Access / Parking

Please confirm bus scheduled time before a ride to each bus company.
For more details please click Okinawa Bus Association website,the Yanbaru Express Bus website, the Okinawa Airport Shuttle HP.

Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium is located in Motobu Town, on the grounds of Ocean Expo Park.

Visitors can choose from a variety of modes of transportation to get to Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium: car (including rental car), express bus, local bus and taxi.
It takes about two hours by car from Naha Airport (via the Okinawa Expressway) and approximately three hours by express bus.

Visit the Ocean Expo Park website for detailed information on access options.

Ocean Expo Park website.

Google Map

Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium
905-0206 424 Ishikawa, Motobu-cho, Kunigami-gun, Okinawa Prefecture
TEL:0980-48-3748

Travel by car

Parking

The north gate parking lot is recommended for aquarium visitors.

The north gate parking lot (P7 multilevel parking lot) is the closest to the aquarium.
Look for the P7 (Aquarium Parking Lot) sign.

  • Parking lots at Ocean Expo Park are free.
  • For visitors entering through the central gate parking lot (P3, P5), turn right at the Park Information Center (Haisai Plaza) and proceed straightforward(north).
  • Trolley service is available within Ocean Expo Park. A boarding ticket is required.

The Ocean Expo Park Parking Information.

Visit the Ocean Expo Park website for information on the trolley service.

How to find the aquarium using GPS

Some car GPS navigation systems may not be able to locate Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium. Please search for directions to both “Ocean Expo Commemorative Park” and “Ocean Expo Park.”

MAPCODE 553075797
Search for this phone number. 0980-48-2741
  • Contact the manufacturer of your GPS navigation system for instructions on using Mapcode.
  • Mapcode is a trademark of Denso Wave Inc.

About electric vehicle (EV) charger

Installation location

The north gate parking lot (P7 multilevel parking lot) is the closest to the aquarium.

Electric vehicle (EV) charging stations are available in the north gate parking lot (10 stations on the ground level and two on the third level).

  • ※As the stations provided are of the standard type, it takes about five to seven hours for a full charge.
  • ※Electricity is provided free of charge, but please note that station availability is limited. (Reservations are not accepted.)

Travel by bus

The schedule of expressway buses from/to the airport

Note

Airport Bus stop

Aboard-Buses Guidance① Okinawa Airport Shuttle Karry Kanko Churaumi Liner
Aboard-Buses Guidance② Yanbaru Express Bus
Route 111
Route 117
Aboard-Buses Guidance③ Nago Bus Turminal
Airport Limousine Bus stop Limousine Bus

Nago Bus Turminal Bus stop

Route 111
Route 117
To Aquarium
To Naha Airport
Limousine Bus
To Aquarium
To Naha Airport

Inquiries

Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium

905-0206
424 Ishikawa, Motobu-cho, Kunigami-gun, Okinawa Prefecture
TEL:+81-980-48-3748 FAX:+81-980-48-4444

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