Motobu Terrace
About the Motobu Terrace Camera
A camera from Motobu Terrace, high on a hillside in Motobu in northern Okinawa. It looks out over wooded hills to the sea, with the coast and islands on the horizon.
Motobu covers most of the Motobu Peninsula, the bulge on Okinawa’s west coast that holds Churaumi Aquarium, Sesoko Island and the ferry port for Ie Island. Inland it is green and hilly, and Mt Yaedake is known for some of the earliest cherry blossoms in Japan, in late January.
Because the camera sits up high and faces the sea, sunsets fill the frame, and it is also a good place to watch rain squalls move in from the ocean before they reach the coast.
Highlights & Nearby
- •Watch for: sunsets over the sea, squalls moving in, cloud over the hills
- •Nearby: Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium, Sesoko Island, Motobu Port (ferries to Ie Island)
- •Note: a hillside view, so the sea is in the distance rather than close up
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Motobu Terrace camera live?
Yes. It streams around the clock.
Where is Motobu?
On the Motobu Peninsula in northern Okinawa, about two hours by car from Naha.
What is there to see in Motobu?
Churaumi Aquarium, Sesoko Island, ferries to Ie Island, and early cherry blossoms on Mt Yaedake in late January.
When is the best time to watch?
Late afternoon into sunset, when the light over the sea changes fastest.
