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Tropical Dream Center
Tropical Dream Center · 熱帯ドリームセンター
See orchids up close and walk through greenhouses with tropical fruit trees at Tropical Dream Center. Add it to your Ocean Expo Park visit if you want time to explore 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 costs ¥760 for visitors of high school age and older. Visitors of junior high school age and younger enter free. Ordinary aquarium admission tickets do not qualify for a discount. The official half-price offer applies to aquarium annual-pass holders.
Opening hours
The center opens 8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m., with last admission at 5:00 p.m. It closes Wednesdays from July 1, 2026, through March 31, 2027. If Wednesday is a public holiday, it closes on the next weekday.
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 greenhouses. The official Japanese guide also uses the name 美ら島植物園（熱帯ドリームセンター）.
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How to get to Tropical Dream Center
Get off at Kinen Koen Mae and enter through Ocean Expo Park's Central Gate. Use the park map to find Tropical Dream Center. Check the facility name to distinguish its route from the aquarium route, and allow time to walk from the gate to the greenhouses.
Visit tips
The garden can be closed while the aquarium is open
Tropical Dream Center may close on a day Churaumi Aquarium opens. Check Wednesday closures and substitute weekdays after public holidays during July 1, 2026–March 31, 2027, before choosing a day for both facilities.
Check ticket discount conditions
Tropical Dream Center admission is separate from the aquarium. The current half-price offer applies to aquarium annual-pass holders. An ordinary aquarium admission ticket does not qualify.
Questions about Tropical Dream Center
Can I visit Tropical Dream Center after the aquarium?
Both facilities are in Ocean Expo Park and can be combined. They require separate tickets and have different closure days. Plan the visit order around walking time between them and the botanical garden's last admission.
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