Shimoda Aquarium

Aquarium

4.0

Higashi-Izu / Minami-Izu / Nishi-IzuArea

An aquarium located in Shimoda City, Shizuoka Prefecture built on the water using a natural bay. In the Perry aqua dome situated in the middle of the bay, visitors can view large aquarium tanks recreating the ocean off Izu. There are also bottlenose dolphin shows held on the aquarium’s “marine stage.” Meanwhile, Pacific white-sided dolphin and sea lion shows are held in the aquarium’s marine stadium. Exhibiting some 250 species and 1,500 individual marine creatures, facilities such as a penguin pool, earless seal hall, and sea turtle pond have made the aquarium a top destination for visitors to Shimoda.

Spot details

Update date：2023.12.10

Address: Shimoda-shi, Shizuoka prefecture 3-22-31 Map
Area: Higashi-Izu / Minami-Izu / Nishi-Izu Area
Phone: 0558223567
Hours: 9:00-16:30
*Business hours vary depending on the season.
Closed: open everyday (However, there are days closed between 4Sundays on Dec.)
Fees: [Admission fee] Adults (Junior high school students and older) 2,100yen, Children (4 years old-Elementary school students) 1,050yen
Parking Lot: Available(200spaces)
※Free
Credit Card: Available (VISA, MasterCard, JCB, AMEX, UnionPay)
Smoking: Not available
Wi-Fi: Available
English Menu: Available
Note: Temporary suspension of business:Closed until May 31, 2020 (Information as of May 25, 2020)
* Information may be changed, so be sure to check the official information.
Can be enjoyed even on a rainy day: Yes
Average budget: 1,001-3,000yen
Estimated stay time: 60-120 minutes
Wheelchair accessible: Available
Infant friendly: Available
Pet friendly: Available (Not available at restaurants, Available at Wednesday Zokukan)

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

Articles about this spot

Review

Interesting place to go

Reviewed : 2021.09.25

We not going inside but we pass there for few times and see 3 dophins was so happy to swim inside the ocean and playing with the visitors, they jump and swim freely. If you have kids or would like to...
Nice Shows

Reviewed : 2019.10.01

Unique aquarium, as the name suggests, it is a floating aquarium in the sense that they have built a floating bridge on sea water and also building on top of sea. There are couple of Dolphin shows...
Need improvement

Reviewed : 2019.08.27

Dolphins show and penguins show were good to watch. However, the sea turtles were kept inhumanely. It was painful to see them. Many huge sea turtles were packed in one tiny water tank. And the otters...