Is JUNGLIA Okinawa Worth It? "Everyone's Saying the Exact Same Thing": Japanese Visitors on the Empty Park That Still Makes You Wait
Short answerJapanese visitors say skip
Mostly no: Japanese visitors say Junglia Okinawa isn't worth a day of your trip. Top comment (1,923 likes): fun rides, but you can't get on any.
Instead: Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium
Places named
10,955 likes on the most-liked comment3,599-comment thread · 2026 video
ジャングリア沖縄は行く価値があるか？「みんなおんなじこと言ってる」空いているのに乗れないパークへの日本人の本音
By Rakutaro · Tokyo, Japan
Six months after JUNGLIA Okinawa opened, a Japanese YouTuber walked into a near-empty park and still had to enter a lottery to ride. The comment that sums up the 3,599-comment thread (1,923 likes) lists what every review had been saying: the staff try hard, the rides are fun but you can barely get on one, everything is expensive, and there is no shade. In the top 200 comments, Japanese visitors do not argue about whether the rides are good. They argue about whether a theme park deserves one day of an Okinawa trip, and most say it does not. Two Okinawans ask you to come anyway, and the single most-liked comment (10,955 likes) is about a brother, not a ride. A couple of commenters would send you to the aquarium next door instead.
“Watching the Junglia videos from this past month, everyone is saying the same kind of thing. ・The staff are working hard → which makes it all the sadder ・The attractions are actually pretty fun → but you can barely ride any ・Everything is just plain expensive ・There's no shade Everyone's saying the exact same thing”
ここ１か月のジャングリアの動画見てるとみんな同じようなこと言ってて ・スタッフは頑張ってる→余計にそれが悲しい ・アトラクションは結構面白い→でもほぼ乗れない ・単純にいろいろ高い ・日影がない みんなおんなじこと言ってる
Where Japanese visitors go instead
Of all places, Churaumi Aquarium, which is worth a whole day, is right nearby. And if you want to go around to different things, there are plenty of facilities around Naha. By the way, the bus to Junglia runs twice a day from 10 a.m., while the Churaumi one runs 22 times a day from 8:15.
よりにもよって一日を使っても良さそうな美ら海水族館が近所にあるわけだが 色々回るにしたって那覇周辺に施設沢山あるしなぁ ちなみにジャングリアはバス1日2本10時からだけど美ら海は1日22本で8時15分から動いてる
— @gdi632632 likesIf you've come all the way to Okinawa and you're paying this much, going Ishigaki → Iriomote to see the mangroves would make a memory a thousand times better than an artificial jungle.
せっかく沖縄来てこんだけお金払うなら、人工のジャングルよりも石垣島→西表島でマングローブ見てきた方が1000倍思い出になる
— @nnmore581057 likes
Places named in this article
- JUNGLIA OKINAWANakijin, northern Okinawa Main Island
The park itself. The thread's verdict is that the rides are fun but hard to get on: the app lottery is the complaint (2,540 likes), and one Okinawan asks you to come anyway (194 likes).
- Okinawa Churaumi AquariumMotobu, Okinawa
Where a commenter (32 likes) says a whole day is well spent, right nearby. The same comment counts the buses: 22 a day from 8:15 for the aquarium versus twice a day from 10 for Junglia, as of the comments in February 2026.
- Iriomote Island mangrovesYaeyama Islands, Okinawa
Where 57 likes would rather spend the same money: Ishigaki, then Iriomote for the mangroves, a memory 'a thousand times' better than an artificial jungle.
Named in the source comments. Where a note gives a price, opening status or rule, we checked it against the linked source on the date shown — everything else is what the comments said. All of it can change; check the map listing before you go.
FAQ
- Is Junglia Okinawa worth it?
- For most Japanese visitors in this thread, no, not at the cost of a day in Okinawa. The comment that sums up the reviews (1,923 likes) says the rides are fun but you can barely get on any, prices are high and there is no shade, and 212 likes say staring at the sea is more fun. The defenders are two Okinawans who want the park to survive, and one first-timer's log ends with going home at 2 p.m.
- How much is a Junglia Okinawa ticket, and do overseas visitors pay more?
- Yes, on the official sites the price depends on which page you buy from. The Japanese ticket page lists the 1Day ticket at ¥6,930 for adults and ¥4,950 for children aged 4 to 11, and labels those prices as for residents of Japan. The English ticket page lists ¥8,800 and ¥5,940 for the same ticket. A three-hour Furatto ticket with one ride is ¥2,970 or ¥3,190, and the Premium Pass that skips lines starts at ¥1,870 per attraction on top of admission. Prices as of 14 September 2026.
Sources: junglia.jp · junglia.jp — checked 2026-09-14
- Why are the queues long when the park is empty?
- Because some rides are lottery-only and the hourly capacity is small. Commenters point out that certain attractions cannot be experienced without winning a draw in the park app even on an empty day (295 likes), and the most-liked reaction to that draw is simply 'with this many people?' (2,540 likes). One visitor's log has a posted 20-minute wait turn into an hour. The operator's own one-year report says waits that ran 200 to 300 minutes at opening are down to about 60 minutes, and guests now average 4.5 attractions a day, up from 2.3.
Sources: prtimes.jp — checked 2026-09-14
- How is Junglia doing after its first year?
- Below its own target. The operator reported about 1 million visitors including the spa in the year to 25 July 2026 and revenue above ¥10 billion, and its CEO told reporters the numbers had not reached what the company hoped for. Before opening the company had talked about roughly 1.5 million a year, about half of Churaumi Aquarium's crowd, as the level it needed. The park has since added the Yanbaru Tornado ride on 29 April 2026 and says guest satisfaction rose from 69.2% at opening to 89.2% by May.
Sources: prtimes.jp · news.web.nhk · sbbit.jp · coki.jp — checked 2026-09-14
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What Japanese visitors said — picked from the top 200 of 3,599 comments
Waiting this long when it's this empty = if it ever got busy it would be over capacity and fall apart. Is there even anything to be done...?
このガラガラ具合で結構待つ＝賑わったらキャパオーバーで破綻する どうにもならんのでは…？
A lottery, with this many people? lol
この人数で抽選てなんやねんw
There are attractions you can't experience without entering a lottery in the app even though the place is empty. Makes no sense.
空いてるのにアプリで抽選しないと体験できないアトラクションあるの謎すぎる
This is for real, it's empty and yet everything takes forever. I went to the single-seat buggy first thing in the morning and was at the front of the line, but for some reason they prioritized the two-seat buggy people and it took an hour before I got my ride, and Dinosaur Safari said 20-minute wait but I waited an hour. Then an attraction listed at 30 minutes took under 5. It was so haphazard I left at 2 p.m.
これはマジで、空いているのにメッチャ時間かかる。 1人バギーは朝一先頭で行ったが、何故か2人バギーの人優先で回して乗り終わるまで1時間かかり、 ダイナソーサファリは20分待ちと書いていたのに1時間待ったり。 かと思えば30分待ちのアトラクションが5分も待たなかったり。 適当すぎて午後2時には帰りました。
The drink is tiny!!!! (¥750)
ドリンクくそちっさ！！！！（￥750）
I've seen review videos of this place, and the local staff all seemed to be giving really good service and trying hard. I won't feel anything if the place goes under, but I feel sorry for the staff.
ここのレビュー動画見たことあるけど、現地スタッフの皆さんはとても良い接客で頑張ってるようだった。 ここが潰れるのは何とも思わないけど、スタッフの方々は気の毒だなぁ
Okinawa has wonderful nature. Why did they think building something man-made and (un)natural there would go over well?
素晴らしい自然がある沖縄に人工物の（不）自然を作ってなぜウケると思ったのか
I mean, the site itself is a golf course that closed years ago, so if anything it's putting the land to good use. Whether it'll go over well, no idea.
いうて場所自体は何年も前にあったゴルフ場跡地やしむしろ有効活用ではある。ウケるかは知らん
People go to Okinawa as tourists to feel Okinawa.
沖縄には沖縄を感じるために観光に行ってるわけで
It isn't worth going all the way to Okinawa just to come here. Staring blankly at the sea is more fun.
わざわざ沖縄に行ってまでここに行く価値がないんだよな。海ぼーっと見てる方が楽しい
It's a facility where you pay money to be walked around a huge park...
金払ってデカい公園歩かされる施設やん…
With Junglia the question is, "Is this a theme park worth spending one day of an Okinawa trip on?" If Junglia can't deliver that value going forward, it has no future.
ジャングリアに関しては「沖縄旅行の1日を使うにあたいするテーマパークか？」ってことよな この価値を今後ジャングリアが提供できなきゃ未来はないな
It's heartbreaking. As an Okinawan I do want it to make it. If it were free it'd be just right for walking the dog.
切なくなるわ。沖縄県民としては頑張って欲しい気持ちはあるんだよな。 無料なら犬の散歩に丁度よさそう。
I went on a school trip. It was awful. If the school takes this experience on board and puts together a better plan for the next Okinawa school trip, I think going was worth something.
修学旅行で行ったものです。酷かったです。学校側がこの経験を踏まえて次の沖縄修学旅行のとき、より良いプランを組んでくれるなら行った意味はあると思ってます。
As a local prefecture resident, I'm just grateful you came, and I'm moved that you didn't go all the way negative and saw the good in the staff. Honestly, if the turnover rate improved I think it would get a lot better. But all I can say is thank you for coming out to a place this remote.
地元県民ワイ、来てくれるだけで有難いしマイナスまで行ってなくスタッフの良いところを見てくれたんだと感じ深い感慨。 ほんとね回転率が上がってくれたらもっとよくなると思うのです。でもこんな僻地に来てくれてありがとうとしか言えないです
My brother was practically a shut-in at home, and then out of nowhere he got a job at Junglia and moved out of our parents' place! A real miracle! Thank you, Junglia! And so my brother doesn't come back home, please, I'm begging you, don't go under 🙏 lol Brother, work hard and have fun out there 🙏
私の弟が家でほぼ引きこもりだったのに、いきなりジャングリアに就職して実家出て行ってくれた！ホント奇跡！ジャングリアありがとう！そして弟が出戻りしないように頼むから潰れないで欲しい🙏笑 弟頑張って楽しく働いてくれー🙏