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-Itinerary information-
Departure time and location:
08:20 Meet in front of the 1FBLUE SEAL ice cream shop in RYUBO Shopping Mall in front of the Prefectural Office
09:05 Meet at Chatan American Village Okinawa Chatan Resort
-Itinerary introduction-
【Manzamao】
Manzamo is a national natural park located in Onna Village on the west coast of Okinawa. Manzamo is one of the best landscapes in Okinawa Prefecture. It is located on a cliff by the sea. On the cliff is a vast green grassland. Looking from the cliff, the scenery is magnificent.
"Manza" means "ten thousand people sit down", and "mo" is an Okinawan dialect that refers to an open space overgrown with weeds, so "manza mo" refers to a large lawn that can accommodate ten thousand people to sit down. Here you can not only enjoy the sea and sky, but also overlook the coral reefs under the cliffs.
【Kouri Island】
Kouri Island is a circular island about 8km in diameter floating north of Yagaji Island. Sea urchin and mozuku are specialties here and are well-known, and the fishery is prosperous. There is the Okinawa version of the creation myth and legend of Adam and Eve, and ancient sacrificial activities such as the Poseidon Festival held after the Bon Festival in July of the old lunar calendar have been passed down. Passing through Obu Island and Yagaji Island in Nago City, the main island and the bridge are connected.
【Churaumi Aquarium】
Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium is a large aquarium with the theme of "vividly showing the mystery of Okinawa" established at the site of the 1975 Okinawa International Marine Expo (National Okinawa Memorial Park-Ocean Expo Park). It is also the Okinawa Marine Expo Memorial Park. The aquarium was officially opened in November 2002. "Churaumi" (美ら海) means "clear and beautiful ocean" in the Okinawan dialect.
There are 77 aquariums available for viewing in the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium. The main aquarium "Kuroshio Sea" runs through the first and second floors of the aquarium and is the world's largest shark tank. The display window of the aquarium is 8.2 meters high, 22.5 meters wide and 60 centimeters thick. You can clearly watch the whale shark, the world's largest fish with a length of 7.5 meters, swimming and eating in it.
The Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium displays the mysterious and unpredictable world of marine life in Okinawa. You can touch marine life such as starfish and sea cucumbers that live in coral reefs, and you can also watch movies in the theater showing various creatures and ecosystems living in Okinawa from the coast to the open sea, and revealing the connection between Okinawans and the ocean. The Coral Sea is sparkling and contains more than 800 coral species.
【Chatani American Village】
American Village (アメリカンビレッジ) is located in Chatan Town, about 20km northeast of Naha City. It is an urban leisure area that imitates American style. The site of the US military base in Japan and the adjacent coast were developed, and the American Village was built taking advantage of the concentration of US military facilities in Japan in the area.