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2025.11.21
Starting Monday, December 1, 2025, Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium will host the Ocean Expo Churaumi Winter Holiday Special, featuring festive exhibits and a wide range of memorable events to celebrate the year-end and New Year season.


Enjoy dynamic dolphin jumps and beautifully synchronized performances, enhanced with festive music and props perfect for Christmas and the New Year.
【Period】From December 6, 2025
【Show Times】10:30 / 11:30 / 1:00p.m. / 3:00p.m. / 5:00p.m.
【Location】Okichan Theater
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To celebrate the New Year, a special display featuring colorful and festive marine life will be presented, creating a joyful New Year atmosphere.
【Period】Jan 1 – Jan 31 (Sat), 2026
【Time】8:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
【Location】n front of the “Coral Sea” Tank, Aquarium 3rd Floor
【Fee】Admission only
Take part in a stamp rally that introduces the secrets behind Oki-chan’s half-century of long-term care as well as the dolphins living at Okichan Theater.
By collecting all of the overlapping woodblock-style stamps, one complete picture will be revealed.
【Period】December 1, 2025 – January 12, 2026
【Time】8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
【Locations】
・Okichan Shop(stamp sheets available)
・Water Step Rest House(stamp sheets available)
・Okichan Theater
・Underwater Show Pool
※Please begin the stamp rally at one of the locations where stamp sheets are available.
【Fee】Free of charge


Visitors entering the aquarium after 4:00 p.m. will receive an original aquarium trading card.
Among the designs are rare commemorative cards celebrating major care anniversaries.
【Period】Dec 20, 2025 – Jan 12, 2026
【Time】4:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
【Location】Aquarium 3rd Floor Entrance
※One card per person only


The special design annual passport commemorating Whale Shark “Jinta” (30 years of care) and Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphins “Oki-chan”and “Muku” (50 years of care) is available for a limited time.
※Holders of a valid annual passport may change to this special design for an additional ¥300.
【Period】December 1, 2025 – January 12, 2026
【Time】 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. (until last admission)
【Location】 Annual Passport Counter, Aquarium 3rd Floor
【Fees】Adults (18 and over): ¥4,360
High School Students: ¥2,880
Elementary & Junior High School Students: ¥1,420
A special commemorative photo session will be held with Santa Claus during his visit to Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium.
As a Christmas gift, participants will receive a sticker.
【Period】December 24 & 25 , 2025
【Time】① 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. ② 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. ③ 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
【Location】Outdoor areas around the aquarium
【Fee】Free of charge
※Please bring your own camera or smartphone.
Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium
905-0206
424 Ishikawa, Motobu-cho, Kunigami-gun, Okinawa Prefecture
TEL:+81-980-48-3748
FAX:+81-980-48-4444