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Tropical Dream Center
Tropical Dream Center · 熱帯ドリームセンター
At Tropical Dream Center, see orchids up close and walk through greenhouses with tropical fruit trees. Add it to your Ocean Expo Park itinerary if you want time to enjoy flowers and plants. You can also combine it with Churaumi Aquarium in the same park.
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Visitor information
Address
〒905-0206 沖縄県国頭郡本部町字石川424 海洋博公園内
Ocean Expo Park, 424 Ishikawa, Motobu, Kunigami District, Okinawa 905-0206, Japan
Location on the mapAdmission
Admission is 760 yen for high-school students and older visitors; junior-high students and younger children enter free. An ordinary aquarium ticket does not qualify for a discount. The official half-price discount applies to aquarium annual-pass holders.
Opening hours
Hours are 08:30–17:30, with last admission at 17:00. From 1 July 2026 to 31 March 2027 it closes on Wednesdays, or the following weekday if Wednesday is a public holiday.
What to see at Tropical Dream Center
Greenhouses with orchids and fruit trees
See flowers up close in the orchid greenhouses and walk among plants in the tropical fruit-tree greenhouses. Official Japanese information also uses the name 美ら島植物園（熱帯ドリームセンター）.
Tropical Dream Center orchids, fruit trees and greenhouses Tropical Dream Center: admission, hours and discounts
How to get to Tropical Dream Center
Alight at Kinen Koen Mae and enter Ocean Expo Park through the Central Gate. Follow the park map towards Tropical Dream Center. Check the facility name to distinguish this route from the aquarium route, and leave time for the walk from the gate to the greenhouses.
Before you visit
The garden may close when the aquarium is open
Tropical Dream Center can be closed on days when Churaumi Aquarium is open. Check Wednesday closures from 1 July 2026 to 31 March 2027 and substitute closures after public holidays before choosing a date for both attractions.
Check ticket discount eligibility
Tropical Dream Center admission is separate from the aquarium. The current half-price discount applies to aquarium annual-pass holders; an ordinary aquarium ticket does not qualify.
Questions about Tropical Dream Center
Can I visit Tropical Dream Center after the aquarium?
Both are in Ocean Expo Park and can be visited together. However, they need separate tickets and have different closing days. Plan your order allowing for the walk between them and Tropical Dream Center's last admission.
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Official sources
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