DMM Kariyushi Aquarium in Okinawa
Last updated: September 13, 2026
DMM Kariyushi Aquarium is a new kind of entertainment aquarium just twenty minutes from Naha Airport, where the latest visual and spatial technology is woven around the living exhibits — projections, lighting and sound staging each tank like a scene. The journey runs from a subtropical forest alive with Okinawan greenery down into the blue of the surrounding seas, so the islands' natural charm frames every creature. Set in the Toyosaki district of Tomigusuku City, it slots perfectly into a first or last day on Okinawa.
Itinerary
- Stop at: DMM Kariyushi Aquarium
Frequently Asked Questions
They're opposite poles of the island: Churaumi, two hours north, is the vast classic built around its whale sharks, while DMM Kariyushi is a compact, theatrical experience twenty minutes from Naha Airport that layers digital staging over its tanks. Many itineraries take DMM Kariyushi on arrival or departure day and save Churaumi for the northern day trip.
It stands in the Toyosaki seaside district of Tomigusuku City, about twenty minutes' drive from Naha Airport, and short by taxi or local bus too. The surrounding complex has shopping and dining, and Toyosaki's beach park is a walk away.
Two themed floors: an upper subtropical forest, humid and green like the island's own interior, and a lower ocean floor that descends into the seas around Okinawa. Throughout, projected light and spatial effects do the storytelling — it's as much staged spectacle as aquarium, which is exactly the point.