Jul 30, 2013 - 1 min read

Ryugujo Butterfly Garden

An Up Close Encounter

By Muneerah Bee

Community writer

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The Large Tree Nymph butterflies in the garden, also known as the rice-paper butterfly

The enclosed area of the Ryugujo Butterfly Garden where the butterflies land on you if you wear the red hats provided

The garden also takes you through the lifecycle of these insects, from caterpillar to chrysalis to full adult butterfly

Ryugujo Butterfly Garden is good place to take kids who are learning the lifecycle of a butterfly as they get to see the stages for themselves

A chance to get as close to butterflies as you possibly can

Besides butterflies and caterpillars, there is a small section of hermit crabs which are common on Okinawa

A resting butterfly at the Ryugujo Butterfly Garden

While most tourists head to the Motobu Peninsula to go to the Ocean Expo Park, the area also hosts a park for a different type of animal. Sure you’ve seen butterflies before, but the Ryugujo Butterfly Garden offers a chance to get really close to them. There are red hats for you to put on which will attract the butterflies to you. Some visitors may find the garden to be small with nothing much to do besides viewing the butterflies. Others will find it to be a great place to hone photography skills with these fluttery creatures. Ryugujo Butterfly Garden is located a few kilometers before Ocean Expo Park just off of Route 114 and adjacent to the Hotel Mahaina Wellness Resort Okinawa Island.