Shimoda Aquarium is a floating aquarium which is a popular place to go in Japan. This aquarium is the home of different kind marine animals where visitors can enjoy watching them swimming, playing and feeding them. If you love animals and like to interact with them, this underwater aquarium might be a perfect place to spend a day with fun.
Located in town Shimoda of Shizuoka Prefecture, this mid size aquarium has about 200 spices of marine animals. Here you can feed dolphins that are well trained and kept as pet. You can learn about dolphins diet and their daily habit from the instructors.
With a fee, visitors can interact and feed penguins that are friendly to humans. There are also rare kind of sea lions and seals on this aquarium. Overall you will have a great experience by spending time with these beautiful marine animals all day long. There are restaurants and shops on the spot where you can grab something to eat and buy souvenirs for dear ones.
This place features an Aqua Perry Dome which is a giant aquarium. There, you can enjoy various kind of Jelly fishes, salt water fishes, crabs, sea turtle, various star fishes and so on. There are small tanks where you can even enter your hand in the water and small fish will clean your hand.
For dolphin show you have to know the time beforehand on the day. Dolphin show is one of the popular event here.
Salt water fish collection is also very rich on this aquarium. They are always swimming through the water in the aquarium which will make you curious to know about their activity more. There is a small museum where you can hold and feel shark teeth in your hand.
How to visit this location?
From Tokyo it takes about 3 and half hours by car to reach the spot. Parking is free. You can also use train and bus to get here. If you use train and bus it is about 7000 yen per person one way and it takes about 3 hours.
Shimoda Aquarium – Entry Fees and Address
For 13 years and older entry fee is 2000 yen. From 4 years to 12 years old, entry fee is 1000 yen. The aquarium opens at 9:00 and closes at 16:30 from February to October. From November to January it is from 9:00 to 16:00. Last admission to the aquarium is 15:30.
Address: 22-31 Sanchome, Shimoda, Shizuoka 415-0023
Website: https://shimoda-aquarium.com/
When to visit Shimoda Aquarium?
You can visit this place all year around. However it is a good idea to visit the park on a good day if you want to enjoy feeding dolphin and penguins under the clear open sky. Perhaps between May and October should be a good time for visiting this location. The weather is not so cold on this timing of the year.
For animal lovers Shimoda Aquarium is a perfect place to go in Japan. Here, from individuals to Families that has children everyone can enjoy a full day with lots of fun. And now that you know about this place, try visit this floating aquarium if you have not done it yet. If you have travel itinerary around Tokyo, keep this location in your bucket list.
