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Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium (Okinawa): Location, Nearest Station & Distance from Fukuoka

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium is a park in Motobu, Okinawa Prefecture. The nearest of Japan's major hub cities is Fukuoka, about 805 km away in a straight line, so it suits an overnight trip better than a day trip.

Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium
Photo: sinnosuke uchida, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypePark
Name in Japanese沖縄美ら海水族館
LocationMotobu, Okinawa Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Tedako-Uranishi Station – about 52.1 km
From Hakata Stationabout 805 km (straight line)
From Hiroshima Stationabout 963 km (straight line)
From Osaka Stationabout 1150 km (straight line)
Established2002
Interest among English readersabout 2,000 page views a month on English Wikipedia (12-month average)
Coordinates26.69439, 127.87794
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://churaumi.okinawa/
Background readingWikipedia (English)

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