• QAbout closing days

  The museum is closed on Mondays, but in the event of a national holiday, it is moved to the following day. The museum is open on Obon and New Year's Day. The museum is closed at the end of the year from the 29th to the 31st

• QCan I eat in the museum?

  You can use the shops within the facility and enjoy your meal in the designated areas.

• QAre there places to eat lunch nearby?

  Nearby places like Yahata Shrine and Ohama Beach are spacious, so it is possible to eat your lunch or other meals there. In case of rain, please use the Hiyawasa Sports Complex. (If you plan to visit the Hiyawasa Sports Complex, please contact us in advance for arrangements.) There are several stores nearby where you can order lunch boxes. Please feel free to contact us for more information.

• QAre there any sea turtle-related goods in the museum?

  Turtle-related merchandise is available for sale at the shops near the entrance and exit.

• QCan I re-enter the museum?

  If you present your ticket, you will be allowed to re-enter only on that day.

• QWhen do sea turtles come ashore?

  Loggerhead turtles come ashore to lay eggs in spring and summer. And sea turtles prefer cooler weather and nights when there are no foreign enemies to come up to lay eggs. In Minami Town, a sea turtle protection monitoring regulation system was established from May 20 to August 20, and monitors patrol the area.

• QCan I observe sea turtles coming ashore?

  Currently, the number of turtles coming ashore to lay eggs has decreased.
  Therefore, turtle nesting observation will be suspended for the time being.

• QCan I always see sea turtles coming ashore if I go?

  Currently, the number of turtles coming ashore to lay eggs has decreased.
  Therefore, turtle nesting observation will be suspended for the time being.

• QI would like to observe spawning. Is there a place where I can wait in the vicinity?

  Currently, the number of turtles coming ashore to lay eggs has decreased.
  Therefore, turtle nesting observation will be suspended for the time being.

• QHow much time after being contacted can I observation turtle?

  Currently, the number of turtles coming ashore to lay eggs has decreased.
  Therefore, turtle nesting observation will be suspended for the time being.

• QCan you predict the day when sea turtles will lay eggs?

  There are several ways to do this, although it is not a sure thing. Sea turtles often lay eggs on the same beach several times during one season. And it repeats in cycles of about two weeks.
  This means that they are likely to come ashore again about 14 days after the day of spawning. It is often said that the full moon has something to do with this, but in fact it has little to do with it.

• QI believe they used to hold a baby turtles release event every national holiday during the summer vacation, but do they still do it now?

  The discharge meeting of the baby turtles release has now become the mainstream of the idea that it does not become protection because it exhausts the baby turtles physical strength.
  Therefore, Carretta does not currently hold daytime release sessions for baby turtles, as they are released in the middle of the night.