
About Ocean Expo Park parking
Ocean Expo Park has parking lots at a total of 9 locations (free of charge). See here for details
Free admission day
Facility | Date, for whom | |
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Tropical Dream Center Oceanic Culture Museum Planetarium |
May 4, 2023 June 24, 2023 October 14, 2023 October 28, 2023 All visitors can enter free of charge |
September 18, 2023 65 and above are free of charge |
Closure notice
We are closed every year on the first Wednesday of December and the following day for conducting equipment inspection of each facility within the Ocean Expo Park (Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium, Tropical Dream Center and arboretum).
Closed days in 2022:December 7th and 8th, 2022
This equipment inspection allows us to welcome visitors in a “safe, comfortable and clean” environment. Thank you for your understanding.
*The gate to Ocean Expo Park is closed when the park is closed so you cannot enter the park. The park is open other than the days mentioned above (e.g. New Year’s, etc.) (Excludes temporary closure due to typhoons, etc.)
Facility | Work description |
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Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium (normal power generator, pump room) |
<high equipment voltage>
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Facilities surrounding Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium |
<Inspection of seawater manhole>
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All facilities and paths of the park |
<Pest extermination of buildings and others>
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Oceanic Culture Museum Planetarium Hall |
<Maintenance check of Planetarium>
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Park paths |
<Maintenance check of internal telephone system and public announcement system>
|
Fountain Plaza and Park Information Center |
<Inspection of underground tank for water fountain>
|
Tropical Dream Center |
<Tall tree plants in the exhibit greenhouse>
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8:30am - 8:00pm (last admission 7:00pm) |