The aquarium was one of the most memorable places for me. There was a seal show that was really fun to watch, and walking around the exhibits was also quite enjoyable.
Overall, it’s a great place to spend some time and have a relaxing, entertaining experience.
The aquarium's exhibits are just too small for their animals, it was very sad, especially for the porpoises. Porpoises are intelligent and complex mammals/dolphins. They kept three in a small tank and another one isolated in an even smaller tank that had a dimater of maybe three times it's body length (and that's being generous). Seeing the sole porpoise swimming in circles endlessly was really a dark thing to witness, and seeing the other three porpoises in their slightly bigger but still small tank was not any better.. Other exhibits were small as well, such as the moray eel, penguins and the sea lions, but I'm hoping (but not sure) that atleast the sea lions and and penguins have a space outside of their exhibit they can stretch their bodies in afterhours, but definitely the porpoises do not have that luxury. Miyajima Aquarium, please relocate the porpoises to a sanctuary!
Small aquarium with lots of local fish. At the end you actually get to see some Japanese dolphins, some penguins, seals, and an otter. Not very crowded. Our 1 yo enjoyed it. Takes about 45 min to an hour.
Small but fun aquarium. Good escape from the rain. We watched the sealions shows and the interaction was great. Our six year old got to toss a ring to one of the sea lions, she missed, was just too short but the sea lion picked it up anyway. Got to touch some starfish as well!
I highly recommend to visit this aquarium. The price is reasonable, and there are plenty of things to see. You should take the event flyer for more information of the event and don’t miss it
