Numazu Deep Sea Aquarium

Aquarium

4.0

Located in the Minato 83 Banchi commercial facility in Numazu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, this unusual aquarium focuses on deep sea life. The aquarium’s centerpiece is its coelacanth exhibit, which includes extremely rare displays of both a frozen and a mounted coelacanth, a deep sea fish whose form hasn’t changed in 350 million years. Other popular exhibits include a large aquarium filled with animals from Suruga Bay, a treasure trove of deep sea life; an almost magical tank of luminescent fish; and a tank housing giant isopods, famous for their ability to live for years without eating. Unique deep sea life-themed merchandise is available at the aquarium shop.

Spot details

Address: Shizuoka Pref. Numadushi Sembonminatochou 83
Area: Mishima / Numazu / Naka-Izu Area
Phone: 0559540606
Hours: 10:00-18:00 (Last entry 17:30) * Changes may occur depending on Summer, winter, and busy season.
Closed: open everyday * Jan. Is closed due to maintenance.
Fees: [Admission fee] [Adults (High school students and above)] 1,600yen [Children (Elementary and junior high school students)] 800yen [Toddlers (4 years old and above)] 400yen
Parking Lot: Not available
Note: Temporary suspension of business:Closed until May 17, 2020 (Information as of May 15, 2020)
* Information may be changed, so please be sure to check the official information.

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

Review

An interesting place to visit on a rainy day

Reviewed : 2019.07.16

The aquarium is quite small and only took an hour to walk round. The exhibits all focussed on the deep sea and were different and really interesting, especially the massive spider crabs.
Very cool for a Coelacanth junkie!

Reviewed : 2019.07.08

Let me preface this review by saying I am HUGE Coelacanth fan, the story of the coelacanth’s rediscovery in the 50’s and the subsequent body of research on the fish has captivated me since I was a...
Unique deep sea museum

Reviewed : 2018.12.26

Enjoyed and learned something.Especially, Coelacanth.If you understand Japanese, look for the timing of 15 minutes lecture.When I visited here, that was at 13:00.Explanation and visuals are...