Excursions

Excursion 1

Churaumi Aquarium
Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium is one of many popular attractions at Ocean Expo Park.
At the Aquarium, an intriguing world of marine life found in Okinawa is spread out before you.
A sea of coral dazzled with sunlight exhibits over 800 different coral colonies. With its enormous capacity, a gigantic tank called The Kuroshio Sea Tank the largest fish in the world, the whale shark, and the world’s first successfully bred-in-captivity manta can also be seen. Moreover, you can experience the sea of Okinawa when you journey into the deep sea attraction, which recreates Okinawa’s mystery-enshrouded deep sea.

Ryukyu Mura
Ryukyu Mura was built to Understanding the old time to Okinawa.
The houses were passed through the devastating war wiyhout any damage, and removed and reconstructed here in Ryukyu Mura.

Excursion 2

Churaumi Aquarium
Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium is one of many popular attractions at Ocean Expo Park.
At the Aquarium, an intriguing world of marine life found in Okinawa is spread out before you.
A sea of coral dazzled with sunlight exhibits over 800 different coral colonies. With its enormous capacity, a gigantic tank called The Kuroshio Sea Tank the largest fish in the world, the whale shark, and the world’s first successfully bred-in-captivity manta can also be seen. Moreover, you can experience the sea of Okinawa when you journey into the deep sea attraction, which recreates Okinawa’s mystery-enshrouded deep sea.

Excursion 3

Shurijo Castle
Among the castles that have been designated as World Heritage Sites, Shurijo Castle is probably the most outstanding.
At the time of the island’s unification, Shurijo Castle was already historically important.
For the next 450 years, the Castle was the political, economic and cultural center of this island.
The Seiden State Hall is not only the largest wooden building on the island, but also expresses the wisdom of a people who successfully combined Chinese and Japanese architectures with the originality of Okinawan culture.

Shikina-en Gardens
Shikina-en Gardens was the second home of the Ryukyuan kings and was also called the southern residence. Built around 1800, it welcomed envoys from the Chinese imperial government, called Sapposhi. Centered on a pond that is designed after the Chinese character for “heart”, the garden offers a wonderful promenade with a pond where floats a hexagonal Chinese-style building linked by an arched stone bridge. On the north side is the Ikutokusen spring while on the south side is Kankodai, an observatory platform.

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