This botanical garden is definitely worth a visit, especially for families with young kids who prefer a more relaxed experience without long queues or crowded attractions.
The bird show is enjoyable, and the animals are friendly and great for children. The whole place has a peaceful atmosphere, making it an excellent family-friendly destination.
The only thing to watch out for is the duck droppings, as they can be quite common along some of the walking paths. Other than that, it was a wonderful experience and a great place to spend quality time with the family.
Southeast Botanical Gardens is a large tropical garden and nature park in Okinawa City that showcases a wide variety of subtropical plants, palms, and flowers in a lush and spacious setting. It is divided into different themed areas, including lakes, walking trails, and animal zones, where visitors can see waterfowl, capybaras, and other small animals alongside the botanical collections.
The gardens are especially popular for their seasonal blooms and illuminated night displays, which create a completely different atmosphere compared to daytime visits. We arrived at around 7.15 pm for the night illumination only. We purchased our tickets via Klook, and redemption at the ticketing office was quick and easy.
The park was relatively quiet at night, which made the experience very relaxing and enjoyable. Wild ducks could be seen walking freely around the park, adding to the charm. There were many interesting light installations throughout the gardens. One of the highlights for us was the lotus pond, where the lighting moved in rhythm with the music, creating a very beautiful and immersive experience.
We spent about one hour walking through the park and taking everything in. Parking is free, which is an added convenience. Overall, it is definitely a place worth visiting if you have extra time in your itinerary, especially for the night illumination experience.
A wonderful place to spend an afternoon with the family. The botanical garden offers a great mix of nature, relaxation, and fun activities for all ages. One of the highlights is the variety of animals you can interact with: capybaras, armadillo, monkeys, goats, ducks, turtoises, and more. The grounds are beautifully maintained, and there are plenty of shaded paths and scenic spots to explore. It’s an enjoyable, laid-back experience that’s perfect for kids and adults alike. Highly recommended for a peaceful and entertaining day out in Okinawa.
Visited on a Thursday afternoon and it was not that crowded.
Free parking.
Botanical garden was separated from the main area with a parking area in between so we had to exit and re-enter again.
Bought tickets in advance via Asoview, showed it at the counter and they gave us an English map. Staff also spoke in simple English and kindly explained that the Animal part of the park closes early so we should make our way there first.
Very happy to have a close encounter and fed cute Capybara.
Very thoughtful of the park, there was a small hut selling insect repellant bracelets and spray.
Had a nice stroll around the park and illuminations in the evening were magical.
There’s a souvenir shop near the entrance that served simple snacks, drinks and there’s an animal interaction area (additional cost to feed rabbits, meerkat etc).
This is not a Botanik Garden, this is an Event Location with music and Poor animals pushed into small boxes with loud music and too many people touching animals, plastic flowers.
Not the peace I expect when visiting botanik garden all over the world. For all animal lovers please don't go!
Nice friendly staff and the insect collection is nice anything else not
just commercial money making Mashine.
For all people in charge please make one thing good and not anything bad you have so much potential for educating kids or just make an event party location or a zoo but not anything together….
Not worth the 1 h bus ride from the city
