The Yambaru Wildlife Conservation Center’s Ufugi Nature Museum has displays of stuffed animals and shows videos to present in an easy-to-understand manner the ecosystem and precious wildlife of the Yanbaru area in the northern region of the Okinawa main island.

JAMSTEC’s Global Oceanographic Data Center offers free tours to help people improve their understanding of ocean science and technology. Visitors enjoy learning about the deep-sea and coral reefs through videos and experiments.

The concept of Churaumi Aquarium at Ocean Expo Park is “encountering the Okinawa sea.” It is one of the world’s largest aquarium and the first in the world to successfully breed several whale sharks and manta rays.

JAXA is a facility that tracks and controls satellites. Models and videos show how satellites and parabolic antennas function. Visitors will enjoy learning about space development.

OIST offers five-year graduate study programs for pursuing education and research on technologies at world-class levels. Tours of the facility, which is surrounded by greenery and enjoys a view of the East China Sea are available. There is also a café open to the public