Tropical Dream Center, Motobu-cho

This is one of my favorite places in Okinawa. So peaceful and beautiful with so many different plants and displays to look at. The view from the observatory is incredible. The grounds are so well kept and the staff were friendly. It’s a quick walk from the aquarium and Ryukyu villages so I think it’s best to make a day out of it. We spent about an hour and a half here!

This place is a plant lovers dream. Nominal entry fee and definitely worth it. Such a huge amount of gorgeous plants and flowers. Make sure to smell the flowers because some of them are just heavenly. If you have kids, there’s a fun activity where they have to collect four stamps and then take their completed sheet to the front desk and they’ll get an exclusive sticker. You can view almost the entire place undercover, so don’t skip this even if it’s raining!

Beautiful gardens with plenty of flowers to enjoy. There was quite a bit more to see than I was expecting which was a pleasant surprise. The butterflies were a personal favorite. The tower has an elevator that take you to a viewpoint from almost the top. Overall we spent about an hour and half here. Yen only.

What a wonderful and underrated gem this location was! There are various greenhouses and gardens that boast beautiful orchids of countless varieties. The arrangements are truly a work of art! I highly recommend this as a date spot or a quiet get away. There is a lot to see so one can expect to spend anywhere between 45 minutes to 2 hours here.

Absolutely wonderful place if you enjoy plants. We came because we were in the area so glad we did it was very tranquil. The building is well designed both visually and also to walk round, also most parts accessible by wheel chair or buggy and the route is marked. You can download an app for explanations but we did not remember our headphones. The orchids were beautiful although maybe less unusual ones than we had hoped, but given time of visit in October maybe to be expected. Still wonderful to see so many. We enjoyed the central abouretumn area were you could take a drink and snack. The tower was worth climbing to see both the Vista and the architecture from above. There is an interesting house of fruiting trees and also a pond with flowering plants. We also enjoyed feeding the koi. Definitely as good as or a better place to visit as the nearby Aquarium.