I traveled to Okinawa, Japan during the end of 2019 and the beginning of 2020 with my family including an infant and my mother in law and my brother in law. We visited Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium on 30th, Dec,2019 so I am going to report our experience there. “Churaumi” means beautiful sea in Okinawa dialect.
Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium is located in Motobu Town, the north part of Okinawa Prefecture. Some tours can take you there. Also, you can borrow a rent-a-car and drive there. We went there by rent-a-car. It took about 1 hour and half from Naha City.
I recommend you buy tickets of the aquarium before visit there at a convenience store, a souvenir shop or a restaurant because that is cheaper way to get tickets. We bought our tickets at a store of Family Mart on the way to the aquarium.
Many people visited there so it was difficult to find space to park in parking area. It took about 15 minutes from the area we parked to the entrance of the aquarium. We did not have to wait to enter because we had bought our tickets before arriving.
There are many glass tanks so we can see many kinds of fish. The most attractive area in the aquarium is the biggest glass tank. The tank has whale sharks. They are very big. You can see their swimming in front of you. It is very magnificent.
My son is 1 year and 4 month old. He was very excited when we saw the whale sharks. I think the aquarium is a place where families can have fun time. I recommend you visit there If you have time during the stay in Okinawa because it needs some time to visit there.