Really lovely to experience as someone who is very fond of marine life. Would definitely recommend buying tickets in advanced as I saw that the queue was extremely long as I was leaving at around 11am and would definitely be unpleasant to wait in as it starts getting hotter.
My favourites were the whale sharks, seals and jellyfish which were all so cute. I also appreciated the exhibits towards the end which called attention to coral bleaching and plastic waste in the sea and how detrimental it is to marine life.
I did feel at some points that some of the tanks were a little too small. For instance, the dolphin and seal enclosures could have been bigger as they are both highly social mammals and require a lot of space and enrichment for a fulfilled life.
The giftshop at the end was super nice to look around at and there were many lovely souvenirs available. I was however, sad to see that there was only one plushie of the harbour seals/grey seals and it was ¥8000. I would have appreciated more merch for them rather than harp seal merch despite there not even being harp seals in the aquarium.
Overall, it was a really lovely aquarium to experience and I would recommend it!🦭
海の生き物が大好きなので、本当に素敵な体験ができました。午前11時頃に出発したのですが、行列がとても長く、暑くなってきているので待つのは間違いなく苦痛だったので、事前にチケットを購入することをお勧めします。
私のお気に入りはジンベイザメ、アザラシ、クラゲで、どれもとても可愛かったです。また、最後のほうでサンゴの白化現象や海のプラスチックごみ、そしてそれらが海洋生物にどれほど有害であるかを訴える展示も素晴らしかったです。
水槽の一部が少し狭すぎると感じた箇所もありました。例えば、イルカとアザラシの水槽はもっと大きくても良かったと思います。どちらも非常に社会的な哺乳類で、充実した生活を送るためには広いスペースと環境が必要です。
最後にあるギフトショップは見ていてとても素敵で、素敵なお土産がたくさんありました。ただ、ゼニガタアザラシ/ハイイロアザラシのぬいぐるみが1つしかなく、8000円もしたのが残念でした。水族館にはタテゴトアザラシはいませんでしたが、タテゴトアザラシのグッズよりも、タテゴトアザラシのグッズがもっとあったらよかったと思います。
全体的に、本当に素敵な水族館でした。ぜひおすすめします！🦭
