Ryugu-jo Observatory
竜宮城展望台24°44′ N 125°15′ EViewpointGood with kids
The Ryugu-jo Observatory is a three-storey tower styled on the Dragon Palace of folklore, and from its hilltop on Kurima it looks across to Yonaha Maehama and Irabu.
Photo Raita Futo from Tokyo, Japan · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0 and others, credited in the gallery
The tower copies Ryugu-jo, the undersea palace of Japanese legend, and climbs three storeys above the hill on Kurima. From the top the white sand of Yonaha Maehama lies across the water, with the Kurima Ohashi on one side and Irabu on the other. Below, the sea shades from sand to coral.
It is the natural turnaround on a Kurima ride, two minutes from the Marukami soba shop and close to the Rakuen no Kajitsu café. Bring a layer for the top floor in winter. There are toilets at the car park and a souvenir shop and restaurant nearby.
Worth knowing
- Visit before lunch, then eat at Rakuen no Kajitsu next door.
- The tourism association's page was last updated in January 2022; facilities may have changed.
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What can you see from the Ryugu-jo Observatory?
From the Ryugu-jo Observatory on Kurima you look across to the white sand of Yonaha Maehama, with the Kurima Ohashi and Irabu on either side.
Is there parking at the Ryugu-jo Observatory?
Yes. The tourism association lists parking and toilets at the observatory.
Can you get to Ryugu-jo Observatory by bike?
A short ride from the Kurima end of the bridge up to the hilltop; parking and toilets at the car park below the tower.
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