DMM Kariyushi Aquarium

The driver was very nice and a skilled driver. Using the QR code for tickets was very convenient; at Okinawa World, you just scanned the code and got your ticket. The DM (Okinawa World) ticket counter required scanning the QR code, which was more troublesome as you needed to download the Okinawa app for the guided tour. The lunch break was only one hour, which was very short. Since other tour buses also went to the fish market, we had to buy lunch and find seats to eat as well. We almost missed the hour! Everything else was great.

We took bus 56 from Kokusai-dori for 400 yen. The aquarium is small, and even on weekdays, there were queues before it opened, mostly Taiwanese people. Even though we had already bought tickets, we still had to queue at the counter to exchange them; there wasn't a separate counter for exchanging tickets. Frankly, buying tickets from the vending machines seemed faster. Although half the animals weren't aquatic, you could see them up very close. The main attraction was the animal feeding; even though we had booked a feeding time, there was a long queue. There was only one otter, and it seemed very anxious, constantly spinning around. The sloth was climbing all over our heads and was very energetic. There was a lucky draw and taiko drum performance on the first floor, and a 300 yen restaurant discount coupon was given with purchase. The aquarium is quite small and can be visited quickly.