Okinawa
Kunigami District
Motobu Chō

Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium

The Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium, formerly known as the Okinawa Ocean Expo Aquarium, is a public aquarium located within the Ocean Expo Park in Okinawa, Japan.
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  • Opening hours:
    October—February: 8:30 AM—6:30 PM
    March—September: 8:30 AM—8:00 PM
  • Type: Public aquarium
  • Description: aquarium in Okinawa, Japan
  • Also known as: “Churaumi Aquarium”
  • Address: 字石川424, 本部町, 沖縄県 905-0206
  • Roof shape: flat
  • Wheelchair access: yes
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Yashima Gakuen University International High School.

School
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is situated 550 metres east of Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Northern Okinawa and Ie.

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Motobu is a town located in , , . As of October 2016, the town has an estimated population of 13,441 and a density of 250 persons per km2.

Village
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is a village located in , , . The village lies on the island of . As of 1 October 2020, the village has an estimated population of 4,118 and the density of 180 persons per km land of , approximately a third, or 8.02 km2 is occupied by , a training facility, managed by the United States Marine Corps. is situated 7 km west of Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium.

Village
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is a village located in , , . As of 2003, the village has an estimated population of 9,529 and a population density of 239.00 persons per km2. The total area is 39.87 km2. is situated 10 km east of Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium.

Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium

Latitude
26.69436° or 26° 41′ 40″ north
Longitude
127.87793° or 127° 52′ 41″ east
Inception
August 1979
Levels
4
Operator
Okinawa Churashima Foundation
Open location code
7QR9MVVH+P5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 378128429
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­public
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­aquarium
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­flat
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q1445750
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Vietnamese—“Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Acuario Churaumi”
  • Burmese: “အိုကီနာဝါ ချုရအုမီ ငါးပြတိုက်”
  • Chinese: “沖繩美麗海水族館”
  • Dutch: “Okinawa Churaumi-aquarium”
  • French: “aquarium Churaumi d’Okinawa”
  • French: “Aquarium Churaumi d’Okinawa”
  • German: “Okinawa-Churaumi-Aquarium”
  • Hebrew: “צ’ראומי”
  • Indonesian: “Akuarium Churaumi Okinawa”
  • Italian: “Acquario Churaumi”
  • Japanese: “Okinawa Churaumi Suizokan”
  • Japanese: “おきなわちゅらうみすいぞくかん”
  • Japanese: “沖縄美ら海水族館”
  • Japanese: “美ら海水族館”
  • Javanese: “Akuarium Churaumi Okinawa”
  • Korean: “오키나와 추라우미 수족관”
  • Korean: “오키나와 추라우미수족관”
  • Korean: “추라우미 수족관”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Okinawa Churaumi-akvariet”
  • Norwegian: “Okinawa Churaumi-akvariet”
  • Portuguese: “Aquário Churaumi”
  • Russian: “Тюрауми (океанариум)”
  • Russian: “Тюрауми”
  • Spanish: “Acuario Churaumi de Okinawa”
  • Spanish: “Acuario Churaumi”
  • Swedish: “Okinawa Churaumi-akvariet”
  • Thai: “พิพิธภัณฑ์สัตว์น้ำโอกินาวะชุราอุมิ”
  • Thai: “พิพิธภัณฑ์สัตว์น้ำโอกินาวะชูราอูมิ”
  • Turkish: “Okinawa Churaumi Akvaryumu”
  • Vietnamese: “Thủy cung Churaumi Okinawa”

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Highlights include Manatee pavilion and Sea turtle pavilion.

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