Kouri Ocean Tower
古宇利オーシャンタワー26°42′ N 128°01′ EViewpointGood with kids
Kouri Ocean Tower on Kouri-jima takes visitors by cart up to a white tower about 82 m above sea level that looks straight down the Kouri Bridge, and adult entry costs ¥1,000.
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You ride a small cart up through a garden to reach the tower, and the view from the top runs the length of the Kouri Bridge back to Yagaji. The site also keeps a shell museum with more than 10,000 shells, heart-shaped ones included. Oceancafe serves Neapolitan-style pizza and Restaurant Island Blue cooks with Okinawan ingredients, so the tower doubles as a lunch stop on a Kouri lap.
The tower closes for typhoons and checks the bridge approach before it reopens. After Typhoon 18 in August 2026 it reopened at 10:30 on 27 August. In winter it keeps its 10:00–18:00 hours, and the late light comes earlier, so arrive by about 16:00 for the best of it.
Worth knowing
- Children under 6 go free, which makes this an easy add-on for families crossing to Kouri.
- Check the tower's news page after any typhoon warning; it posts closures and reopenings there.
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How much is Kouri Ocean Tower?
Kouri Ocean Tower charges adults (16 and over) ¥1,000 and children aged 6–15 ¥500. Children under 6 enter free.
What are Kouri Ocean Tower's opening hours?
Kouri Ocean Tower opens 10:00–18:00 every day, with last entry at 17:30. It closes temporarily during typhoons.
How long do you need at Kouri Ocean Tower?
Plan about 60 minutes at Kouri Ocean Tower.
Can you get to Kouri Ocean Tower by bike?
The entrance sits on Prefectural Route 247 as it climbs away from the bridge onto Kouri. The site has 200 car parking spaces across three lots; no bicycle parking is listed.
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