点评:If you're looking for a valid reason to rent a car in Okinawa, here it is. It took us about two hours to drive from the rental car parking lot in Downtown Naha, and the second half was a scenic coastal drive with sneaky traffic lights that were positioned horizontally. The aquarium parking structure was huge, so we had no trouble finding a space.
Admission was ¥2,180 per person which was less than $15, a good deal considering how expansive the aquarium was over four floors. It features one of the world's largest tanks called the Kuroshio Sea which holds almost two million gallons of water. Gigantic whale sharks and manta rays dominated the tank, but there were also thousands of fish of different species swimming around them with nary a care.
There was plenty of marine flora and fauna to examine in smaller individual tanks. The aquarium's specialties include deep-sea species like salamander sharks that live at depths of over 2,000 feet. We missed the dolphin show, but life isn't perfect. A two-hour visit is probably sufficient for most visitors unless you're some fish fanatic. Not us though. We prefer our fish sashimi style. Too tacky? Sorry.
翻译:如果你正在寻找在冲绳租车的正当理由,那就对了。我们从那霸市中心的租车停车场开车过来大约两个小时,后半段是沿着风景优美的海岸公路行驶,沿途红绿灯错落有致,令人眼花缭乱。水族馆的停车场很大,所以我们很容易就找到了车位。
门票是每人2180日元,不到15美元,考虑到水族馆有四层楼那么宽敞,这个价格很划算。水族馆拥有世界上最大的水族箱之一——黑潮之海,可容纳近200万加仑的水。巨大的鲸鲨和蝠鲼占据了整个水族箱,但也有成千上万条不同种类的鱼在它们周围悠闲地游动。
在较小的独立水族箱里,有大量的海洋动植物可供观赏。水族馆的特色包括生活在2000英尺以上深海的蝾螈鲨等深海物种。我们错过了海豚表演,但生活总有不如意的时候。对大多数游客来说,两个小时的参观时间可能就足够了,除非你是鱼类爱好者。但我们不是。我们更喜欢鱼生的口味。太俗气了?抱歉。